"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.
As I stare through these tears,
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.
Won't be mistaken for another love song,
I won't go away, I won't be done wrong.
Tell me, tell me to, to live like you,
tell me, tell me, and I'll follow through.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm left standing here.
As I stare through these tears,
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.
When you're here I don't need all the things I had,
Once before I was someone but that's not who I am.
I'll be the best I can for you,
I'll take this chance you will be true.
Tell me your reason why,
tell me why you're alive.
To give to you my sin,
to give myself again.
And this is my call to the faithful,
I'll be for only you.
Doing what you, have called to me,
no one could ever understand,
my shame you took with those nails in your hands.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly.
Here's to selfish living out the window,
here's to the Holy Ghost, I will be faithful.
Here's to you I bring you new life.
Here's to you I bring you new life
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.
Won't be mistaken for another love song,
I won't go away, I won't be done wrong.
Tell me, tell me to, to live like you,
tell me, tell me, and I'll follow through.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm left standing here.
As I stare through these tears,
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.
When you're here I don't need all the things I had,
Once before I was someone but that's not who I am.
I'll be the best I can for you,
I'll take this chance you will be true.
Tell me your reason why,
tell me why you're alive.
To give to you my sin,
to give myself again.
And this is my call to the faithful,
I'll be for only you.
Doing what you, have called to me,
no one could ever understand,
my shame you took with those nails in your hands.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly.
Here's to selfish living out the window,
here's to the Holy Ghost, I will be faithful.
Here's to you I bring you new life.
Here's to you I bring you new life
Lyrics submitted by theguitardude64
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I don't think he is questioning the existence in God at all. Just simply saying he is devoting his life to Him. The only part that you could confuse for that would be
"I'll be the best I can for you, I'll take this chance you will be true. Tell me your reason why, tell me why you're alive."
Which is talking about believing God will do what He says, not questioning His existence
RunawayAstronaut is completely right.