"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.
Born unto fire and passion
A warrior princess to be
The maiden hero in her prime
Earning her nobility
Rebellion and rage were all she knew
In the time before he chivalry
Malevolence fading away
On the face the enemy
Staring boldly at fire
With majestic eyes of ice
A lifetime quest never to end
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on forever more!
Adventure now a way of life
Awaiting the next rivalry
A call from the gods and the hunt goes on
A beauty out to catch the beast
The cyclops seeking to destroy
Each village and land on his way
With her weaponry and skill full mode
A final breath flows through the prey
When serenity is broken
Xena will be there
Stand by and watch her victory
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on forever more!
Staring boldly at fire
With majestic eyes of ice
A lifetime a quest never to end
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on
Forever more!
A warrior princess to be
The maiden hero in her prime
Earning her nobility
Rebellion and rage were all she knew
In the time before he chivalry
Malevolence fading away
On the face the enemy
Staring boldly at fire
With majestic eyes of ice
A lifetime quest never to end
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on forever more!
Adventure now a way of life
Awaiting the next rivalry
A call from the gods and the hunt goes on
A beauty out to catch the beast
The cyclops seeking to destroy
Each village and land on his way
With her weaponry and skill full mode
A final breath flows through the prey
When serenity is broken
Xena will be there
Stand by and watch her victory
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on forever more!
Staring boldly at fire
With majestic eyes of ice
A lifetime a quest never to end
There's no rest for the wicked
Xena charging on to battle
Fighting for the honor of her countrymen
Danger lurking in this mist
Once again Xena prevails
Her legendary saga will live on
Forever more!
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