"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.
It's raining today
The blinds are shut, it's always the same
I tried all the games that they play
But they made me insane
Life on TV
It's random, it means nothing to me
I'm writing down what I cannot see
Wanna wake up in a dream
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
Whoa, whoa
The sun will shine like never before
One day I will be ready to go
See the world behind my wall
Trains in the sky
Are traveling through fragments of time
They're taking me to parts of my mind
That no one can find
I'm ready to fall
I'm ready to crawl on my knees to know it all
I'm ready to heal, I'm ready to feel
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
Whoa, whoa
The sun will shine like never before
One day I will be ready to go
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
I'm ready to fall
I'm ready to crawl on my knees to know it all
I'm ready to heal, I'm ready to feel
Take me there
(Whoa, whoa)
Take me there
Take me there
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
The blinds are shut, it's always the same
I tried all the games that they play
But they made me insane
Life on TV
It's random, it means nothing to me
I'm writing down what I cannot see
Wanna wake up in a dream
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
Whoa, whoa
The sun will shine like never before
One day I will be ready to go
See the world behind my wall
Trains in the sky
Are traveling through fragments of time
They're taking me to parts of my mind
That no one can find
I'm ready to fall
I'm ready to crawl on my knees to know it all
I'm ready to heal, I'm ready to feel
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
Whoa, whoa
The sun will shine like never before
One day I will be ready to go
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
See the world behind my wall
I'm ready to fall
I'm ready to crawl on my knees to know it all
I'm ready to heal, I'm ready to feel
Take me there
(Whoa, whoa)
Take me there
Take me there
Whoa, whoa
They're telling me it's beautiful
I believe them but will I ever know
The world behind my wall?
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i've seen the video of this song today.. i really admire bill by the way he acts and specially his unique fashion. beautiful and handsome at the same time.. Nice song very catchy.. Love it..