"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.
Kill the turkey,
shoot him down,
pluck his feathers,
make him ground, make burgers.
Kill the cow,
slit his throat,
let him bleed,
make steaks, make burgers good to eat.
Kill the beast,
who took our dirt.
Oh, black gold
If you want it bad enough
keep your eyes on the prize
Kiss the clever one who said
you made your bed,
now lie in it, die in it.
Kiss the shit that hit the fan
when you went and killed another man.
If you want it bad enough
keep your eyes on the prize
shoot him down,
pluck his feathers,
make him ground, make burgers.
Kill the cow,
slit his throat,
let him bleed,
make steaks, make burgers good to eat.
Kill the beast,
who took our dirt.
Oh, black gold
If you want it bad enough
keep your eyes on the prize
Kiss the clever one who said
you made your bed,
now lie in it, die in it.
Kiss the shit that hit the fan
when you went and killed another man.
If you want it bad enough
keep your eyes on the prize
Lyrics submitted by xwecanlivelikethis
Kill The Turkey Lyrics as written by Meredith Marie Godreau
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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