"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.
Breathe in breathe out I'm tired of holding my breath
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
Isn't life more valuable than just existing
And aren't dreams more valid than just simple wishing
Force myself to listen sit in the silent golden as it may be at times
It feels violent but I'll be patient and wait for your calm to come
Even though I get anxious and feel the urge to run for
I know where my strength comes from even though
I get anxious and feel the urge to run
Breathe in breathe out I'm tired of holding my breath
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
Sometimes you feel like no one can stop you
And other times you feel like you have nothing to offer like right now
I might be scared to death of death and tomorrow
I won't even care about my next breath left in the dark
Mad I can't see somewhere between pride and apathy
And I continue on and press past the chaos I feel I just wish for one moment
It would all stand still for real I wish the world would just stop
And let me catch my breath return to that place of child
Like rest in attempts to gain more sometimes you come up less
It's got me wanting to get away I guess were all looking for a place of simplicity
But it's a complex world and you can't hide from it's activity but it sure would be nice
To leave the world around so I run towards the sun to shed the earth that surrounds
Breathe in breathe out I'm tired of holding my breath
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
Isn't life more valuable than just existing
And aren't dreams more valid than just simple wishing
Force myself to listen sit in the silent golden as it may be at times
It feels violent but I'll be patient and wait for your calm to come
Even though I get anxious and feel the urge to run for
I know where my strength comes from even though
I get anxious and feel the urge to run
Breathe in breathe out I'm tired of holding my breath
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
Sometimes you feel like no one can stop you
And other times you feel like you have nothing to offer like right now
I might be scared to death of death and tomorrow
I won't even care about my next breath left in the dark
Mad I can't see somewhere between pride and apathy
And I continue on and press past the chaos I feel I just wish for one moment
It would all stand still for real I wish the world would just stop
And let me catch my breath return to that place of child
Like rest in attempts to gain more sometimes you come up less
It's got me wanting to get away I guess were all looking for a place of simplicity
But it's a complex world and you can't hide from it's activity but it sure would be nice
To leave the world around so I run towards the sun to shed the earth that surrounds
Breathe in breathe out I'm tired of holding my breath
It's been a while since I've seen this side surface feeling far from home
And distant from purpose worthless this earth is
I wished to vanish from it is it pointless or am I too stupid to take advantage of it
Lyrics submitted by oneradchika
Breathe Lyrics as written by Grant Harrison Todd Collins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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