"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.
And in the harbor she sleeps
On her anchor waiting direction
Then through the storms we align
Life and search forever after
So we gather our way to
Answer all of our failures
(Failures)
With hope and redemption
Rest inside the flames
Just continue the chase
Through the darkest
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
Set your sights to improve
We gather our way to
Answer all of our failures
(Failures)
With hope and redemption
Rest inside the flames
Continue the chase
Through the darkest
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
Set your sights to improve
Don't let the lights turn out
This watery grave
Inside every page
Avoiding, avoiding
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
And rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
On her anchor waiting direction
Then through the storms we align
Life and search forever after
So we gather our way to
Answer all of our failures
(Failures)
With hope and redemption
Rest inside the flames
Just continue the chase
Through the darkest
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
Set your sights to improve
We gather our way to
Answer all of our failures
(Failures)
With hope and redemption
Rest inside the flames
Continue the chase
Through the darkest
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
Set your sights to improve
Don't let the lights turn out
This watery grave
Inside every page
Avoiding, avoiding
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn out
Don't let the lights turn
Across the mouth
And into this ocean
We see through skin
To never forget
When all hope is lost
Hearts turn to lock
Set your sights to improve
And rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
Rest inside the flames
Lyrics submitted by matt3454, edited by jelomulawin
Elysium Lyrics as written by Brock Nicholas Lindow Steven Matthew Holt
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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