"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 am a million pieces of the sky
I found a way to be alone
I'm gonna wait until you want me
Until you finally decide to go home
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Come on, bury me alone in the light
I am, I'm gonna run just like a lion
Another way to be alone
And I will wait until you find me
Until you finally decide to go home
(Don't go home! Don't go home!)
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Come on, bury me alone in the light
I've never had a reason to take me away, yeah
I want it to be over
But I sit here and wait (x2)
I saw her smiling from the top of the world
I saw her sleeping on, amazing I know
If you lower, lower, lower me down
You lower me clearly, so come and lower me
Diamonds, diamonds are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Bury me, bury me (x2)
I found a way to be alone
I'm gonna wait until you want me
Until you finally decide to go home
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Come on, bury me alone in the light
I am, I'm gonna run just like a lion
Another way to be alone
And I will wait until you find me
Until you finally decide to go home
(Don't go home! Don't go home!)
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Come on, bury me alone in the light
I've never had a reason to take me away, yeah
I want it to be over
But I sit here and wait (x2)
I saw her smiling from the top of the world
I saw her sleeping on, amazing I know
If you lower, lower, lower me down
You lower me clearly, so come and lower me
Diamonds, diamonds are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Diamond, diamond are you all in the sky?
I can't believe all of these beautiful lights
As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky
Bury me, bury me
Bury me, bury me (x2)
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Great version of a great song,
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This song is about one of the lead singers falling in love, and relates this to the zodiac. I did a little research, the lead singer happens to be a Leo which means his astrological sign is the Lion.
"I am a million pieces in the sky" - The lead singer is Leo, the lion constellation.
"I found a way to be alone" - He feels alone without companionship (possibly a relationship where the love of his life broke up with him)
"Until you finally decide to come home" - this confirms what I stated above, the lead singer had his heart broke by the love of his dreams, and he is waiting for her to return.
"Diamonds, diamonds, are you all in the sky?" - He relates to all the women around him as different stars and astrological constellations. Questioning if they are really as beautiful as they look (emphasizing that stars resemble diamonds)
"I can't believe all of these beautiful lies" - He goes on to say that they are all not as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside
"As they surround me I will take a photograph of the sky" - He's saying that he has met many of these women and made memories with them.
"Bury me, bury me alone in the light" - He's saying that he is trying to move on, he's seeing other women as a method to cope and help himself forget about his true love, even though he is still in love with her. (note how it says ALONE in the light)
"I am going to run this just like a lion" - he's saying that he is going to be a strong man and get through the heartbreak. He is praying for her sweet return, but in the meantime he uses empty relationships to cope with his heartbreak.
" I sit here and wait, but I want this to be over" - He wants the pain to end, he wants his true love back but he fears she will never return and is giving up.
"I saw her smiling on the top of the world, lower me down" - He's referring to his love as another constellation that sits closer to earth and further away from him. He wants to be close to her again, asking and begging to be lowered down closer.
Anyway, this is my interpretation. It's definitely a love story, and the fact that the lead singer is a Leo is quite interesting. It's an astrological love story.