"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.
It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
Then it's the feeling like you're also glad you came
And it's the moment she'll remember you're alive
It is the air you breathe, the element of fire
It is that flower that you took the time to smell
It is the power that you know you got as well
It is the fear inside that you can overcome
This is the orchestra, the rhythm and the drum
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
It is the soundtrack of your ever flowing life
It is the wind beneath your feet that makes you fly
It is the beautiful game that you choose to play
When you step out into the world to start your day
You show your face and take it in and scream and pray
You're gonna win it for yourself and us today
It is the gold, the green, the yellow and the grey
The red and sweat and tears, the love you go, hey!
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
Força! força! Força! força!
Closer to the sky, closer way up high, oh
Mais perto do céu, mais perto do céu!
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
And it's the feeling like you're also glad you came
And it's the moment she'll remember you're alive
It is the air you breathe, the element of fire
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
Pode parar, este amor, este amor
É tão grande e tão forte
Come on!
Then it's the feeling like you're also glad you came
And it's the moment she'll remember you're alive
It is the air you breathe, the element of fire
It is that flower that you took the time to smell
It is the power that you know you got as well
It is the fear inside that you can overcome
This is the orchestra, the rhythm and the drum
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
It is the soundtrack of your ever flowing life
It is the wind beneath your feet that makes you fly
It is the beautiful game that you choose to play
When you step out into the world to start your day
You show your face and take it in and scream and pray
You're gonna win it for yourself and us today
It is the gold, the green, the yellow and the grey
The red and sweat and tears, the love you go, hey!
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
Força! força! Força! força!
Closer to the sky, closer way up high, oh
Mais perto do céu, mais perto do céu!
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém pode parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
And it's the feeling like you're also glad you came
And it's the moment she'll remember you're alive
It is the air you breathe, the element of fire
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma força que ninguém parar
Como uma força, como uma força
Como uma fome que ninguém pode matar
Pode parar, este amor, este amor
É tão grande e tão forte
Come on!
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