"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.
Start blind, end up dumb
You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41....
Gonna leave it all behind and not say sorry
yea you are always right, so why worry?
You learn to steal and lie to friends -- You trust no one
My birthday's comin' around again...
And there is no other way
I'm waiting for the bell to ring.
I'm always older.
I'm waiting for this bell to ring
I'm always older
Pressures and folds of fat and lip-stained lipstick calenders
all hide under marriage porcelain that I'm falling over
My birthday, My birthday, My worst day.
My Birthday's comin around again -- 14 to 41
Start blind. End up dumb.
You're 16, You're 23, You're 32, You're 41...
Yea you're 32, you're 41.
You're all those things and then your none
You're through all that, you've just begun.
You're 16, You're 23, you're 32, you're 41....
Gonna leave it all behind and not say sorry
yea you are always right, so why worry?
You learn to steal and lie to friends -- You trust no one
My birthday's comin' around again...
And there is no other way
I'm waiting for the bell to ring.
I'm always older.
I'm waiting for this bell to ring
I'm always older
Pressures and folds of fat and lip-stained lipstick calenders
all hide under marriage porcelain that I'm falling over
My birthday, My birthday, My worst day.
My Birthday's comin around again -- 14 to 41
Start blind. End up dumb.
You're 16, You're 23, You're 32, You're 41...
Yea you're 32, you're 41.
You're all those things and then your none
You're through all that, you've just begun.
Lyrics submitted by imbrokn
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this songs about the events between the ages of 14 and 41 years young. and about a guy who doesnt like his birthday for some odd reason
obviously. Thanks for contributing your amazing powers of deduction.
well, duh. that's why he calls himself VACANTjosh (haha, sorry man. there is love)
ANYWAYS. on the Onelinedrawing page, i thought there was a really important comment, so i'm going to copy it to this page! :
by emochris on 05-21-2002 @ 06:13PM
As Jonah said, it sounds like a sad song, but it isn't, because of the last line.
such inspiration. "you're through all that, you've just begun"... one of those lines that after you've had a bad day, you can just pop on this song. and it depresses you for about the first 3 minutes of the song, haha... but then the last line just kind of lifts you up. i think it's one of the best off "Thriller" BUT THEY'RE ALL SO GOOD!!! can hardly choose.
These should be the correct lyrics:
14 to 41 Start blind end up dumb You're 16 you're 23 you're 32 you're 41
14 to 41 Start blind end up dumb You're 16 you're 23 you're 32 you're 41
Gonna leave it all behind and not say sorry yeah you are always right so why worry? You learn to steal and lie to friends you trust no one My birthday's comin' around again...
14 to 41 Start blind, end up dumb You're 16 you're 23 you're 32 you're 41
And there is is no other way And there is is no other...
I'm waiting for the bell to ring I'm always older Pressures and folds of fat and lipstick stained calenders all hide under marriage porcelain that I'm falling over My birthday my birthday is my worst day My birthday is comin' around again
14 to 41 Start blind end up dumb You're 16 you're 23 you're 32 you're 41
14 to 41 Start blind always end up dumb You're 16 you're 23 you're 32 you're 41
Yeah you're 32 you're 41 You're all those things and then your none (your none) Now you're through all that, you've just begun