"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.
You do not have to see me to know that I'm around
Pupils dilate, the anxious heart will pound
If you've a problem sleeping, well that's a danger sign
It means your troubled heart will soon be mine
The Bible mentions four
I tell you there's one more...
Love is The Fifth Horseman, Love is The Fifth Horseman
Love is The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse
So know that I could catch you at any time I choose
I do not feel the ground beneath my shoes
This stallion I am riding, his pedigree, his pride
Won't let him rest 'till I am by your side
The Bible mentions four
I'm living proof of more...
Love is The Fifth Horseman, Love is The Fifth Horseman
Love is The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse
Pupils dilate, the anxious heart will pound
If you've a problem sleeping, well that's a danger sign
It means your troubled heart will soon be mine
The Bible mentions four
I tell you there's one more...
Love is The Fifth Horseman, Love is The Fifth Horseman
Love is The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse
So know that I could catch you at any time I choose
I do not feel the ground beneath my shoes
This stallion I am riding, his pedigree, his pride
Won't let him rest 'till I am by your side
The Bible mentions four
I'm living proof of more...
Love is The Fifth Horseman, Love is The Fifth Horseman
Love is The Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse
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