"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.
And then I found how to be what you want
I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
And now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Breaking the same old ground
So you think that I asked for this
Let me show you
What I think of your lips
And you think that I asked for this
Come on
Use your fist
And then I found how to be what you want
When I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
And now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Breaking the same old ground
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
So you think that I asked for this
Well, let me show you
What I think of your lips
And you think that I asked for this
Come on
Use your fist
When I found how to be what you want
I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
Now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Shh
Shh
I am owned by death
And
I’m in love with oblivion
I am owned by death
And
I’m in love with oblivion
I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
And now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Breaking the same old ground
So you think that I asked for this
Let me show you
What I think of your lips
And you think that I asked for this
Come on
Use your fist
And then I found how to be what you want
When I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
And now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Breaking the same old ground
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
So you think that I asked for this
Well, let me show you
What I think of your lips
And you think that I asked for this
Come on
Use your fist
When I found how to be what you want
I was out looking for something new
Digging too deep
Now it’s too late
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
We just keep on
Breaking the same old ground
Shh
Shh
I am owned by death
And
I’m in love with oblivion
I am owned by death
And
I’m in love with oblivion
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy.
Breaking the Same Old Ground Lyrics as written by Chris Alan Vrenna Brian Hugh Warner
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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"And then I found how to be what you want I was out looking for something new"
This could mean: by the time he figured out how to successfully communicate with a broader audience, he is ready to move on to new messages and topics.
"Digging too deep And now it’s too late"
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"We just keep on Breaking the same old ground"
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"Let me show you What I think of your lips"
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"Come on Use your fist"
Those who are judgmental should back up their words with actions.
"Shh, Shh"
Just shut up, forget your judgments, and listen now to what he is saying.
"I am owned by death And I’m in love with oblivion"
MM is not fanciful idea, like the Devil, but a mortal person who will die like all others AND his true purpose is to explore what is within his own mind.