"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 realise how you've been broken,
To bear the guilt of sins unspoken
Your distant eyes and pained expression,
Unrecognised in your reflection
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Yeah!
I understand they once controlled you,
Condemned your thoughts and never told you
Erased your self-esteem and trust
Stripped down to nothing
The innocence of a child that's forever lost
And noone can hurt you now,
You're here and you're safe and sound
Safe and sound, oh yeah,
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Safe and sound, you're safe and sound, no...
Noone can hurt you now,
Now that you're here you're safe and sound
Safe and sound, oh yeah,
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Safe and sound, you're safe and sound...
To bear the guilt of sins unspoken
Your distant eyes and pained expression,
Unrecognised in your reflection
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Yeah!
I understand they once controlled you,
Condemned your thoughts and never told you
Erased your self-esteem and trust
Stripped down to nothing
The innocence of a child that's forever lost
And noone can hurt you now,
You're here and you're safe and sound
Safe and sound, oh yeah,
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Safe and sound, you're safe and sound, no...
Noone can hurt you now,
Now that you're here you're safe and sound
Safe and sound, oh yeah,
Where do you run to now?
When will you ever feel safe and sound?
Safe and sound, you're safe and sound...
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This is the song hidden on the IV cd
what the fuck?! i don't have this song on MY IV cd? i got fuckin ripped off. i hope it aint too good
its on i think on a special store's album
heres the song though
youtube.com/watch
Yeah this song is, as well as "I Thought". They are both bonus tracks for their "IV" album. One song was released on the Circuit City copies and the other was released on Target copies.
dude this ain't on if you dumb f--k