"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.
You can't trust anyone
'Cause you're untrustable
How can you trust someone you know can't trust you?
You won't help anyone
'Cause you're unusable
No one can tie you down
No, you're nobody's fool
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And God is whoever you're performing for
And God is whoever you perform for
You don't like anything
'Cause you're unlikable
All because you're not interested in you anymore
It's so unthinkable
'Cause you don't think of it
How many ideas can fit in your reality
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And God is whoever you're performing for
And God is whoever you perform for
I know you
Feel the things you see
You know they're true
What are you gonna do?
Why can't you
Empathize with Jesus' point of view?
What are you gonna do?
Can you feel the darkness shining through?
What are you gonna do?
Why can't you
Move yourself like other people do?
What are you gonna do?
I know you
Wouldn't be the way you feel if you could choose
What are you gonna do?
Can you feel the darkness shining through?
What are you gonna do?
'Cause you're untrustable
How can you trust someone you know can't trust you?
You won't help anyone
'Cause you're unusable
No one can tie you down
No, you're nobody's fool
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And God is whoever you're performing for
And God is whoever you perform for
You don't like anything
'Cause you're unlikable
All because you're not interested in you anymore
It's so unthinkable
'Cause you don't think of it
How many ideas can fit in your reality
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And I'd love to see it but it's something you just feel
And I'd like to feel it but it just isn't real
And God is whoever you're performing for
And God is whoever you perform for
I know you
Feel the things you see
You know they're true
What are you gonna do?
Why can't you
Empathize with Jesus' point of view?
What are you gonna do?
Can you feel the darkness shining through?
What are you gonna do?
Why can't you
Move yourself like other people do?
What are you gonna do?
I know you
Wouldn't be the way you feel if you could choose
What are you gonna do?
Can you feel the darkness shining through?
What are you gonna do?
Lyrics submitted by evanreyes
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ABSOLUTELY one of my fav songs... this album is the best album IMO. I mean its just insane how good this song is along wth the song before it, kicked in the sun. on this track at the 2:44 mark doug works his guitar into this melodic place and then it just becomes euphoric at about 3:30... just simply amazing music. And the lyrics.. you cant trust anyone, cuz your untrustable... SO TRUE!!
Amen. Mid February 2012. Truth.
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