"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.
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones
You're too weakened by the poison that they feed you
In the living lie, they don't believe you
Call to no one, trust in nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Punk-ass, are you listening? Can you hear me?
Or are you deaf and dumb to my language?
Do the real words seem to hurt you?
Well, put 'em up, motherfucker
Gonna feel it when I stamp it on your forehead
So you will never forget that you're a reject
And you're no one, and you're nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
I don't understand why you don't like me
Why don't you like me? Am I so different from you?
Now, does it scare you that I'm able to discern
What to love and what to burn?
I'll add your fuel to the fire now
Stand back, brother, take your hand back, leave it and I might crack
More than a smile or two, you see
You don't judge what you don't understand
You can't deny what has been given to me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Go with it now, go with it now
Go, fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
Erasing now
Hey, reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones, you know
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones
You're too weakened by the poison that they feed you
In the living lie, they don't believe you
Call to no one, trust in nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Punk-ass, are you listening? Can you hear me?
Or are you deaf and dumb to my language?
Do the real words seem to hurt you?
Well, put 'em up, motherfucker
Gonna feel it when I stamp it on your forehead
So you will never forget that you're a reject
And you're no one, and you're nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
I don't understand why you don't like me
Why don't you like me? Am I so different from you?
Now, does it scare you that I'm able to discern
What to love and what to burn?
I'll add your fuel to the fire now
Stand back, brother, take your hand back, leave it and I might crack
More than a smile or two, you see
You don't judge what you don't understand
You can't deny what has been given to me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Go with it now, go with it now
Go, fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
Erasing now
Hey, reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones, you know
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Fear Lyrics as written by Dan Donegan Mike Wengren
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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