"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, you got your head in a scream
And I'm, I’m trying to get your attention
You appear as a child, put your heart on your sleeve
But you’re acting exactly as you do in my dreams
I said you, you are not what you seam
And you’re finding out that
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
You, you got your head in a swing
Yeah, and I, I'm trying to give you salvation
You appear as a devil
Like a wolf in the woods
But you're acting exactly as we excepting you would
I said you, you read the words that I sing, as a shot to the face going
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, I said you gotta have trust
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
Trust
And I'm, I’m trying to get your attention
You appear as a child, put your heart on your sleeve
But you’re acting exactly as you do in my dreams
I said you, you are not what you seam
And you’re finding out that
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
You, you got your head in a swing
Yeah, and I, I'm trying to give you salvation
You appear as a devil
Like a wolf in the woods
But you're acting exactly as we excepting you would
I said you, you read the words that I sing, as a shot to the face going
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, you gotta have trust
Don’t lie to me when the pressure's on, I said you gotta have trust
Falling down can feel strange
No one remembers your name
You’re losing the game
That's the thing about trust
It’s always the same
Sad story again
You lose all your friends
That's the thing about trust
Trust
Lyrics submitted by Absconditus67
Trust Lyrics as written by Tyler Glenn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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