"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.
It's always blue and black or breaking skin,
well cover up girl, we'll finally begin.
And you breath me in so well,
in your room under the cover of this night.
We are safe; we are, as long as you whisper.
But my eye was caught by your picture.
That's hanging from your mirror,
like something you forgot.
I'll say that we couldnt sleep
just staring at the clock.
But when numbers seem to blur
and reflection is lost,
anything is love as you stare into your box.
So now we're used to the rain.
We can swim and I'll say we were never worried.
Because the floods will only bring
the coast, and Atlantic closer.
I thought I told you girl,
I thought I showed you the reason
that all I truly want is to get in your head.
And steal your imagery,
so we can both go
to your second story house.
You would never beleive this snow.
It gets so heavy on our lungs.
But it's creeping up your walls
and closing down the roads.
But I swear i'm loving while.
I swear I still will hide away from the cold.
I swear we're almost there we'll be safe inside
Down the stairs to your room where I could stay for days
The substance is over us, please don't do this love
'Cause this may never change oh but I'm still here, so they say
well cover up girl, we'll finally begin.
And you breath me in so well,
in your room under the cover of this night.
We are safe; we are, as long as you whisper.
But my eye was caught by your picture.
That's hanging from your mirror,
like something you forgot.
I'll say that we couldnt sleep
just staring at the clock.
But when numbers seem to blur
and reflection is lost,
anything is love as you stare into your box.
So now we're used to the rain.
We can swim and I'll say we were never worried.
Because the floods will only bring
the coast, and Atlantic closer.
I thought I told you girl,
I thought I showed you the reason
that all I truly want is to get in your head.
And steal your imagery,
so we can both go
to your second story house.
You would never beleive this snow.
It gets so heavy on our lungs.
But it's creeping up your walls
and closing down the roads.
But I swear i'm loving while.
I swear I still will hide away from the cold.
I swear we're almost there we'll be safe inside
Down the stairs to your room where I could stay for days
The substance is over us, please don't do this love
'Cause this may never change oh but I'm still here, so they say
Lyrics submitted by Capers, edited by carefuldaze, shoalla
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I am curious, but is the lead male vocals the guy from The Lindsay Diaries? Maybe this is a pointless question..but I decided to ask. Thanks.
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