"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.
Waking up at three am, drowning in the haze
Of broken dreams and broken promises
Scared of making a fucking difference
Could you answer me, and tell me the truth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Waking up at three am, waking up at three am
Waking up to nothing
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Coins across the floor, seasons burden me
And make the emptiness complete
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Broken foundation
With beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Broken foundation
With beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Of broken dreams and broken promises
Scared of making a fucking difference
Could you answer me, and tell me the truth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Waking up at three am, waking up at three am
Waking up to nothing
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Leaving this place so empty handed
Beaten down, with a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Coins across the floor, seasons burden me
And make the emptiness complete
Broken foundation, buried underneath
And a smile to make the emptiness complete
Puncture my ribs, like something more
With beaten bruised and drunken heart
Broken foundation
With beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Broken foundation
With beaten, bruised and drunken heart
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Broken Foundation Lyrics as written by Kris Coombs-roberts Gavin Burrough
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Waking up at 3am Drowning in a haze of broken dreams and broken promises Scared of making a fucking difference Could you answer me and tell me the truth
Leaving this place So empty handed, beaten down With a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath and a smile to make the emptiness complete Puncture my ribs like something more with beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Waking up at 3am Waking up at 3am Waking up to nothing
Leaving this place So empty handed, beaten down With a bad taste in my mouth
Until it falls apart
Broken foundation, buried underneath and a smile to make the emptiness complete Puncture my ribs like something more with beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Coins across the floor Seasons burden me And make the emptiness complete
Broken foundation, buried underneath and a smile to make the emptiness complete Puncture my ribs like something more with beaten, bruised and drunken heart
Broken foundation with beaten, bruised and drunken heart
best song on the album :) (didn't mean to send this as a reply first time)