"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.
There's a motherfucking killer on the loose
And he'll destroy every single one of you
You better watch it cause he's looking for your ass now
Better lock all your doors hut the house down
He's making a list and he's checking it twice
He was born pissed and he's ready to slice
His reality ain't like yours or mine
He can shed blood I hope it ain't mine
He don't give a fuck if your crying for help
He was born blind in the chambers of hell
Satan gave this homeboy a license to kill
And if he comes knocking I'ma show him the deal
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
He's got a trunk full of hatches and shit
Bombs, gasoline, matches and shit
Anything to make a human die quick
Creeping in the night like some super fly shit
So scandalous, everything about him wrong
Chainsaw starting up at the crack of dawn
Leather face is a pussy it don't compare
Have you shitting in your motherfucking underwear
All you homies actin' hard better get a grip
He'll kill your wife and your baby sleeping in the crib
We got to stop him, shut this motherfucker down
Show his ass who runs this motherfucking town
Show his ass who runs this motherfucking town
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
Lay that motherfucker on the curb
Find the killer in you
Show that motherfucker what the real
And now it's real
And now it's real
Yeah, kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
And he'll destroy every single one of you
You better watch it cause he's looking for your ass now
Better lock all your doors hut the house down
He's making a list and he's checking it twice
He was born pissed and he's ready to slice
His reality ain't like yours or mine
He can shed blood I hope it ain't mine
He don't give a fuck if your crying for help
He was born blind in the chambers of hell
Satan gave this homeboy a license to kill
And if he comes knocking I'ma show him the deal
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
He's got a trunk full of hatches and shit
Bombs, gasoline, matches and shit
Anything to make a human die quick
Creeping in the night like some super fly shit
So scandalous, everything about him wrong
Chainsaw starting up at the crack of dawn
Leather face is a pussy it don't compare
Have you shitting in your motherfucking underwear
All you homies actin' hard better get a grip
He'll kill your wife and your baby sleeping in the crib
We got to stop him, shut this motherfucker down
Show his ass who runs this motherfucking town
Show his ass who runs this motherfucking town
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
Lay that motherfucker on the curb
Find the killer in you
Show that motherfucker what the real
And now it's real
And now it's real
Yeah, kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
Kill that motherfucker
Kill that, kill that motherfucker
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
When the killer showin' up with a Gat
You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat
Remind this motherfucker where the home-runs at
What the fuck you gonna do about that
What the fuck you gonna do about that
You gonna have to face the moment of truth
You know what to do
You gonna have to go and find the killer in you
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
Killer in You Lyrics as written by Samuel Robert Rivers John Everett Otto
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Sounds like the vocalist is lashing out at critical and percistent listeners to his art. Its working from the stance of "You wouldn't say that to my face, jealous punk"..
..but upon closer studying.. it seems like the lyrics are about " are you man enough to defend your home against seemingly tireless nighttime burglers. Fred uses language and symbols to paint the image of an unstoppable dark force that is coming to assualt and take over you home at night.
"What the fk you gonna do about that What the fk you gonna do about that When the killer showin' up with a Gat You gonna have to grab your ass a baseball bat Remind this motherf****r where the home-runs at
What the fk you gonna do about that What the fk you gonna do about that You gonna have to face the moment of truth You know what to do You gonna have to go and find the killer in you"
I think the key section is this one.. "You gonna have to go and find the killer in you".
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