"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.
Oh, I wonder what lies beyond this world
Eternal darkness, must be better than this
Living in hope, aching for your last touch
Will I ever feel again?
Will I ever feel again? Feel...
Through the darkest hour, my pain unveils
My body feels like an empty shell
Tears once fallen, fallen for the last time
Never will I feel again, never will I feel again
Again...
I should have known that you wouldn't understand
Believe in nothing, would stay
And darkness covers my sanity
My soul yearns for death
My soul yearns for death
The scream inside you weakens
I grasp a hold but you let go
Don't leave; I need your pain to grow
Silence fills my mind, my eyes slowly die
The pain I once knew, fades away
Now give into my torment
Distorts and medicates your mind
My razorblade a gift of love
I feel my last breath, escapes my lips
Finally my soul is free
I should have known that you wouldn't understand
Believe in nothing, would stay
And darkness covers my sanity
My soul yearns for death
My soul yearns for death
Eternal darkness, must be better than this
Living in hope, aching for your last touch
Will I ever feel again?
Will I ever feel again? Feel...
Through the darkest hour, my pain unveils
My body feels like an empty shell
Tears once fallen, fallen for the last time
Never will I feel again, never will I feel again
Again...
I should have known that you wouldn't understand
Believe in nothing, would stay
And darkness covers my sanity
My soul yearns for death
My soul yearns for death
The scream inside you weakens
I grasp a hold but you let go
Don't leave; I need your pain to grow
Silence fills my mind, my eyes slowly die
The pain I once knew, fades away
Now give into my torment
Distorts and medicates your mind
My razorblade a gift of love
I feel my last breath, escapes my lips
Finally my soul is free
I should have known that you wouldn't understand
Believe in nothing, would stay
And darkness covers my sanity
My soul yearns for death
My soul yearns for death
Lyrics submitted by Howodd27
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