"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.
Fall to electrical ears, (electrical ears)
And scream your secrets to the ceiling, love.
Fall to electrical ears, (electrical ears)
And let me see if you can stay afloat!
I've been told:
It's old and it's wrong to second guess
I will simply stress to the fact that I can now.
Give me facts.
Baby, tell me that I can now try.
And if it really hurts you, then is it worth it to you?
No.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
In all my resentment.
Fall to electrocution, I'm your solution.
I come in, hats off.
I come in, shades on.
Fall to electrocution, I'm your solution.
Baby, I'm free;
Dollars are dead to me.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
Promise me we find love in notes and lines.
Promise me we find love, kept perfect time.
Can you see me in the sky?
Patchwork clouds and neon signs.
I will never doubt myself again.
Promise you'll never doubt yourself again.
Whoa!
Moments come and moments go,
We can lose control.
You said, "Sweetie, let it roll."
I'll break before I fold.
(I will never doubt myself again.)
She will, come around when I ask for
We all, tear this page from the center.
To you, I hope I'll be your lightbulb.
I'll hope (I'll hope, I'll hope)
May this song be your lightbulb.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
And I'll take love for love
And if you love me too...
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
We feed off feelings and you know it's true.
But I'll take love for love,
And if you love me too...
Show me emotion and I'll follow through.
I wouldn't trade the world for this
And all it's beginning.
Fall to electrical ears. (electrical ears)
Fall to electrical ears. (electrical ears)
And scream your secrets to the ceiling, love.
Fall to electrical ears, (electrical ears)
And let me see if you can stay afloat!
I've been told:
It's old and it's wrong to second guess
I will simply stress to the fact that I can now.
Give me facts.
Baby, tell me that I can now try.
And if it really hurts you, then is it worth it to you?
No.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
In all my resentment.
Fall to electrocution, I'm your solution.
I come in, hats off.
I come in, shades on.
Fall to electrocution, I'm your solution.
Baby, I'm free;
Dollars are dead to me.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
Promise me we find love in notes and lines.
Promise me we find love, kept perfect time.
Can you see me in the sky?
Patchwork clouds and neon signs.
I will never doubt myself again.
Promise you'll never doubt yourself again.
Whoa!
Moments come and moments go,
We can lose control.
You said, "Sweetie, let it roll."
I'll break before I fold.
(I will never doubt myself again.)
She will, come around when I ask for
We all, tear this page from the center.
To you, I hope I'll be your lightbulb.
I'll hope (I'll hope, I'll hope)
May this song be your lightbulb.
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
And I'll take love for love
And if you love me too...
I cannot lie, I'm only human too.
But I will shake, shake, shake
If you can fake, fake, fake.
Oh, if you ask me I will see this through.
And I will never sing again
In all my resentment.
We feed off feelings and you know it's true.
But I'll take love for love,
And if you love me too...
Show me emotion and I'll follow through.
I wouldn't trade the world for this
And all it's beginning.
Fall to electrical ears. (electrical ears)
Fall to electrical ears. (electrical ears)
Lyrics submitted by Kitkat152
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