"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.
A new beginning
A new chapter of my life
Started the day
When I thought
It could be my last.
My eyes were wide shut but
I hadn't given up
Just thought I'd be walking
The world alone.
Out of the blue
There I met you,
Showed me a life I can't see without you,
And there's just no way,
That I can fight these emotions
Your energy running through me
Nobody can renew me like you.
Out of the blue
Can this be true!
Family and friends they were my life,
I wasn't one for butterflies
But you gave me love that I can't disguise.
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
No emotions,
My whole body felt like ice.
Needed to feel,
That the sun would shine my way.
My world had turned to dust
But I, had my faith and trust
Just thought I'd be walking,
The world alone.
Family and friends they were my life,
I wasn't one for butterflies,
But you gave me love that I can't disguise.
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
Out of the blue,
There I met you,
I can't believe that this happened so soon.
There's just no way,
That I can fight these emotions,
Your energy running through me.
(out of the blue)
(there I met you)
(showed me a life I can't see without you)
(out of the blue)
(there I met you)
(showed me a life I can't see without you)
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
A new chapter of my life
Started the day
When I thought
It could be my last.
My eyes were wide shut but
I hadn't given up
Just thought I'd be walking
The world alone.
Out of the blue
There I met you,
Showed me a life I can't see without you,
And there's just no way,
That I can fight these emotions
Your energy running through me
Nobody can renew me like you.
Out of the blue
Can this be true!
Family and friends they were my life,
I wasn't one for butterflies
But you gave me love that I can't disguise.
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
No emotions,
My whole body felt like ice.
Needed to feel,
That the sun would shine my way.
My world had turned to dust
But I, had my faith and trust
Just thought I'd be walking,
The world alone.
Family and friends they were my life,
I wasn't one for butterflies,
But you gave me love that I can't disguise.
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
Out of the blue,
There I met you,
I can't believe that this happened so soon.
There's just no way,
That I can fight these emotions,
Your energy running through me.
(out of the blue)
(there I met you)
(showed me a life I can't see without you)
(out of the blue)
(there I met you)
(showed me a life I can't see without you)
There will be times when we're apart,
I want you to know you're in my heart,
Growing into a beautiful garden.
Lyrics submitted by AgathaKavka
Out of the Blue Lyrics as written by Guy Chambers Delta Goodrem
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Exploration Group LLC
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