"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 your eyes could cry their color,
i would save a tear to paint my most precious dreams.
life fading stars falling in front of me,
your selfish pride kills me inside.
if your asking me to forget, i wont let you.
i need this. i need you.
all because your lying lips wanted to know,
what it would be like to watch my heart fall apart in your kiss.
promises provoke lies.
(i need this. i need you. if youre asking me to forget. i wont let you.
im so lost in this. you own me. you owe me more memories.
you think im over this?)
i could never be that strong.
white lies are still lies.
white lies are still lies.
you live, loving my pain.
ive tried to forget,
how your kiss stained my lips.
(and i will always remember the way each petal ends.
as i fall to the floor and your arms arent there to catch me.
for the last time.)
i promise to forget, for as long as you can hold you breath.
i need you. i hate you. why cant you fucking die?
this will never end. this will never end. this will never end.
(you finally taught me how to love. by hating everthing but yourself.
you told me that every tear should make me stronger,
but they just bring me closer to nothing, and no one.
never again will i be afraid to be alone,
because being alone is better than dying for you)
never again will i be afraid to be alone,
because being alone is better than dying for you
i would save a tear to paint my most precious dreams.
life fading stars falling in front of me,
your selfish pride kills me inside.
if your asking me to forget, i wont let you.
i need this. i need you.
all because your lying lips wanted to know,
what it would be like to watch my heart fall apart in your kiss.
promises provoke lies.
(i need this. i need you. if youre asking me to forget. i wont let you.
im so lost in this. you own me. you owe me more memories.
you think im over this?)
i could never be that strong.
white lies are still lies.
white lies are still lies.
you live, loving my pain.
ive tried to forget,
how your kiss stained my lips.
(and i will always remember the way each petal ends.
as i fall to the floor and your arms arent there to catch me.
for the last time.)
i promise to forget, for as long as you can hold you breath.
i need you. i hate you. why cant you fucking die?
this will never end. this will never end. this will never end.
(you finally taught me how to love. by hating everthing but yourself.
you told me that every tear should make me stronger,
but they just bring me closer to nothing, and no one.
never again will i be afraid to be alone,
because being alone is better than dying for you)
never again will i be afraid to be alone,
because being alone is better than dying for you
Lyrics submitted by Gray
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whoa..i do the same thing. thats weird.