"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.
You've simmered your thoughts
Your mind is set
Now you can only stare through eyes that hate
The glass is broken
The scent is loose
You're pushing stale air into my lungs because...
Your invitation got lost in the post
But that was no mistake
You'll have to party alone this time
Paranoid in vain
You still watch your toes
You talk about pride
Well who trod on yours?
You recognise the song
But don't know the tune
We all make mistakes
Just add another one on...
If you insist on pushing
Tunnel vision advice
I'll flip the joke on it's back
And laugh in your face this time
Your words of wisdom...
You keep on pushing
You go too far
You push, cling and bite
You can already taste those lies
You recognise the song
But the words are wrong
We all make mistakes
Just add another one on...
Your words of wisdom impress me none
Your mind is set
Now you can only stare through eyes that hate
The glass is broken
The scent is loose
You're pushing stale air into my lungs because...
Your invitation got lost in the post
But that was no mistake
You'll have to party alone this time
Paranoid in vain
You still watch your toes
You talk about pride
Well who trod on yours?
You recognise the song
But don't know the tune
We all make mistakes
Just add another one on...
If you insist on pushing
Tunnel vision advice
I'll flip the joke on it's back
And laugh in your face this time
Your words of wisdom...
You keep on pushing
You go too far
You push, cling and bite
You can already taste those lies
You recognise the song
But the words are wrong
We all make mistakes
Just add another one on...
Your words of wisdom impress me none
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Words of Wisdom Lyrics as written by Duncan Redmonds Andrew Joseph Crighton
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
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