"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.
Let's go
I kissed the scars on her skin
I still think you're beautiful
And I don't ever want to lose my best friend
I screamed out, God you vulture
Bring her back or take me with her
Tear it down, break the barricades
I want to see what sound it makes
I hate this flavor with a passion, and I fucking hate the aftertaste
How does it feel? (How does it feel?)
Well, it feels like I'm on fire
Wake up, I know you can hear me
Make me a promise here tonight, love like a tidal wave
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
When it's sudden death we fight back
(Oh, yeah, this was just as I suspected)
Pretend like it don't entice you
I've seen you circling the sky above my head
You traitor
I will never be taken for granted again
(Keep digging holes in the desert)
Say a prayer for you
I know that you're in pain
But if we die at the same time does it still scare you?
Make me a promise here tonight (let's go)
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
Oh my God, we're not gonna make it
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
And nothing will remain
She's mine
You stay away from her, it's not her time
'Cause, baby, I'm the one who haunts your dreams at night
Until she's satisfied
Make me a promise here tonight, love like a tidal wave
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
When it's sudden death we fight back
Go
Fuck it
I kissed the scars on her skin
I still think you're beautiful
And I don't ever want to lose my best friend
I screamed out, God you vulture
Bring her back or take me with her
Tear it down, break the barricades
I want to see what sound it makes
I hate this flavor with a passion, and I fucking hate the aftertaste
How does it feel? (How does it feel?)
Well, it feels like I'm on fire
Wake up, I know you can hear me
Make me a promise here tonight, love like a tidal wave
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
When it's sudden death we fight back
(Oh, yeah, this was just as I suspected)
Pretend like it don't entice you
I've seen you circling the sky above my head
You traitor
I will never be taken for granted again
(Keep digging holes in the desert)
Say a prayer for you
I know that you're in pain
But if we die at the same time does it still scare you?
Make me a promise here tonight (let's go)
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
Oh my God, we're not gonna make it
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
We will bring the tidal wave
And nothing will remain
She's mine
You stay away from her, it's not her time
'Cause, baby, I'm the one who haunts your dreams at night
Until she's satisfied
Make me a promise here tonight, love like a tidal wave
Dreamless and early graves, I never want it to be this way
The chemicals will bring you home again
This is it, when it's done, we can say that
When it's sudden death we fight back
Go
Fuck it
Lyrics submitted by soulglowactivatur, edited by abbiewby, Jazzy5295, Jadea840, almasuperr, RyleeNines
A Match Into Water Lyrics as written by Victor Fuentes Michael Fuentes
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