"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.
Hey, let 'em do it again, yeah
Hey, you said you were my friend
Hey, turn me upside down, oh
Hey, feelin' so down
Hey, hey, hey, hey
You made a fool of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Hey, I know I made the same mistake, yeah
I, I won't do it again, no
Why, why you slap me in the face, ow
I, I didn't say it was ok, no
No, no
You violated a part of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Ah, ooh
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Hey, you had time to think it out, yeah
Hey, your weak will won't help her heal her heart
Hey, I'll bet it really eats you up, huh
Extending part of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Ooh
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot
Hey, you said you were my friend
Hey, turn me upside down, oh
Hey, feelin' so down
Hey, hey, hey, hey
You made a fool of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Hey, I know I made the same mistake, yeah
I, I won't do it again, no
Why, why you slap me in the face, ow
I, I didn't say it was ok, no
No, no
You violated a part of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Ah, ooh
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Hey, you had time to think it out, yeah
Hey, your weak will won't help her heal her heart
Hey, I'll bet it really eats you up, huh
Extending part of me again
And again, and again, and again, and again
Ooh
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot, yeah
Doot doot, yeah, doot doot
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Ok well firstly, though i know it is merely opinion-oriented, i can't help but laugh a little about anyone (much less so many!) thinking it'd have anything to do with rape. I just don't get where the song implies that in any sort of way?! But anyway, though it's equally as likely that it's about Demri, I've always thought strongly that it is actually addressed to Layne himself...Because you are not your addiction, it's almost like there's your normal self and the part of your mind that's the addict, such as when you try to get clean, your inner addict fights against stopping saying "come on, one more time!" and i think he is addressing that part of himself: "you made a fool of me again", "i know i made the same mistake", "your weak will wont help her heal her heart" (talking about himself, and that he doesnt have the willpower to stay clean, for himself or for Demri)..I mean yes its probably somewhat about her in ways but it seems more like an inner battle, and i know all too well how that is and how true that is. i mean he MUST be talking about himself because he says YOUR weak will and he was with Demri, who had heart problems. It just kind of speaks for itself, ya know? And I read that the video kind of backs this theory up, too. Most of everyone's theories have some plausability, but if you think about it, this one just seems to make the most sense all the way around.