"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.
the chase is on for happiness,
a pleasure so immense no words could tell you,
and in this love, i'll be your temple,
with me alone, you'll be complete
your emptiness wont ease the pain,
you no longer my story, someone should tell you,
Chorus:
I'm, balancing the curbs, so unafraid,
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
ooh, i'm, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late, the debt is paid,
desire's gone, the light has died,
those golden moments, the colours fading,
the storm has left the tranquil earth,
my breathing slowing,
its obsolete,
there's magic in each melting hour,
no, i cant resist, someone should tell you
Chorus
so unafraid, so unafraid
and in my hand is a faith
(so unafraid)
i'm, balancing the curbs, so unafraid,
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
ooh, im, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late, so unafraid
so unafraid
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
i'm, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late
i'm unafraid
a pleasure so immense no words could tell you,
and in this love, i'll be your temple,
with me alone, you'll be complete
your emptiness wont ease the pain,
you no longer my story, someone should tell you,
Chorus:
I'm, balancing the curbs, so unafraid,
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
ooh, i'm, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late, the debt is paid,
desire's gone, the light has died,
those golden moments, the colours fading,
the storm has left the tranquil earth,
my breathing slowing,
its obsolete,
there's magic in each melting hour,
no, i cant resist, someone should tell you
Chorus
so unafraid, so unafraid
and in my hand is a faith
(so unafraid)
i'm, balancing the curbs, so unafraid,
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
ooh, im, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late, so unafraid
so unafraid
yeah, i might fall into the road,
and hit my head, ?a season spent?
i'm, measuring your words, dont hesitate,
how cleverly you ramble
but its too late
i'm unafraid
Lyrics submitted by sugaredreams
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Unafraid Jan Johnston
the chase is on for happiness, a pleasure so immense no words could tell you, and in this love, i'll be your temple, with me alone, you'll be complete (My guitarist vodevil 2 turned into compaction girl who does things as me for else. (And endless love I'll be your tempo! With me alone(Miya lone. My sister him Kelsey and faked Paris)you'll be complete! (Just picture this! Won't need(knead the pain)(paint)your emptiness wont ease the pain, you (your no longer my hope(love)no longer my story, someone should tell you,
Chorus: I'm, balancing the (curse)curbs, so unafraid, yeah, i might fall into (love)the road, and hit my head,(a cease spence then?? ?a season spent? (Noah!!!?.. I'm measuring your words--==_- don't hate me!!!))ooh, i'm, measuring your (worst)words, dont hesitate,1.-(Noah!!? I'm measuring your words!!!!? how cleverly (yet random)you ramble but its too late, the (dead are paid)(the Jewish r.n.take bribes(ohh!! Why?????())debt is paid,
desire's gone(VAGINASDUG),(the love has died..)/( the light has died)(their life has died!!!!!...?), (Thus goes the moment)those golden moments, (their Colin's fateddid(not that i needed, they ducked Kelsey as/not as and claimed)the colours fading, (Your dog messed up our tranquil earth.my breathing(ami breathing..?slow,place of death((s"leak)../(peace of sleep:(:(:(:(/(;(.;(......)The storm has left the tranquil earth, my breathing slowing,(please of sleep) its obsolete, there's magic in each :(cumin tears.)melting hour, Although I CANT RESIST and tried.;()no, i cant resist, someone should tell you
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i'm, balancing the (curse)curbs, so unafraid, yeah, i might fall into the road, and hit my head, ?a season spent?:- I cease that's Ben's.(me begging to just not BE PaRT Af OoFf aA her. ooh, im, measuring your (WORST!)words, dont hesitate, how cleverly you ramble(YOUR RUMBLeS(basically I tried so hard not to fuck their Kelsey/but there was no leave..?!???!!!?) but its too late, ;the dead are paid?!!!!!!.. so unafraid so unafraid yeah, i might fall into the road, and hit my head, ?a season spent? i'm, measuring your words, dont hesitate, how cleverly you ramble but its too late.. There debvitl is paid i'm unafraid -so speak.(I tried ;n0t you)