"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.
If you're reading this then I finally did it
I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye
There was no time
Understand I was stressed
Living day to day was hard and I gave it my best
But there was nothing left
For me in this world to convince me to stay
Now I'm long gone away
Don't you do that, don't you start those tears
Just remember all the time we spent over the years
Never cry, never think bad of me
What's done is done and that's the way that it had to be
I need you to be strong for me
Say a prayer every day in my memory
I'm sure it's helping me
To earn my feathers, to get some wings
And a halo and a harp and angelic things
And even though I'm gone and outta sight
Never worry about me, I'm alright.
And if I should die
Don't blame yourself and keep it locked inside
I'm alright!!
And everytime you cry
Don't break down and just keep me inside of your mind
I'm alright!!
You only saw the outside
Never knew what I was feeling
Now everyday you lay in bed staring at the ceiling
But you don't see me no more
You can fill your heart with memories and things from before
But everybody got a purpose in life
To survive and when the sun rise
You won't live to see another day
Just don't follow me, and live life your own way
I'll be in set and if you forget
Get the picture with the cord around my neck
Can you handle that?
See me underground and I'm stuck but it's cool
That's where I wanna be
Keep the drama in hand and outta sight
And know that I'ma be alright
And if I should die
Don't blame yourself and keep it locked inside
I'm alright!!
And everytime you cry
Don't break down and just keep me inside of your mind
I'm alright!!
I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye
There was no time
Understand I was stressed
Living day to day was hard and I gave it my best
But there was nothing left
For me in this world to convince me to stay
Now I'm long gone away
Don't you do that, don't you start those tears
Just remember all the time we spent over the years
Never cry, never think bad of me
What's done is done and that's the way that it had to be
I need you to be strong for me
Say a prayer every day in my memory
I'm sure it's helping me
To earn my feathers, to get some wings
And a halo and a harp and angelic things
And even though I'm gone and outta sight
Never worry about me, I'm alright.
And if I should die
Don't blame yourself and keep it locked inside
I'm alright!!
And everytime you cry
Don't break down and just keep me inside of your mind
I'm alright!!
You only saw the outside
Never knew what I was feeling
Now everyday you lay in bed staring at the ceiling
But you don't see me no more
You can fill your heart with memories and things from before
But everybody got a purpose in life
To survive and when the sun rise
You won't live to see another day
Just don't follow me, and live life your own way
I'll be in set and if you forget
Get the picture with the cord around my neck
Can you handle that?
See me underground and I'm stuck but it's cool
That's where I wanna be
Keep the drama in hand and outta sight
And know that I'ma be alright
And if I should die
Don't blame yourself and keep it locked inside
I'm alright!!
And everytime you cry
Don't break down and just keep me inside of your mind
I'm alright!!
Lyrics submitted by nikuku
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this song is a really good song. it explains that dispite how the person dies, you should know that they ar ehappier there than on earth. i know i would want everyone i know to hear this song when i die to remind them that i am happier now...
I LOVE THIS SONG
This song is about suicide. That is very clear, whenever i hear this song i think of my dude mark(R.I.P). I know that if he had left a note it would have been like this. Twiztid is the shit
i love this song its one of the only songs that can make me cry cause i know what it all feels like............Twiztid is the shit and i'm down with the fuckin clown forever!!!!
I know that when I die, I want this song to be played at my funeral for all to hear. I really agree with "darld" on this song.
this songs awsome
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!! it reminds me of the people ive lost and the thought of not wanting to follow them
This is like a suicide note. It reminds me of my friend who commited suicide, and kinda myself, only I'd never go that far. It just kinda reminds me of me bcuz of how people see me as a totally different person than who I really am inside, they only see what i show them outside. But it's just kinda saying that they had to do it and you couldnt do anything about and all you can do now is remember the good and not the bad. This would so be my suicide note, not that i would ever kill myself, but it just seems to say everything I would want to say.
this song makes me think of my boy fed-up and if he were here id ne so much happier. but he left a note and it was telling me to listen to this song and never forget him. i miss him so much and this song is deeply important to me.
I love this song! Whenever I feel suicidal I like to listen to it... I know if I ever do it and leave a note, it's gonna be something like this.