"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.
Is anyone alive out there?
Can anyone hear me?
No...
As I wonder why the thoughts start to fill my mind
Giving into you feeling used and abused
Pleasure replaces pain, I've gone and done it again
It's something that I can't control
Nobody to blame, but I feel no shame
Staring into your eyes feeding you more lies
One day I'll get whats mine, but until then
I feel no shame
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
Acting on instinct, what the fuck did you think?
Look into the sky I'm staring wondering why?
You can call me heartless but I can't control
I gave into temptation a long time ago
A feeling of pain close your eyes I promise you wont feel thing
Because to me its just a game
Remember one thing
I feel no shame
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go away
Lie
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into (You giving in)
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
Can anyone hear me?
No...
As I wonder why the thoughts start to fill my mind
Giving into you feeling used and abused
Pleasure replaces pain, I've gone and done it again
It's something that I can't control
Nobody to blame, but I feel no shame
Staring into your eyes feeding you more lies
One day I'll get whats mine, but until then
I feel no shame
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
I (Go, go, go)
Acting on instinct, what the fuck did you think?
Look into the sky I'm staring wondering why?
You can call me heartless but I can't control
I gave into temptation a long time ago
A feeling of pain close your eyes I promise you wont feel thing
Because to me its just a game
Remember one thing
I feel no shame
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go
I (I)
Feel no
Shame (Shame)
Just go away
Lie
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Why won't you look at me? (Won't you look at me?)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into you (Giving into you)
Giving into (You giving in)
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
I'm giving in
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i just realized something right now.... the beginning part, the verse that goes "Is anyone alive out there? Can anyone here me?" that's from Titanic, its from that one scene near the end when they were looknig for survivors ....sorry but i just had to point that out....
yeah i always loved this song then i was watching titanic the other day and hes like is anyone alive out there and then i knew the next line was can anyone hear me.....i wonder why they used that......