"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.
You make me dizzy, running circles in my head
One of these days, I'll chase you down
Well, look who's going crazy now
We're face to face, my friend
Better get out, better get out
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
You can see this on my face, it's all for you
The more and more I take, I break right through
And therapy still scares me, put me on my back again
I may be crazy, little frayed around the ends
One of these days, I'll phase you out
Burn it in the blast off, burn it in the blast off
Watching me crawl away
Try to get out, try to get out
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
Break out, break out
Break out, break out
Go, go, go
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
Make me break out, yeah
One of these days, I'll chase you down
Well, look who's going crazy now
We're face to face, my friend
Better get out, better get out
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
You can see this on my face, it's all for you
The more and more I take, I break right through
And therapy still scares me, put me on my back again
I may be crazy, little frayed around the ends
One of these days, I'll phase you out
Burn it in the blast off, burn it in the blast off
Watching me crawl away
Try to get out, try to get out
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
Break out, break out
Break out, break out
Go, go, go
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
You know you make me break out
Make me break out
Make me break out, yeah
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Dunno the real meaning of this song... but seeing the video and reading the lyrics, makes it sound as if he really wants this girl' almost has an obsession 'therapy still scares me...' and she is all he can think about 'You make me dizzy running circles in my head... But she keeps on going around with other people and making him 'breakout'. dunno whether thats right, just my opinion. what do you guys think?