"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.
What have I got to do to make you see?
I bend and break
I give, you take
I'm not saying you're not to blame
I started this stupid game
My guilt outweighs my anger, my love for you has no shame
I've stood on the highest mountains screaming out your name.
I've taken my falls, chance after chance
Kept in the darkness without a second glance
I am a king without a crown or queen (with no crown or queen)
Standing in sunlight while the rain pours down on me (the rain pours down on me)
Overlooked and unwanted
I'll tear down the sun
To dream that I'm still warm inside, with you by my side
You mean nothing to me
You mean everything to me
You mean nothing to me
You mean everything
We were reckless with each others hearts
We fell from grace still with love for each other
Or at least I still have love for you
I'd wait for you
You'll come back to me, you always do
We were made for each other, me and you
Trying to let go, but you have my heart
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
I bend and break
I give, you take
I'm not saying you're not to blame
I started this stupid game
My guilt outweighs my anger, my love for you has no shame
I've stood on the highest mountains screaming out your name.
I've taken my falls, chance after chance
Kept in the darkness without a second glance
I am a king without a crown or queen (with no crown or queen)
Standing in sunlight while the rain pours down on me (the rain pours down on me)
Overlooked and unwanted
I'll tear down the sun
To dream that I'm still warm inside, with you by my side
You mean nothing to me
You mean everything to me
You mean nothing to me
You mean everything
We were reckless with each others hearts
We fell from grace still with love for each other
Or at least I still have love for you
I'd wait for you
You'll come back to me, you always do
We were made for each other, me and you
Trying to let go, but you have my heart
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
With this torture she left on me
This is she, this is she
Lyrics submitted by Haunted Devil
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