"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.
When your body's lost it all
But you don't feel like letting go
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your heart hates everything
But you don't want to let it win
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
When every place feels like a hole
But you keep crawling to save your soul
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your life's lowest of low
And you're ready to recover control
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your body's lost it all
But you don't feel like letting go
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your heart hates everything
But you don't want to let it win
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
But you don't feel like letting go
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your heart hates everything
But you don't want to let it win
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
When every place feels like a hole
But you keep crawling to save your soul
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your life's lowest of low
And you're ready to recover control
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your body's lost it all
But you don't feel like letting go
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
When your heart hates everything
But you don't want to let it win
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Shit hurts but you've got to get used to it
Keep struggling, living and trying again
Show them all you'll explode
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Bomb the world
Lyrics submitted by Jesusenfuego
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I think when he says bomb the world it's not literal, I think it's supposed to be an inspriational song, kinda saying even when things are the worst not to give up and keep going and I think when he says bomb the world it means more like making it succesful in the world, "bombing the world with greatness" if you will.