"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.
Early in the morning
wake up to a bright blue sky.
Lightening comes at any time
To break it down and make it ugly.
I know that it's just for me,
Cause no one else can feel or understand.
That's alright because,
I can handle all that you throw down.
And I hope you find a perfect place
where skies are beautiful all of the time.
That's all that matters pretty pretty.
And I know that's all that you could care about.
There's no reason why you can't.
It's all about the icing
Nobody cares about what's inside.
You could see the outiside face.
It looks good it must be great.
And I know that is all you see.
What would it matter anyway,
Cause I could see right through,
Your pretty pretty skin, today.
And I hope you find a perfect place
where skies are beautiful all of the time.
That's all that matters pretty pretty.
And I know that's all that you could care about.
There's no reason why you can't.
No reason why I should try to go on anymore
My reasons all gone.
No reason why you should,
Try to make excuses to make me feel alright.
Excuses call for stupid reasons.
And I know that it's not much that I can offer right now.
Just give me one little second
And I will try my hardest
To make you feel like I'm someone else.
wake up to a bright blue sky.
Lightening comes at any time
To break it down and make it ugly.
I know that it's just for me,
Cause no one else can feel or understand.
That's alright because,
I can handle all that you throw down.
And I hope you find a perfect place
where skies are beautiful all of the time.
That's all that matters pretty pretty.
And I know that's all that you could care about.
There's no reason why you can't.
It's all about the icing
Nobody cares about what's inside.
You could see the outiside face.
It looks good it must be great.
And I know that is all you see.
What would it matter anyway,
Cause I could see right through,
Your pretty pretty skin, today.
And I hope you find a perfect place
where skies are beautiful all of the time.
That's all that matters pretty pretty.
And I know that's all that you could care about.
There's no reason why you can't.
No reason why I should try to go on anymore
My reasons all gone.
No reason why you should,
Try to make excuses to make me feel alright.
Excuses call for stupid reasons.
And I know that it's not much that I can offer right now.
Just give me one little second
And I will try my hardest
To make you feel like I'm someone else.
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This is such a pretty song, hense the title. I'm listening to it right now haha and that's how I got my username 'cause im a loser like that, so anyway...i think it's about how he's like in love with this girl and she leaves but he still really wants her to be happy no matter what. The icing part means that she only cares about guys from their looks and once she gets to know them she just gets bored and leaves. "just give me one little second and i will try my hardest to make you feel like i'm someone else" i loooveee that because he's just saying that he's not good enough so maybe if he was someone else he would be and she would love him again.
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