"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.
El alcalde mentiroso
Da mentiras, se pone en poder
El alcalde mentiroso
USA scuelas, enganan ak joven
El alcalde mentiroso
Rompe promesasas, USA al pobre
El alcalde mentiroso
Policia maldita, prote jerlp a el
Mierda al alcalde, maldito un infiel
Mierda al alcalde, un cambio hay que hacer
Los ricos son ladrones
husa al hobrero, roba al pobre
Los ricos son ladrones
Somos sus esclavos, sudando para el
Los ricos son ladrones
Te enfermas, te botan, sin pagatute vas
Los ricos son ladrones
Policia maldita, proterjerlo a el
Mierda al rico, maldito un infiel
Mierda al rico, un cambio hay que hacer
La relijion es proqueria
Husan a dios, asustan al pobre
La relijion es proqueria
Rovan tu dinero, usando la biblia
La relijion es proqueria
So pecadores, enganan a fieles
La relijion es proqueria
Mataron al inca, conquistadors infiels
Mierda religiosa, dubuelve nuestra fe
Mierda religiosa, vas cambio hay que hacer
Todo el mundo maldecido
El rico eplota, tierra haire y mar
Todo el mundo maldecido
Solo por dinero, matan sin piedad
Mierda mundialista, un cambio hay que hacer
Da mentiras, se pone en poder
El alcalde mentiroso
USA scuelas, enganan ak joven
El alcalde mentiroso
Rompe promesasas, USA al pobre
El alcalde mentiroso
Policia maldita, prote jerlp a el
Mierda al alcalde, maldito un infiel
Mierda al alcalde, un cambio hay que hacer
Los ricos son ladrones
husa al hobrero, roba al pobre
Los ricos son ladrones
Somos sus esclavos, sudando para el
Los ricos son ladrones
Te enfermas, te botan, sin pagatute vas
Los ricos son ladrones
Policia maldita, proterjerlo a el
Mierda al rico, maldito un infiel
Mierda al rico, un cambio hay que hacer
La relijion es proqueria
Husan a dios, asustan al pobre
La relijion es proqueria
Rovan tu dinero, usando la biblia
La relijion es proqueria
So pecadores, enganan a fieles
La relijion es proqueria
Mataron al inca, conquistadors infiels
Mierda religiosa, dubuelve nuestra fe
Mierda religiosa, vas cambio hay que hacer
Todo el mundo maldecido
El rico eplota, tierra haire y mar
Todo el mundo maldecido
Solo por dinero, matan sin piedad
Mierda mundialista, un cambio hay que hacer
Lyrics submitted by themorningstar_xxx
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This ish a great fricken song especially since its en espanol. Lol does anyone else think Jorge is fucking nuts? It amazing how he sings.. I wonder if he gets sore throats... Im serious..
The casualties are great.
a mi me gusta a los CASUALTIES. Es un muy bien cancion y no son mentirosos a este mierda mundial. i love the casualties its a really good song, and they dont lie about the shitty world. I FUCKING LOVE THE CASUALTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! meggers is a hot bitch.
Religion Is Scam!!!!!!!!!
Ficking ehrfurchtgebietend!
can sum1 pleeze translate this song 4 me!! idont speek spanish... but i still like the song.....heheheh okie...
before the wars you could again return to your houses and start a new life everything was left behind a new life everything was left behind
son of a bitch the lying goverment the lies,are put to power the lying goverment schools in the usa,lie to the youth the lying govermnet damn police protect them fuck the goverment,its all a damn lie fuck the goverment,somethings gotta change
the rich are theives they use the rich and robb the poor the rich are theives we are their slaves sweating for them the rich are theives you get sick they can you, you go without pay the rich are theives damn police protect them fuck the rich,its all a damn lie fuck the rich,something has to change
religion is bullshit they use god and scare the poor religion is bullshit they rob your money using the bible religion is bullshit they are sinners,betraying the faithful they will kill the inca,conquering all damn religion give us back our faith damn religiousness,something has to change the whole world is going to hell
the rich exploit,earth,wind and ocean the whole world is going to hell just for money,they kill without remorse damn goverment somethings gotta change
[so there it is in english...]
-Sara
Kik ass motha f*cking song \m/ I'm glad I'm bilingual lol.