"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
intro- its like everybody stops and stares at me like WTF OMG
(scream) STOP AND STARE x a lot
Chx2:
1,2,3 (scream)STOP
4,5,6 (scream)STARE
7,8,9,10 (scream) WTF YOU LOOKIN AT x2
V1:
WTF you lookin at bitch i aint a homo
keep on starin you might as well take a photo
click click bitch take a fuckin photo
yea i am the bomb tick tick x2
keep on starin at me im about to explode on your ass
EXPLODE ON YOUR ASS x4
i mean im ot that funny lookin am i
SO WHAT i have two toned hair
SO WHAT i have freakish metal things in my lip
SO WHAT i wear tight jeans and girl t's
and if you really think about it all the kids that look like me and dress like me
LOOK LIKE ME AND DRESS LIKE ME
STOP lets think about it... GOD DAMN WERE FUCKIN SEXY
Ch:
V2:
Like woah im not your average kid
so dont try to read me like your average god damn book
like woah Dont judge a book by its cover by its fucking cover
(scream) Like woah x2
(scream) are you kidding me x4
keep on starin man ima start
(scream)yelling
keep on starin man ima start
(scream)screaming x2
Ch:
(scream)Im like a tickin time bomb im going to explode x2
TICK TICK TICK TICK
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Im like a time bomb x3 im going to explode
REPEAT
(scream) STOP AND STARE x a lot
Chx2:
1,2,3 (scream)STOP
4,5,6 (scream)STARE
7,8,9,10 (scream) WTF YOU LOOKIN AT x2
V1:
WTF you lookin at bitch i aint a homo
keep on starin you might as well take a photo
click click bitch take a fuckin photo
yea i am the bomb tick tick x2
keep on starin at me im about to explode on your ass
EXPLODE ON YOUR ASS x4
i mean im ot that funny lookin am i
SO WHAT i have two toned hair
SO WHAT i have freakish metal things in my lip
SO WHAT i wear tight jeans and girl t's
and if you really think about it all the kids that look like me and dress like me
LOOK LIKE ME AND DRESS LIKE ME
STOP lets think about it... GOD DAMN WERE FUCKIN SEXY
Ch:
V2:
Like woah im not your average kid
so dont try to read me like your average god damn book
like woah Dont judge a book by its cover by its fucking cover
(scream) Like woah x2
(scream) are you kidding me x4
keep on starin man ima start
(scream)yelling
keep on starin man ima start
(scream)screaming x2
Ch:
(scream)Im like a tickin time bomb im going to explode x2
TICK TICK TICK TICK
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Im like a time bomb x3 im going to explode
REPEAT
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i love this song; its my favorite one of his other than boyspopthebottles! haha. and i am still the only comment on this! what?
i love this band and this song