"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.
I think you got the best of me
You're sleepin' with the enemy
You left me all alone, alone, alone, alone
The beat drops, I'm solo
My heart stops, I already know
You left me all alone, alone, alone, alone
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
I've let go, finally over you
This drama that you put me through
I'm better all alone, alone, alone, alone
The beat drops, you're solo
It's last call and it's gotten old
Now look who's all alone, alone, alone, alone
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
I trusted you, you were the first
Then you lied and it gets worse
You broke me down, now just look around
(Who's all alone?)
Who's all alone now?
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die
You're sleepin' with the enemy
You left me all alone, alone, alone, alone
The beat drops, I'm solo
My heart stops, I already know
You left me all alone, alone, alone, alone
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
I've let go, finally over you
This drama that you put me through
I'm better all alone, alone, alone, alone
The beat drops, you're solo
It's last call and it's gotten old
Now look who's all alone, alone, alone, alone
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
I trusted you, you were the first
Then you lied and it gets worse
You broke me down, now just look around
(Who's all alone?)
Who's all alone now?
I'm sick and tired of the mess you made me
You're never gonna catch me cry (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die (oh whoa, oh whoa)
Without me you're nothing (oh whoa, oh whoa)
You must be blind if you can't see
You'll miss me 'til the day you die
Lyrics submitted by factoryphysics, edited by ghostyyy
Blind Lyrics as written by Kesha Sebert Jonathan Levin
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Then she goes on to further add to everything he did to her "Then you lied, and it gets worse. You broke me down...", but this time she's not regretful or sad. Now she's got an in-your-face, this is why I'm done with you, so to say, tone. She is using these lines to back herself up, or help her see that she's making the right choice in saying there is no more Us, it's only you and I.
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