"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.
Cuando despiertes un día y sientas que no puedes más
Que en el nombre del de arriba tu vida van a manejar
Si sientes que el miedo se pega a tu piel
Por ser comunero y justicia querer
Si te rindes hermano, por ti nunca pensarás
Cuando vayan a pedirte los diezmos a fin de mes
Y la santa inquisición te invite a confesar
Por eso amigo tú alza la voz
Di que nunca pediste opinión
Si es verdad que existe un Dios que trabaje de sol a sol
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Si no hay pan para los tuyos y ves muy gordo al abad
Si su virgen viste de oro, desnúdala
Cómo van a silenciar al jilguero o al canario
Si no hay cárcel ni tumba para el canto libertario
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Cabrones
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Que en el nombre del de arriba tu vida van a manejar
Si sientes que el miedo se pega a tu piel
Por ser comunero y justicia querer
Si te rindes hermano, por ti nunca pensarás
Cuando vayan a pedirte los diezmos a fin de mes
Y la santa inquisición te invite a confesar
Por eso amigo tú alza la voz
Di que nunca pediste opinión
Si es verdad que existe un Dios que trabaje de sol a sol
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Si no hay pan para los tuyos y ves muy gordo al abad
Si su virgen viste de oro, desnúdala
Cómo van a silenciar al jilguero o al canario
Si no hay cárcel ni tumba para el canto libertario
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Ponte en pie, alza el puño y ven
A la fiesta pagana, en la hoguera hay de beber
De la misma condición no es el pueblo ni un señor
Ellos tienen el clero y nosotros nuestro sudor
Cabrones
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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Fiesta Pagana Lyrics as written by Jesus Maria Hernandez Gil
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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when you say "they are against the catholic church and all the bad thing they HAVE done" how can you be against something that isn't true anymore....the inquisition was a long time ago...so they are practically against nothing......im not trying to say that Fiesta pagana is meaningless song its just that i think jay worded it wrong or somethng..i dunno ...thing of that sort you know?? (oh and it is Fiesta pagana i already clarified that heheh)
You stopped reading the newspapers somewhere in the 14th century :) Just last about 2 years ago there were 1000s of people leaving church cause their priests were abusing children in a way nobody should & def. not a priest. And what goes on behind the Vatican walls ? I have a cousin that worked there for almost 20 years until he just quit cause he could not bear it anymore. That were the words he used (never told me in detail) but actually he loved his job. Every religion is as well big business & where a lot of money is involved there will always be the good of a few the most important instead the good of the whole community. God needs no religion. And I see you have not the slightest idea about paganism, wicca etc. No need to. But then just listen to the music or don't - but spare others with childish comments. :) Ty