"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.
These words, I write them
No regard to the ink
I can formulate ideas and thoughts
Before I can think
All we need is a war boys
Or everything is right here
Nothing to fight for
What does the brain compare with the heart?
It's a good day to find a surprise
But luckily enough, everyday I find
One in your personal space
Bishop, keep to the skies, keep to the skies
Bishop, keep to the skies, keep to the skies
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
No regard to the ink
I can formulate ideas and thoughts
Before I can think
All we need is a war boys
Or everything is right here
Nothing to fight for
What does the brain compare with the heart?
It's a good day to find a surprise
But luckily enough, everyday I find
One in your personal space
Bishop, keep to the skies, keep to the skies
Bishop, keep to the skies, keep to the skies
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
What does the brain compare with the heart?
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