"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.
Just like a demon's eye
The moon was dancing on the blackened sky
In my sleep nothing is real
Dreaming I'm dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream for a king
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Cold hands, leading the way
Through the woods and into the night
Outside nothing is real
Dreaming I'm dreaming
I can see a fire burning
Hooded shapes are all around
I can see a throne of silver
Thirteen we are in all
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Before the Goat Of Mendes
We all must take our turn
Into the magic circle
Where still the fire burns
We're spinning round and round
Until one takes a fall
The fallen one will not return
The fallen one must burn
Just like a demon's eye
The moon is dancing on the blackened sky
I'm awake but nothing is real
Dreaming, not dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream at all
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
I wish this was only a dream
A dream within a dream
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing till death
The moon was dancing on the blackened sky
In my sleep nothing is real
Dreaming I'm dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream for a king
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Cold hands, leading the way
Through the woods and into the night
Outside nothing is real
Dreaming I'm dreaming
I can see a fire burning
Hooded shapes are all around
I can see a throne of silver
Thirteen we are in all
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Before the Goat Of Mendes
We all must take our turn
Into the magic circle
Where still the fire burns
We're spinning round and round
Until one takes a fall
The fallen one will not return
The fallen one must burn
Just like a demon's eye
The moon is dancing on the blackened sky
I'm awake but nothing is real
Dreaming, not dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream at all
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing the dance
I wish this was only a dream
A dream within a dream
Dancing the Witch's Dance
Dancing till death
Lyrics submitted by revolverisgay
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