"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.
All your twisted thoughts free flow
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning to us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true 'cause we're too young
I know that's true because so long I was
So in love with you
So I thought
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods you learn to much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies about the times
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it
Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last between
Slowly romance says good night
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it
Hurt the first, the last healing
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning to us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true 'cause we're too young
I know that's true because so long I was
So in love with you
So I thought
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods you learn to much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies about the times
A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it
Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last between
Slowly romance says good night
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it
Hurt the first, the last healing
And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
Lyrics submitted by QBlue_12, edited by magilla1966, cdconn
So I Thought Lyrics as written by Sameer Bhattacharya Howard Benson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"It can't be true 'cause we're too young...I know that's true because so long I was so in love with you": shes saying that she was waiting for him and loving him long before she knew exactly who he was
"I'm not faithless...Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose": what an amazing line...I know I feel that way a lot...I try so hard to always have faith in God's plan for me...but sometimes its hard to be waiting for it...even though my faith is always there, its hard to not be afraid that things aren't going to happen as soon as I hope...its the doubt that creeps up when you don't want it to
"And I'm praying that we will see something there in between then and there that exceeds all we can dream": having faith in God puting you and 'the one' in the right place at the right time and having sparks fly between you...praying for the moment that you meet the one you've been waiting for...having it be even better than you could ever have imagined
"And all these twisted thoughts I see Jesus there in between": having faith in the Lord to create your relationship when the time is right and to forever be a part of it
I completely love this song and everything it says. It makes me all twitterpatted over the one Im waiting for. Whoever he is.
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I completely agrree! And I LOVE this song!! Its the best song ever!!!! I love the meaning to!!! And I think you explain it more than perfectly!!!
This song absolutely helped save my life! I am IN LOVE with this song. And all you said is totally true. I also think the part where it says, "And I'm praying that we will see something there in between," is about Jesus ant how He is our light and path to heaven. He is the sole connection we have with our God and He was on earth to help us see that. HE is between us and Heaven/God.