"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.
I don't want to hear you say you're sorry
I don't want to hear you say we can start all over again
I think you must think that I'm stupid
Well, I might be stupid for the rest of my life
But, ill never be stupid to you again
I just want it all to go away
Yeah
Just go away
Yeah
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to hear your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I'm not going to settle for less
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
I don't want to hear about your damage
I don't want to hear you say
That you think I'm damaged too
Because I know you know that the damage in me
Is from the horrible things
You say and do
I know that the damage in me
Comes from the damage in you
I just want it all
To go away
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to hear your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I'm not going to settle for less
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
Yeah
Just go away
Yeah
I don't want to talk about it
I don't want to hear your lies
I don't want to talk about it
And I don't understand why you just do not realize
I don't want to hear you say you're sorry
I don't want to hear you say we can start all over again
Whoa
(Whoa)
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
And I don't want to know your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I can picture our lives without you
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
I can see the light above me
Hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to know your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I don't want to hear you say we can start all over again
I think you must think that I'm stupid
Well, I might be stupid for the rest of my life
But, ill never be stupid to you again
I just want it all to go away
Yeah
Just go away
Yeah
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to hear your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I'm not going to settle for less
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
I don't want to hear about your damage
I don't want to hear you say
That you think I'm damaged too
Because I know you know that the damage in me
Is from the horrible things
You say and do
I know that the damage in me
Comes from the damage in you
I just want it all
To go away
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to hear your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I'm not going to settle for less
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
Yeah
Just go away
Yeah
I don't want to talk about it
I don't want to hear your lies
I don't want to talk about it
And I don't understand why you just do not realize
I don't want to hear you say you're sorry
I don't want to hear you say we can start all over again
Whoa
(Whoa)
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new song
And I don't want to know your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
I can see the light above me
I hear the sound of a brand new day
I can picture our lives without you
And I don't think things are ever going to change
I just want it all to go away
I can see the light above me
Hear the sound of a brand new song
I don't want to know your reasons
Because I know what's right
I know what's wrong
Lyrics submitted by prayingmantis84
New Blue Champion Lyrics as written by Craig Montoya Art Alexakis
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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