"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.
Give me a home
Where the past won't pay no mind
In case I'm bringing my own
Bring me a team of replacements
Just in case
The place I'm taking's my own, own, own
Own, own, own
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Tell me I'm numb
I'll be back in just a shake
To see how my babies have grown
Circle the chairs
To protect us from the law
In case you needed my own, own, own
Own, own, own
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Where the past won't pay no mind
In case I'm bringing my own
Bring me a team of replacements
Just in case
The place I'm taking's my own, own, own
Own, own, own
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Tell me I'm numb
I'll be back in just a shake
To see how my babies have grown
Circle the chairs
To protect us from the law
In case you needed my own, own, own
Own, own, own
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
Three or four out of us
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i dont usually like female singers, idk why. but i really like this song. sounds like its a bout a woman whos a fugative running from the law or something. idk...anyone else?
Anyone else think it's sort of ironic that Neko and Kathryn are singing "Bring me a team of replacements, Just in case the place I'm taking's my own", considering that Kathryn is Neko's replacement at live shows? Great song anyways.
I believe this song is about going through divorce, and afterwards living a little more selfishly because you're creating a new life for yourself. The line "I'll be back in Shake to see how my babies have grown" makes me think of joint custody where one of the parents has moved far away. The line "bring me a team of replacements in case the place I'm taking's my own" sounds like someone who is dating but doesn't rule getting back into a serious relationship, making themselves feel a little cold because they've already had a family and now they're bringing a new mommy or daddy into the picture for their kids to adjust to, or possibly feel abandoned by.