"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.
Born with your back to the god
That spit you out on the riverbed
Angry at who? Me?
You better back up fool
I'll bet you took a gun to school too
But now, nobody's takin' your candy
You just keep on livin' this tragedy
La la la la la la la
To each his own
But, I wait for you to take my hand
'Cause we need each other
We gotta love each other
Yeah
Born with your back to the god
Who picked you up by your puppy scruff
Angry at who? Me?
You better back up fool
And be grateful that the real me's always hiding from you
But now, nobody's takin' your bicycle,
Maybe somebody should take your microphone
La la la la la la la
To each his own
But I wait for you to understand
That we need each other
We gotta love each other
(I wait for you to understand)
That we need each other
(I wait for you to understand)
That we need each other
Someone should take your microphone
Someone leave their life at home
Someone will take your bubblegum
Someone will take your life along
You're always, walking hallways
You're always, walking hallways
Try again, lie again
(Improvised lyrics)
I wait for you to take my
I wait for you to take my hand
'Cause we need each other
You know, We gotta love each other
'Cause we need each other
Yeah, We gotta gotta love each other
We need each other
We've gotta love, gotta love each other
That spit you out on the riverbed
Angry at who? Me?
You better back up fool
I'll bet you took a gun to school too
But now, nobody's takin' your candy
You just keep on livin' this tragedy
La la la la la la la
To each his own
But, I wait for you to take my hand
'Cause we need each other
We gotta love each other
Yeah
Born with your back to the god
Who picked you up by your puppy scruff
Angry at who? Me?
You better back up fool
And be grateful that the real me's always hiding from you
But now, nobody's takin' your bicycle,
Maybe somebody should take your microphone
La la la la la la la
To each his own
But I wait for you to understand
That we need each other
We gotta love each other
(I wait for you to understand)
That we need each other
(I wait for you to understand)
That we need each other
Someone should take your microphone
Someone leave their life at home
Someone will take your bubblegum
Someone will take your life along
You're always, walking hallways
You're always, walking hallways
Try again, lie again
(Improvised lyrics)
I wait for you to take my
I wait for you to take my hand
'Cause we need each other
You know, We gotta love each other
'Cause we need each other
Yeah, We gotta gotta love each other
We need each other
We've gotta love, gotta love each other
Lyrics submitted by Caverna[RR]
Simple Creed Lyrics as written by Chad Alan Gracey Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I only half-way agree with this song. Like in the first verse. While I obviously don't condone school shootings, there's more to it than someone "taking your candy".
That's about as stupid as someone saying that the kids who do it are Emo.