"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.
Du og meg e like som et par dråper vann
I hvert fall hvis du tør og spør han
Eg pleier å sette på ei plate som du for meg sang
Heilt til eg sovne i ditt fang
Fųr såg eg ingenting og det eg såg forsvant
Men nå ser eg alt det som du ser
På min finger har ringen din og på ringen står det blankt
At du er min hjerteknuser
Lure på om du finst der ute nå
Sende eg mine tanker kjenne du de då?
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Sjųl om han forteller lite og minnene e få
Fins ting han aldri kan ta meg i frå
Som då me sprang ųve plantasjen eg gjemte meg i strå
Du telte til hundre eg vett at du såg
Lure på om du finnes der ute nå
Sende eg mine tanker kjenner du de då?
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Eg vanner mine planter og pleie det eg sår
Sekundene tikker minuttene går
Og det går dager og det går år
Og den som lever får sjå
Kanskje du ikkje fins lenger kanskje det e håp
Kanskje du ikkje tenker på meg heller
Men eg venter på den dagen at me e ute og går
Du bųyer deg ner og eg står på tå
Lure på om du finnes der ute nå
Send eg mine tanker kjenner du de då
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Eg vanner mine planter og pleie det eg sår
Sekundene tikker minuttene går
Og det går dager og det går år
Og den som lever får sjå
I hvert fall hvis du tør og spør han
Eg pleier å sette på ei plate som du for meg sang
Heilt til eg sovne i ditt fang
Fųr såg eg ingenting og det eg såg forsvant
Men nå ser eg alt det som du ser
På min finger har ringen din og på ringen står det blankt
At du er min hjerteknuser
Lure på om du finst der ute nå
Sende eg mine tanker kjenne du de då?
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Sjųl om han forteller lite og minnene e få
Fins ting han aldri kan ta meg i frå
Som då me sprang ųve plantasjen eg gjemte meg i strå
Du telte til hundre eg vett at du såg
Lure på om du finnes der ute nå
Sende eg mine tanker kjenner du de då?
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Eg vanner mine planter og pleie det eg sår
Sekundene tikker minuttene går
Og det går dager og det går år
Og den som lever får sjå
Kanskje du ikkje fins lenger kanskje det e håp
Kanskje du ikkje tenker på meg heller
Men eg venter på den dagen at me e ute og går
Du bųyer deg ner og eg står på tå
Lure på om du finnes der ute nå
Send eg mine tanker kjenner du de då
Send meg eit hint så skal du få
Eg vanner mine planter og pleie det eg sår
Sekundene tikker minuttene går
Og det går dager og det går år
Og den som lever får sjå
Lyrics submitted by odaje
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