"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.
"Bye bye, baby" Cybil says as she walks out the door.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before.
So my pets have left me in search of careers and richer soils,
heading off to pure-bread friends and happy ends
and anything to prove I'm disloyal.
It's not just that I'm schizo and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
So take me to winter, as if it was discontent I'd see.
I'll live with the madmen there and pull my hair
'cause lunacy is everything I need.
It's not just that I'm schizo and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
"Bye bye, baby" Cybil says as she walks out the door.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before.
So my pets have left me in search of careers and richer soils,
heading off to pure-bread friends and happy ends
and anything to prove I'm disloyal.
It's not just that I'm schizo and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
So take me to winter, as if it was discontent I'd see.
I'll live with the madmen there and pull my hair
'cause lunacy is everything I need.
It's not just that I'm schizo and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
"Bye bye, baby" Cybil says as she walks out the door.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before.
Lyrics submitted by qshapadooy
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MochaFudge that's hilarious! Really sad for Damian of course....! But now you've said that it actually makes sense... how bizzare!!!