"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.
...an endless empty turnaround...
realize there's no one dare to fight
who knows what never one of us
and now I as for the ground
who knows what is it all about
as down as at side
a single kiss is all about
i realize the risk to try
and what was life all about
the rising sun is up on my face
if all i've seen it before
you build the memory when i say
can this thing different happen more ?.....
i wake up thinking after all
through every seconds of my life!!!...
so don't ever try
wanna die
on a freeway to the planet of ashes
so when it's done
under the sun
give it time so
endless machine
an endless empty turnaround
i find in it no ecstasy survival
is it all a feast
who knows what is it all about
realize that it may sounds suprise
but second kiss is all applied
i realize we all at bay
the answer of lies could offer us
suprise is rising i could
it's time to hide the seek machine
you'll bring me down when i say
will it be different anymore
and i can stay home after all
through every seconds of my life!!!!...
don't know what to say
exactly
i'm afraid but i will affect you
don't know where to go..oh no go..
don't ever die, if you wanna die get a dive within...
get a real life
oh i wanna swim, but don't want to
to ever try until you get some affections
aaaahhhhhh ... .
suprise is rising i could
it's time to hide the seek machine
you'll bring me down when i say
will it be different anymore
and i can stay home after all
through every seconds of my life!!!!...
so don't ever try
wanna die
on a freeway to the planet of ashes
so when it's done
under the sun
give it time so
endless machine...
yeahhh!!!!
planet of ashes
so don't ever try
wanna die on
a freeway to the planet of ashes
i realize the risk to try
but second kiss is all applied
the answer of lies could offer us
an endless empty turnaround (2x)
realize there's no one dare to fight
who knows what never one of us
and now I as for the ground
who knows what is it all about
as down as at side
a single kiss is all about
i realize the risk to try
and what was life all about
the rising sun is up on my face
if all i've seen it before
you build the memory when i say
can this thing different happen more ?.....
i wake up thinking after all
through every seconds of my life!!!...
so don't ever try
wanna die
on a freeway to the planet of ashes
so when it's done
under the sun
give it time so
endless machine
an endless empty turnaround
i find in it no ecstasy survival
is it all a feast
who knows what is it all about
realize that it may sounds suprise
but second kiss is all applied
i realize we all at bay
the answer of lies could offer us
suprise is rising i could
it's time to hide the seek machine
you'll bring me down when i say
will it be different anymore
and i can stay home after all
through every seconds of my life!!!!...
don't know what to say
exactly
i'm afraid but i will affect you
don't know where to go..oh no go..
don't ever die, if you wanna die get a dive within...
get a real life
oh i wanna swim, but don't want to
to ever try until you get some affections
aaaahhhhhh ... .
suprise is rising i could
it's time to hide the seek machine
you'll bring me down when i say
will it be different anymore
and i can stay home after all
through every seconds of my life!!!!...
so don't ever try
wanna die
on a freeway to the planet of ashes
so when it's done
under the sun
give it time so
endless machine...
yeahhh!!!!
planet of ashes
so don't ever try
wanna die on
a freeway to the planet of ashes
i realize the risk to try
but second kiss is all applied
the answer of lies could offer us
an endless empty turnaround (2x)
Lyrics submitted by tet_1
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