"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.
Looking around
Wondering what this is for
Sure it's fine but i don't think i need this anymore
I took down my self appearance
And i found the definate clearance
I'm getting bored
Surpression is drained
Till i see your face is boredom
They told me...
:Chorus:
Feel this
Once one more to
Make sure its not a dream
I can't stand here any longer
Please don't wake me up
Your such a perfect dream
That i ever...
Wanted at all
Bringing me down
A fall and a glass hits the floor
Shattered pieces
It's not what it used to be at all
Rided it out on broken pieces
Tell me now what is your thesis
I need it more
To make it through the day
Till i see your face is boredom
They told me..
:Chorus:
I never met this dream...
Reality
Once I fall inside of you
Again its so hard
To keep my mind off of you
To keep my arms off of you
So unreal
So sureal
But,Your just a dream
You'll fall away
Boredom will follow around me again
Wondering what this is for
Sure it's fine but i don't think i need this anymore
I took down my self appearance
And i found the definate clearance
I'm getting bored
Surpression is drained
Till i see your face is boredom
They told me...
:Chorus:
Feel this
Once one more to
Make sure its not a dream
I can't stand here any longer
Please don't wake me up
Your such a perfect dream
That i ever...
Wanted at all
Bringing me down
A fall and a glass hits the floor
Shattered pieces
It's not what it used to be at all
Rided it out on broken pieces
Tell me now what is your thesis
I need it more
To make it through the day
Till i see your face is boredom
They told me..
:Chorus:
I never met this dream...
Reality
Once I fall inside of you
Again its so hard
To keep my mind off of you
To keep my arms off of you
So unreal
So sureal
But,Your just a dream
You'll fall away
Boredom will follow around me again
Lyrics submitted by BKirbs34
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I love this song so much, it means the world to me
I think this song is about when you are in love and you never want it to end its all you can do to keep your mind off your partner !
and it should be inspiration is drained not supression.
It perfectly describes how I feel for a girl who's just as crazy about me as I am about her =)
Few corrections: "to keep my EYES off of you" (not arms) "You're all I've ever wanted at all." Im pretty sure that's what they say.
Oh, and it took me FOREVER to find out what the lyrics at the end were! Thanks! It was driving me INSANE!!!! =P