"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.
All the times you came
I should've ran away
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
And the games you played
Were meant to lead me on
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
Always, oooh always
I do
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
Always, oooh always
I do
Never more again
Will I believe the sun
I should've ran away
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
And the games you played
Were meant to lead me on
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
Always, oooh always
I do
You told me that you'd always love me
You told me that you'd always love me
Always, oooh always
I do
Never more again
Will I believe the sun
Lyrics submitted by webfr34k
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horribly underappreciated. this is one of the greatest songs ever written because it perfectly captures the feeling of being in that position. i just wish it was a little longer
i love this song! i think it's about a guy who is saying he'll love this person forever, even with everything that person has done.
awesome song, very touching and sad... sniff
it's how when you're with a person and in the back of your head you kinda know... but you still believe him/her when they lie to you and say things that you KNOW aren't true. but you wanna believe, so you kinda do. but now he's learned not to believe her anymore.. because it hurts too much...
"Never more again Will I believe the sun" damn is that fantastic..
that is so completely true, its the people that go on and on about how theyll always love you, and then just stop, that kill me..they are the ones you think are perfect, godlike...like the sun..
Never more again will I believe in the sun..... I totally agree with this. All is hopeless
after the perfect "sun" has let you down, how can you trust anyone ever again?