"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.
Everyone loves you
But they don't love you like I do
And everyone knows you
But they ain't seen this side of you
I'm over the measure
One shot turns into four
And I end up injured
As love turns into war
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh
When I get over you
And get that dirt off my shoulder
Will I look like a fool
Or just a whole lot older
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
I can't remember
How we started this thing
But I know I was better
Before you pulled the strings
Something to mention
Before you kill me slow
I won't be the last one
The last one, that's for sure
Ooh, ooh (la la la la)
Ooh, ooh-oh (la la la la)
The last one, no (la la la la)
No, no-oh (la la la la)
When I get over you
And get that dirt off my shoulder
Will I look like a fool
Or just a whole lot older
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
What you gonna do when you've had enough
What you gonna say when it's all too late
What you gonna do when you fall in love
How you gonna feel when he does the same
What you gonna do when you've had enough
What you gonna say when it's all too late
You're staring at the piece that you broke apart
And you know you can't get it back again
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
[Repeat: x8]
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
Giving myself to you
Ooh
But they don't love you like I do
And everyone knows you
But they ain't seen this side of you
I'm over the measure
One shot turns into four
And I end up injured
As love turns into war
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-oh
When I get over you
And get that dirt off my shoulder
Will I look like a fool
Or just a whole lot older
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
I can't remember
How we started this thing
But I know I was better
Before you pulled the strings
Something to mention
Before you kill me slow
I won't be the last one
The last one, that's for sure
Ooh, ooh (la la la la)
Ooh, ooh-oh (la la la la)
The last one, no (la la la la)
No, no-oh (la la la la)
When I get over you
And get that dirt off my shoulder
Will I look like a fool
Or just a whole lot older
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
What you gonna do when you've had enough
What you gonna say when it's all too late
What you gonna do when you fall in love
How you gonna feel when he does the same
What you gonna do when you've had enough
What you gonna say when it's all too late
You're staring at the piece that you broke apart
And you know you can't get it back again
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
You keep cutting me open wide
Is it the only thing that you're good for
[Repeat: x8]
Giving myself to you
Was like giving myself to a chainsaw
Giving myself to you
Ooh
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