"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.
find your penny lane
leave the post-its half scribbled out
hearts below the stage
secret mission while she’s blacking out
music was the war
where men are outnumbered
tempted to explore
if truth can be punctured
stand outside the door
and hope she’s alone tonight
close your eyes
you’re almost famous
idolize
how money changes
paralyzed
you’re in too deep to know your left from right
sold my honest purse
to the highest bidder from the sea
love is a buzzword
spread around like black market currency
music was the war
where stories were numbers
broken to the core
by hearts on the screen
stand outside the door
and know that it’s locked tonight
close your eyes
you’re almost famous
idolize
how money changes
paralyzed
you’re in too deep to know your left from right
to know your left from right
never gonna fall in love
never gonna fall in love
never gonna fall in love
leave the post-its half scribbled out
hearts below the stage
secret mission while she’s blacking out
music was the war
where men are outnumbered
tempted to explore
if truth can be punctured
stand outside the door
and hope she’s alone tonight
close your eyes
you’re almost famous
idolize
how money changes
paralyzed
you’re in too deep to know your left from right
sold my honest purse
to the highest bidder from the sea
love is a buzzword
spread around like black market currency
music was the war
where stories were numbers
broken to the core
by hearts on the screen
stand outside the door
and know that it’s locked tonight
close your eyes
you’re almost famous
idolize
how money changes
paralyzed
you’re in too deep to know your left from right
to know your left from right
never gonna fall in love
never gonna fall in love
never gonna fall in love
Lyrics submitted by workdrugs
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