"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.
On the surface where we fought
Thats where your insides rot
So with a blow to your bow, take on water
A diver descends
A diver descends
Hey, did no one tell you?
Sunken ships belong underwater
In their slow descent to the ocean floor
They are so quickly forgotten
So as you disapear into the night time waters
How many will you take with you?
How many will you take with you?
So When your insides rot (x6)
A diver descends in pursuit of riches
As he drifts along your bow
He will laugh
He will laugh at the gaping void
That was the cause of your demise
He will enter to find there is no treasure here
Just a hollow mass of waste and death
On the surface where we fought
Thats where your insides rot
So with a blow to your bow
A Diver Descends
A Diver Descends
Take on water
We knew you didn't have it in you
Thats where your insides rot
So with a blow to your bow, take on water
A diver descends
A diver descends
Hey, did no one tell you?
Sunken ships belong underwater
In their slow descent to the ocean floor
They are so quickly forgotten
So as you disapear into the night time waters
How many will you take with you?
How many will you take with you?
So When your insides rot (x6)
A diver descends in pursuit of riches
As he drifts along your bow
He will laugh
He will laugh at the gaping void
That was the cause of your demise
He will enter to find there is no treasure here
Just a hollow mass of waste and death
On the surface where we fought
Thats where your insides rot
So with a blow to your bow
A Diver Descends
A Diver Descends
Take on water
We knew you didn't have it in you
Lyrics submitted by GODD
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"the twentieth century was entirely mine" could relate to titanic, being that it was one of/if not the most famous ship wreck of all time.. 1914 was the year it sank (20th century currect)
Hey, did no one tell you? Sunken ships belong underwater In their slow descent to the ocean floor They are so quickly forgotten So as you disapear into the night time waters How many will you take with you? ---this could relate to how remarkable it was that this ship remained underwater for nearly 70 years after it was sank before anyone seemed to give a damn to find it. how many will you take with you? -The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 people
the next part : A diver descends in pursuit of riches As he drifts along your bow He will laugh He will laugh at the gaping void That was the cause of your demise He will enter to find there is no treasure here Just a hollow mass of waste and death
it was claimed that it was "designed to be unsinkable". It was a great shock to many that despite the advanced technology and experienced crew, the Titanic still sank with a great loss of life. The diver "laughing" at the gaping void that was the cause of "your" demise could be the simplicity of how easily 1500 people could have survived if one error was fixed. also probably making fun of the fact that the media at the time was so sure and certain of their creation that they had no doubt it wouldn't sink.
this is by term probably the literal definition. i wouldn't doubt that there is an allegory within this but allegories are interpreted by whoever is perceiving the song, by opinion, not necessarily what the artist initially put out.