"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.
Let it come down let it come down
Let it come down let it come down
I am thinking out loud,thinking out loud
Give me your car
You're alone and you stand there
On the phone, cryin' my name
You're alone desolation
Broken heart
Won't you let it calm down
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Let it come down let it come down
Let it come down let it come down
I am thinking out loud,thinking out loud
Give me your car
I am alone drivin' out here
Comin' home loosin' my head
On the road but I am not there
Montreal won't you let it calm down
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Won't you let it come down let it come down
Ooohh that's how the story goes
It's been a long way home
Don't wanna loose you my love
My love,my love
Take me take me take me take me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
(Won't you let it come down)
Come down please come help me out
(Won't you help me out)
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Let it come down let it come down
I am thinking out loud,thinking out loud
Give me your car
You're alone and you stand there
On the phone, cryin' my name
You're alone desolation
Broken heart
Won't you let it calm down
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Let it come down let it come down
Let it come down let it come down
I am thinking out loud,thinking out loud
Give me your car
I am alone drivin' out here
Comin' home loosin' my head
On the road but I am not there
Montreal won't you let it calm down
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Won't you let it come down let it come down
Ooohh that's how the story goes
It's been a long way home
Don't wanna loose you my love
My love,my love
Take me take me take me take me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
Take me take me get me out of here
(Won't you let it come down)
Come down please come help me out
(Won't you help me out)
Take me take me get me out of here
Come down please come help me out
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i really like this song, very up beat and addictive
This song rocks.. I can't believe there's only one comment!! Let it come down.
Its about wanting to escape from everything
we sesly need more posts on mobile. Maybe cuz mobile is canadian and a new artist.. Anway, THEY ARE AWESOME i love this song it's just so awesome for karioke
we sesly need more posts on mobile. Maybe cuz mobile is canadian and a new artist.. Anway, THEY ARE AWESOME i love this song it's just so awesome for karioke
This song really confuses me :\ But I'll give it my best
He's sick of all the drama and stuff going on in Montreal and just wants it all to go away like a bad dream.
I'm from Montreal, Canada, though, Ev