"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 could roll you to hell
I could swim from your heavens
I could drive you so safe
I could walk you to here
Let us float in the tears
Let us cry from the laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's not near
Well now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
But I hope you could hear
All the screams from the forest
All the ghosts in the trees
And the love of a dog
Let us float in the tears
Let us cry from the laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's not near
Well now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
You said, "Driver, please, don't go that fucking way"
You said, "Just let it go away"
You said, "Just let it go"
I could roll you to hell
I could swim from your heavens
I could drive you so safe
I could walk you to here
But you dry me to tears
Like I cry from your laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's still dear
And now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
Oh, now you're going back
I could swim from your heavens
I could drive you so safe
I could walk you to here
Let us float in the tears
Let us cry from the laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's not near
Well now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
But I hope you could hear
All the screams from the forest
All the ghosts in the trees
And the love of a dog
Let us float in the tears
Let us cry from the laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's not near
Well now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
You said, "Driver, please, don't go that fucking way"
You said, "Just let it go away"
You said, "Just let it go"
I could roll you to hell
I could swim from your heavens
I could drive you so safe
I could walk you to here
But you dry me to tears
Like I cry from your laughter's
When it's not for some sake
And the city's still dear
And now, you're going back
You're going back, you're going back
Oh, now you're going back
Lyrics submitted by tongue.in.cheek, edited by aaronmh92
You’Re Going Back Lyrics as written by Kristian Matsson
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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