"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.
You say there's no place you'd rather be, when you're lying next to me
I say there's no-one I'd rather see, when you're lying next to me
You say that you never want to go, when you're lying next to me
I say that I want to take it slow, when you're lying next to me
Plastic stars in our private galaxy
Synthpop stars, come and play a show for me
You say you are totally complete, when you're lying next to me
I say even your tears will taste sweet, when you're lying next to me
You say a better place cannot be found, when you're lying next to me
I say let's make my bed a playground, when you're lying next to me
Plastic stars in our private galaxy
Synthpop stars, come and play a song for me
You say that you never want to go, when you're lying next to me
I say that I want to take it slow, when you're lying next to me
You say a better place cannot be found, when you're lying next to me
I say let's make my bed a playground, when you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me
I say there's no-one I'd rather see, when you're lying next to me
You say that you never want to go, when you're lying next to me
I say that I want to take it slow, when you're lying next to me
Plastic stars in our private galaxy
Synthpop stars, come and play a show for me
You say you are totally complete, when you're lying next to me
I say even your tears will taste sweet, when you're lying next to me
You say a better place cannot be found, when you're lying next to me
I say let's make my bed a playground, when you're lying next to me
Plastic stars in our private galaxy
Synthpop stars, come and play a song for me
You say that you never want to go, when you're lying next to me
I say that I want to take it slow, when you're lying next to me
You say a better place cannot be found, when you're lying next to me
I say let's make my bed a playground, when you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me
Lyrics submitted by beastlordy
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Yeah, Freezepop is GREAT!! And Heather, this was MY first ever heard song by them as well... We rock, yay! ;-)