"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.
I can hear your soft, soft voice sliding down the walls
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
So when I saw this place that I couldn't resist
All these beautiful things yes, I had to persist
When I went to touch them they'd act so tame
But underneath the glitter there was so much pain
Someone started talking
Way below the pitch I read
I couldn't really hear what they were saying
But it really didn't bother me oh no
I was on my way, yeah
To being lost all over again
I'm following this girl into the ocean
Now I'm drowned in, in a mermaid's bed
'Til I hold my breathe, I shoot through the chamber
On my way to losing some friends
I can hear your soft, soft voice sliding down the walls
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
Now all your life has been wasted, chasing after me
And now you've got the nerve to come and put it all on me, yeah
I love how these things come full circle, every time
Swinging around like a racking ball in your fragile soul
You can run, but the scars you can never hide
Oh, your face is giving you away
And the truth hurts more than the matter
And the sun screams louder at night
I can hear your soft, soft voice sliding down the walls
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
Oh, do you know where you are, do you at all?
Do you know where you are, do you at all?
Know where you are, my green hell
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
So when I saw this place that I couldn't resist
All these beautiful things yes, I had to persist
When I went to touch them they'd act so tame
But underneath the glitter there was so much pain
Someone started talking
Way below the pitch I read
I couldn't really hear what they were saying
But it really didn't bother me oh no
I was on my way, yeah
To being lost all over again
I'm following this girl into the ocean
Now I'm drowned in, in a mermaid's bed
'Til I hold my breathe, I shoot through the chamber
On my way to losing some friends
I can hear your soft, soft voice sliding down the walls
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
Now all your life has been wasted, chasing after me
And now you've got the nerve to come and put it all on me, yeah
I love how these things come full circle, every time
Swinging around like a racking ball in your fragile soul
You can run, but the scars you can never hide
Oh, your face is giving you away
And the truth hurts more than the matter
And the sun screams louder at night
I can hear your soft, soft voice sliding down the walls
And I feel a green light kissing my face
Tell me when you wake up, is this where you're gonna be?
You don't think I'll notice but I can wait for you to leave
Oh, do you know where you are, do you at all?
Do you know where you are, do you at all?
Know where you are, my green hell
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I believe its about going back to the same person over and over because you cant get enough of them, you get the green light everytime you see them. That in the morning you hope they want to stay and make something out of this hookup, but you know that theres going to be pain in the end. Your friends are telling you to stay away from this person, but you wont listen even if it means losing some of them over it. They were chasing you and now youre chasing them, and the reason they wont stay is because you hurt them in the first place. so no matter how much you chase them now its never gonna work.
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