"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.
It's a curse, in a cycle of misbelief and it keeps on happening.
A tradition, a trail of deceit, I never stopped and questioned,
"Why, is it so damn hard to find anyone who could get behind,
Such a simple plot?" Keep your eye on the prize, keep your eye on the prize!
Think what you want, believe what you think,
And know what you believe "Cause it's all misconceived.
And I asked you for nothing, nothing but, "Why?"
Because isn't an answer, it's just a reply.
It's a cure, a disciple of belief , and it keeps you here with me,
And it keeps on happening. And I never meant to kill the prize
like an unreliable fire. Anyone can get behind,
"Keep your eye on the prize, keep your eye on the prize!"
Yeah, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
Oh, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
I am cynical, I have nothing you want, take everything,
Don't leave anything, hollow me, take the core, leave nothing at all.
I am cynical, nothing left.
I am cynical, I have nothing you want, take everything,
Don't leave anything, hollow me, take the core, leave nothing at all.
I am cynical, nothing left.
Yeah, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
Oh, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
A tradition, a trail of deceit, I never stopped and questioned,
"Why, is it so damn hard to find anyone who could get behind,
Such a simple plot?" Keep your eye on the prize, keep your eye on the prize!
Think what you want, believe what you think,
And know what you believe "Cause it's all misconceived.
And I asked you for nothing, nothing but, "Why?"
Because isn't an answer, it's just a reply.
It's a cure, a disciple of belief , and it keeps you here with me,
And it keeps on happening. And I never meant to kill the prize
like an unreliable fire. Anyone can get behind,
"Keep your eye on the prize, keep your eye on the prize!"
Yeah, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
Oh, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
I am cynical, I have nothing you want, take everything,
Don't leave anything, hollow me, take the core, leave nothing at all.
I am cynical, nothing left.
I am cynical, I have nothing you want, take everything,
Don't leave anything, hollow me, take the core, leave nothing at all.
I am cynical, nothing left.
Yeah, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
Oh, I am cynical, I am cynical.
It's a curse, it's a curse.
Lyrics submitted by ChubbyHuggs
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There is bound to be a lot of mistakes on this one, since I did it by ear.
i am too, just hearing what they're saying. great job for the most part though.
Yeah, this one I figured would have the most mistakes out of the 13 I did.
"misbelief" not "disbelief" in the first line.
the verse aftre the first verse is actually: "Think what you want, believe what you think. And know what you believe, 'cause it's all misconceived. I asked you for nothing, nothing but "why?". Because isn't an answer, it's just a reply."
the next part's line where it says something other than "How can i rely that anyone can get behind", i'm just not sure exactly what is said.
It’s a curse in a cycle of misbelief, and it keeps on ha ppening. A tradition, a trail of deceit. I never stopped and questioned ,”Why is it so damned hard to find anyone who can get behind such a simple plot?” Keep your eye on the prize. / Think what you want. Believe what you think. Know what you believe ‘cause its all misconceived. I asked you for nothing. Nothing but , ”Why?”. “Because” isn’t answer, it’s just a reply. / It’s a cure. A disciple of belief and it keeps you here with me, and it keeps on happening. And I never meant to kill the prize like an unreliable fire. Anyone can get behind, ”keep your eye on the prize.” / I am cynical. It’s a curse. / I am cynical. I’ve got nothing you want. Take everything. Don’t leave anything. Hollow me. Take the core. Leave nothing at all. I’m cynical. Nothing left.