"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.
Whoo
It sure is hot out here
Ya know?
I don't mind thought
Just glad to be free
Know what I'm saying, uh
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just want to praise you
(What ya want to do?)
I just want to praise you
(Yeah, yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
(Uh feel me?)
And I'm gonna praise you
(What ya gon do?)
I'm gonna praise you
In the corners of mind
I just can't seem to find a reason to believe
That I can break free
Cause you see I have been down for so long
Feel like the hope is gone
But as I lift my hands, I understand
That I should praise you through my circumstance
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (I can dance)
I just want to praise you (I just want to praise you)
I just want to praise you (I just want to praise you)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
Everything that could go wrong
All went wrong at one time
So much pressure fell on me
I thought I was gon' lose my mind
But I know you want to see
If I will hold on through these trials
But I need you to lift this load
Cause I can't take it no more
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (so I can dance)
I just want to praise you (woo-hoo-hoo)
I just want to praise you (yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (woah, yeah)
And I'm gonna praise you (I'm gonna)
I'm gonna praise you (I'm gonna, I'm gonna praise you)
Been through the fire and the rain
Bound in every kind of way
But God has broken every chain
So let me go right now
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (so I can dance)
I just want to praise you (woo-hoo-hoo)
I just want to praise you (I wanna praise you)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance ('cause I just wanna)
I just want to praise you ('cause I just wanna)
I just want to praise you (yeah, yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
I'm gonna praise you (c'mon dance with me)
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
(I just want to praise you) I just want to praise you
('Cause I'm free tonight) I just want to praise you (yes I'm free)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm gonna praise you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Take them off, take them off
What ya gonna do, yeah
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (broke off the chains)
And I'm gonna praise you (what ya gonna do?)
I'm gonna praise you (what ya gonna do?)
It sure is hot out here
Ya know?
I don't mind thought
Just glad to be free
Know what I'm saying, uh
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just want to praise you
(What ya want to do?)
I just want to praise you
(Yeah, yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
(Uh feel me?)
And I'm gonna praise you
(What ya gon do?)
I'm gonna praise you
In the corners of mind
I just can't seem to find a reason to believe
That I can break free
Cause you see I have been down for so long
Feel like the hope is gone
But as I lift my hands, I understand
That I should praise you through my circumstance
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (I can dance)
I just want to praise you (I just want to praise you)
I just want to praise you (I just want to praise you)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
Everything that could go wrong
All went wrong at one time
So much pressure fell on me
I thought I was gon' lose my mind
But I know you want to see
If I will hold on through these trials
But I need you to lift this load
Cause I can't take it no more
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (so I can dance)
I just want to praise you (woo-hoo-hoo)
I just want to praise you (yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (woah, yeah)
And I'm gonna praise you (I'm gonna)
I'm gonna praise you (I'm gonna, I'm gonna praise you)
Been through the fire and the rain
Bound in every kind of way
But God has broken every chain
So let me go right now
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance (so I can dance)
I just want to praise you (woo-hoo-hoo)
I just want to praise you (I wanna praise you)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance ('cause I just wanna)
I just want to praise you ('cause I just wanna)
I just want to praise you (yeah, yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (praise you)
I'm gonna praise you (c'mon dance with me)
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
(I just want to praise you) I just want to praise you
('Cause I'm free tonight) I just want to praise you (yes I'm free)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (I can lift my hands)
And I'm gonna praise you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm gonna praise you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Take them off, take them off
What ya gonna do, yeah
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands (broke off the chains)
And I'm gonna praise you (what ya gonna do?)
I'm gonna praise you (what ya gonna do?)
Lyrics submitted by urbabikaty
Shackles (Praise You) Lyrics as written by Trecina Atkins-campbell Erica Atkins-campbell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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