"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.
This water is too salty,
For me to even drink.
I'd rather walk the dreaded plank
Than stay another week.
But it's you my love
You're my land ahoy
And i'm sick of being beaten
And whipped and lashed to death,
I want one night with no gang-rape
But i won't hold my breath.
But it's you my love
You're my land ahoy
Yeah, you're my boy
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
They say they're gonna kill me
If i look at you once more.
Pissed in my hammock yesterday,
So I'll sleep on the floor
I'd be under the sea,
but you hold me above.
They put glass on my sandals,
So my feet would bleed all day,
And they forced me to wear them,
Or they said they'd make you pay
I'd be under the sea,
but you hold me above.
'Cos you're the man i love
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
The captain found out 'bout us,
And ordered them to throw,
Us both overboard tonight,
Together we will go.
But i'm yours you know
And I'll love you still in hell
I hope they didn't tie up,
Your hands as tight as mine,
I'll see you on the bed of this
Blue ocean babe, sometime
But i'm yours you know
And I'll love you still in hell
Down we fell
And i'm singing.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
We deserve much better than we've had.
For me to even drink.
I'd rather walk the dreaded plank
Than stay another week.
But it's you my love
You're my land ahoy
And i'm sick of being beaten
And whipped and lashed to death,
I want one night with no gang-rape
But i won't hold my breath.
But it's you my love
You're my land ahoy
Yeah, you're my boy
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
They say they're gonna kill me
If i look at you once more.
Pissed in my hammock yesterday,
So I'll sleep on the floor
I'd be under the sea,
but you hold me above.
They put glass on my sandals,
So my feet would bleed all day,
And they forced me to wear them,
Or they said they'd make you pay
I'd be under the sea,
but you hold me above.
'Cos you're the man i love
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
The captain found out 'bout us,
And ordered them to throw,
Us both overboard tonight,
Together we will go.
But i'm yours you know
And I'll love you still in hell
I hope they didn't tie up,
Your hands as tight as mine,
I'll see you on the bed of this
Blue ocean babe, sometime
But i'm yours you know
And I'll love you still in hell
Down we fell
And i'm singing.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
Let's go far away
Somewhere where the captain won't be mad.
Yo-ho, Sebastian
I want to love you good
We deserve much better than we've had.
We deserve much better than we've had.
Lyrics submitted by Greenlinkk
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