"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.
What happened to you?
You're not the same
There's something in your head
Made a violent change
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it religion, you're full of shit
Filler
Was she really worth it?
She cost you your life
She'll never leave your side
She's gonna be your wife
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it romance, you're full of shit
Filler
Your brain is clay
What's going on?
You picked up a Bible
And now you're gone
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it religion, you're full of shit
Filler
You never knew, you never will
Filler
You're just a sheep, looking for a shepherd
Filler
What is going on?
Filler, filler, filler, filler in your head
You're not the same
There's something in your head
Made a violent change
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it religion, you're full of shit
Filler
Was she really worth it?
She cost you your life
She'll never leave your side
She's gonna be your wife
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it romance, you're full of shit
Filler
Your brain is clay
What's going on?
You picked up a Bible
And now you're gone
It's in your head, it's in your head, it's in your head
Filler
You call it religion, you're full of shit
Filler
You never knew, you never will
Filler
You're just a sheep, looking for a shepherd
Filler
What is going on?
Filler, filler, filler, filler in your head
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Filler Lyrics as written by Mackaye Baker
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it's not putting down any religion. it's just saying that this guy stopped acting like himself and started believing in Christianity because his dumb girlfriend was Christian. you're a defensive bitchface, mamaduck.