"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.
we both want the world but we both know that this gets old if i could open up my chest then maybe i could find a way to give you just a little piece of my heart
sometimes i would rather cut your lips right off your face than kiss them goodnight
but then sometimes you can make a room feel perfect when you try because a mouth full of lies will leave a sour taste that cuts just like a knife as it slides down your throat
you give up the world and fall to your knees to show me that you care
we could believe in windows but behind the broken glass are fairy tales
in her bedroom i am throwing pieces of what i wish i could be knowing that someday in her bedroom she will know. here we go
if i could find your eyes from across the room we have to try not to throw away this happiness if air explodes between us then this is more than just a feeling
today i woke up mising you another day goes by alone
we could believe in windows but behind the broken glass are fairy tales
not every movie has a happy ending but frame by frame i learn to love you when i see flowers bloom in your footsteps.
i learn to love you i learn to love you frame by frame
sometimes i would rather cut your lips right off your face than kiss them goodnight
but then sometimes you can make a room feel perfect when you try because a mouth full of lies will leave a sour taste that cuts just like a knife as it slides down your throat
you give up the world and fall to your knees to show me that you care
we could believe in windows but behind the broken glass are fairy tales
in her bedroom i am throwing pieces of what i wish i could be knowing that someday in her bedroom she will know. here we go
if i could find your eyes from across the room we have to try not to throw away this happiness if air explodes between us then this is more than just a feeling
today i woke up mising you another day goes by alone
we could believe in windows but behind the broken glass are fairy tales
not every movie has a happy ending but frame by frame i learn to love you when i see flowers bloom in your footsteps.
i learn to love you i learn to love you frame by frame
Lyrics submitted by XxTHRICExX
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