"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.
I can feel the whole world spinning around, I'm losing ground
I feel it every day and I can feel you coming inside out
I'm losing touch with all reality
I remember the look in your eyes, the way that they pulled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
I can hear the church bells ringing out
Reminds me of some bright and sunshine day, when all the pretty horses
You would ride would come right back to feel your energy
I still remember the look in your eyes, the way that they filled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
You know it won't be easy, it's never easy, I've been hypnotised
So tell me what you think, do you think I'll sink number one
Scapegoat, I'm the missing link,
All I know, I've been hypnotised, it won't be easy
If you've got a heart that burns inside let me get inside
Let me tangle with the flames if you've got a light that burns inside
the heat will rise and melt down once again
I still remember the look in your eyes the way that they pulled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
I'm waiting for a sign, help me realign, maybe it's a sin, I know but
It's not a crime, all I know I've been hypnotised
Maybe there's a way, I can find a way, final hour, judgement day
All I know, I've been hypnotised and then I realise
I feel it every day and I can feel you coming inside out
I'm losing touch with all reality
I remember the look in your eyes, the way that they pulled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
I can hear the church bells ringing out
Reminds me of some bright and sunshine day, when all the pretty horses
You would ride would come right back to feel your energy
I still remember the look in your eyes, the way that they filled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
You know it won't be easy, it's never easy, I've been hypnotised
So tell me what you think, do you think I'll sink number one
Scapegoat, I'm the missing link,
All I know, I've been hypnotised, it won't be easy
If you've got a heart that burns inside let me get inside
Let me tangle with the flames if you've got a light that burns inside
the heat will rise and melt down once again
I still remember the look in your eyes the way that they pulled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
All I've got now in my defence is my innocense
I've been hypnotised
I'm waiting for a sign, help me realign, maybe it's a sin, I know but
It's not a crime, all I know I've been hypnotised
Maybe there's a way, I can find a way, final hour, judgement day
All I know, I've been hypnotised and then I realise
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This is beautiful song, great mnusic. The solo guitar is perfect! it's about a man falling in love. For him it's being hypnotised. When you are that state, it's hard to tell the reality, I you just give youreslf to the person you're with. His defense is innocense. He knows that his feelings are true, that's why he feels that way. So, he rememeber all dear moments spent with her.
"I can hear the church bells ringing out Reminds me of some bright and sunshine day When all the pretty horses you would ride Would come right back to feel your energy"
"So tell me what you think Do you think I'll sink Number one scapegoat? I'm the missing link All I know I've been Hypnotised" He asks her, in some ways does she feel the same, or he should go away because his feelings are growing stronger, and he knows, that he loves her more, or else he's been hypnotised.
"If you've got a heart that burns inside Let me get inside let me tangle with the flames If you've got a light that burns inside The heat will rise and melt down once again" he explains what would happen if she feels the same.
"I'm waiting for a sign, help me realign Maybe it's a sin I know but it's not a crime All I know, I've been hypnotised" he's desperate he doesn't know what to do. So he asks for a sign.
sorry for mistakes :D