"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.
A condescending century caused a flaw in my feet because the cause was caused aloof I will
Take a step forward we must
But i always walk backwards
And my left and rights reserved for friends and family
Take a step forward we must
(She said my loves a raincoat)
But i always walk backwards
(So shower over me)
And my left and rights reserved for friends and family
(She said my loves a rainbow)
Yes you're welcome, your welcome
And if you want you can count the corners of every star
or ever letter in every word that you use in a day
But even if you could You still would never know
Take a step forward we must
But i always walk backwards
And my left and rights reserved for friends and family
Take a step forward we must
(She said my loves a raincoat)
But i always walk backwards
(So shower over me)
And my left and rights reserved for friends and family
(She said my loves a rainbow)
Yes you're welcome, your welcome
And if you want you can count the corners of every star
or ever letter in every word that you use in a day
But even if you could You still would never know
Lyrics submitted by RuthLess
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