"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.
(scribe)
And I hope you feel my pain
Hope you don't forget my name
For the cause I claim Reason I came,
Tell me, was in all in vain
I walk all in chain
For the midnight rain
I sing And the man would say
Stop the music playing loud and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts its loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
(For dam nations near)
(pnc)
Yeah raise some hands say my name and let it rain X4
(scribe)
And I refuse to lose
No I never been a type to quit
Ill properly give it now
And just turn back around
And that's one of many differences
Because I don't care what the distance is
I told you ill take it all the way
I couldn't just walk away
And just pretend like I don't have more to say
Stop the music playing low and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts it's loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
They can't hold me down no more
They got to let me go .
(pnc)
Raise some hands say my name and let it rain X4
(scribe)
Cause I know what I got to do
I couldn't stop now even if I wanted to
They told me give it up its impossible
And if I bury my head in the sand like the ostriches do
And I'm young and I still got a lot to prove
Can't stop won't stop unstoppable
Elevated broken down all obstacles
Until I head a voice from other side of the room Telling me to
Stop the music playing low and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts it's loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
They can't hold me down no more
They got to let me go
(For dam nations near)
(pnc)
Yeah raise some hands say my name and let it rain X8
And I hope you feel my pain
Hope you don't forget my name
For the cause I claim Reason I came,
Tell me, was in all in vain
I walk all in chain
For the midnight rain
I sing And the man would say
Stop the music playing loud and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts its loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
(For dam nations near)
(pnc)
Yeah raise some hands say my name and let it rain X4
(scribe)
And I refuse to lose
No I never been a type to quit
Ill properly give it now
And just turn back around
And that's one of many differences
Because I don't care what the distance is
I told you ill take it all the way
I couldn't just walk away
And just pretend like I don't have more to say
Stop the music playing low and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts it's loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
They can't hold me down no more
They got to let me go .
(pnc)
Raise some hands say my name and let it rain X4
(scribe)
Cause I know what I got to do
I couldn't stop now even if I wanted to
They told me give it up its impossible
And if I bury my head in the sand like the ostriches do
And I'm young and I still got a lot to prove
Can't stop won't stop unstoppable
Elevated broken down all obstacles
Until I head a voice from other side of the room Telling me to
Stop the music playing low and clear
Instead I wanna hear
Oh lord that I wanna hear
Buts it's loud and clear
And its deep inside my soul
They can't hold me down no more
They got to let me go
(For dam nations near)
(pnc)
Yeah raise some hands say my name and let it rain X8
Lyrics submitted by missmuckjjj
Stop the Music Lyrics as written by Taina Rangi Keelan Sam Luke Hansen
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group
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