"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.
[Chorus]
It's all right to have faith in God
But when you bend to their rules and their fucking lies
That's when I start to have pity on you
You're living on a mound of dirt
But you can't explain your reason for existence
So you blame it on God
So much hatred in this world and you can't decide
Who's pulling the strings
So you figure it's God
Your whole life foreshadows death
And you finally realize you don't want to die alone
So you'll always have God
[Chorus: x2]
There's people in the world today
Who say they're Jewish, Christian, and such
They're all ignorant fools
They'll tell you you can't have your own way
Unless you pay money and dedicate your life
Or you'll be damned in Hell
Don't be feeble like all of them
You have your own brain full of thoughts and choices
So use it; don't let them use you
[Chorus]
It's all right to have faith in God
But when you bend to their rules and their fucking lies
That's when I start to have pity on you
You're living on a mound of dirt
But you can't explain your reason for existence
So you blame it on God
So much hatred in this world and you can't decide
Who's pulling the strings
So you figure it's God
Your whole life foreshadows death
And you finally realize you don't want to die alone
So you'll always have God
[Chorus: x2]
There's people in the world today
Who say they're Jewish, Christian, and such
They're all ignorant fools
They'll tell you you can't have your own way
Unless you pay money and dedicate your life
Or you'll be damned in Hell
Don't be feeble like all of them
You have your own brain full of thoughts and choices
So use it; don't let them use you
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by punk_in_drublic99, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Faith in God Lyrics as written by Greg Graffin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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actually, only Mr Brett is an Atheist. Greg G is an Agnostic, and Jay is a Christian. Don't know the rest though.
This song means a lot to me, about how people put their faith in god for all the wrong reasons, such as "Final Salvation" and such.