"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.
Take all that you can
Take it all
I know you'll do it again
Rape, rape me again
I'll take the fall
I know you'll do it again
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
No one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
You lie, and you lie again
You've got your plans
And you sure ain't no friend
Oh, there ain't no turning back
They say "you reap what you sow"
Hell, if that ain't a fact!
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
Ain't no one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
Ain't no one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
Take it all
I know you'll do it again
Rape, rape me again
I'll take the fall
I know you'll do it again
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
No one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
You lie, and you lie again
You've got your plans
And you sure ain't no friend
Oh, there ain't no turning back
They say "you reap what you sow"
Hell, if that ain't a fact!
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
Ain't no one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
Oh, another truth
And there's nowhere you can hide
Oh, in this house of doom
Ain't no one gets out alive
Oh, once you step inside
No one gets out alive
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Black label society is AWESOME. Zakk Wylde's voice is amazing, and why shouldn't it be? He was trained by OZZY. Basically, once you step into the 'House of Doom', or a lying, deceitful relationship, there's no way you can get out without severe consequences.
I love this song. I have no idea what was goin through his head when he wrote it but whatever it was, it made a fucking great song.
noone ever coments on BLS songs..why?
Okay, so I\'m an old drunk fart, listening to really good music. I believe this song is about life. My life. Your life. I don\'t know if Zack intended this to be the meaning, but this is what it is to me. If you follow my rambling through to the end, thanks for your indulgence. \n\nLYRICS (comments)\n\nTake all that you can, take it all, I know you\'ll do it again (living in this world takes all we\'ve got; at the end, there\'s nothing in this life that is left)\nRape, rape me again, I\'ll take the fall, I know you\'ll do it again (It\'s not fair, we ALL endure the unfair crap that is life in this existence; we tend to blame ourselves - take the fall - but it is this world that is to blame - NOT US.) \n\nOh, another truth, And there\'s nowhere you can hide (no one escapes death)\nOh, in this house of doom No one gets out alive (we all face physical death)\nOh, once you step inside (once your are born)\nNo one gets out alive (we all must physically die)\n\nYou lie, and you lie again (we BELIEVE we will live forever; we are invincible?)\nYou\'ve got your plans, and you sure ain\'t no friend (but we are deceived) \nOh, there ain\'t no turning back (our ships will eventually sink - we all die)\nThey say "you reap what you sow" Hell, if that ain\'t a fact! (in this physical existence, we leave "seeds", "our legacy", the imprints we leave on others)\n\nOh, another truth, and there\'s nowhere you can hide (yes, we ALL patriciate in this game)\nOh, in this house of doom; Ain\'t no one gets out alive (once born, you will eventually physically die)\nOh, once you step inside; No one gets out alive\n\n--- If you\'re listening and following along,\nhere is a totally frickin\' awesome musical bridge...\n\nPLEASE!!! feel free to critique or comment.
@chucymeows \r\nOkay, so it\'s Zakk, not Zack. I told you I was drunk, lol