"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.
And we're driving just as fast as we can
And we're racing to outrun the wind
It's just me and you
And you and me so wild eyed
So young, bright eyed and free
And we're trying to get out of here
And a small town romance draws ever near
And I swear we're in a movie
The highlight comes when you kiss me
The stereo sings our song
And we don't hesitate to sing along
Drive to dream to live,
We could see the world tonight
Here to hope tomorrow
We could see the world
And we're miles from the middle of nowhere
And neither of us seems to care
And that's why I love you so,
Shut your mouth girl
No one has to know
And time seems to drip like Dali
And neither of us has a place to be
So for once and forever tell me
All of your dreams
And we're racing to outrun the wind
It's just me and you
And you and me so wild eyed
So young, bright eyed and free
And we're trying to get out of here
And a small town romance draws ever near
And I swear we're in a movie
The highlight comes when you kiss me
The stereo sings our song
And we don't hesitate to sing along
Drive to dream to live,
We could see the world tonight
Here to hope tomorrow
We could see the world
And we're miles from the middle of nowhere
And neither of us seems to care
And that's why I love you so,
Shut your mouth girl
No one has to know
And time seems to drip like Dali
And neither of us has a place to be
So for once and forever tell me
All of your dreams
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this song is great. i wish there was more lyrics for this band.
its a good song ...and yes there needs to be more lyrics for this band!
anberlin makes me dance around like a twelve year-old school boy :)
I found a little flaw in the lyrics. So, here are the correct lyrics:
And we're driving just as fast as we can And we're racing to outrun the wind It's just me and you and you and me So wild and so young, bright-eyed and free
And we're trying to get lost from here As a small town romance draws ever near And I swear we're in a movie The highlight comes when you kiss me
And the stereo sings our sing And we don't hesitate sing
And we're miles from the middle of nowhere And neither of us seems to care And that's why I love you so-o-o So shut your mouth girl no one has to know And times seems to drip like Dali And neither of us has any place to be So once and forever tell me all, tell me all of your dreams
And the stereo sings our song And we don't hesitate just sing Is this what driving brings? All the while we're singing off key
Is this what driving brings? All the while we're singing off key
And we're driving just as fast as we can And we're racing to outrun the wind And the stereo sings our song We don't hesitate just sing along And the stereo sings our song We don't hesitate just sing
Is this what driving brings all the while we're singing off key?
Is this what driving brings All the while we're singing off key
Is this what driving brings...
(That should be exactly how the song is..)
Anyone got the Ready Fuels lyrics?
great song.
hooray for AnBerlin! I saw them at Copeland's release party.. word is they're touring with Further Seems Forever this summer.. :O! XD! Stephen is so freakin great.. super nice guy :)
and yeah, this song is great. <3
sar/ah.
best band to come out of orlando. unsung zeros and o*town are both second best.
We Dreamed In Heist is the name of this song and Blueprints For The Black Market is a great album. Anberlin rocks
umm actually it's titled "Autobahn" (track 7 on the CD) although "We Dreamt In Heist" is an awesome song too.