"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'm sorry I can't bleed for you
The way you want me to
To throw myself against the rocks
The way I used to do
I'm sorry that I can't prolong
The pain I've been put through
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
CHORUS
You wear your misery like a crown
You're only happy when you're down
And the saddest part is you don't even know why
What are you lacking deep inside?
Depression as a point of pride
If you're not careful the world is going to pass you by
I'm sorry I can't always drown
In rivers of despair
A man forever broken by
A need for your repair
I'm sorry if the things I said
Were somehow misconstrued
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
(CHORUS)
I'm sorry that my happiness
Isn't to your taste
A pessimistic optimist
Who's bound to be replaced
I'm sorry I can't grovel in
Emotions I outgrew
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
(CHORUS)
The way you want me to
To throw myself against the rocks
The way I used to do
I'm sorry that I can't prolong
The pain I've been put through
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
CHORUS
You wear your misery like a crown
You're only happy when you're down
And the saddest part is you don't even know why
What are you lacking deep inside?
Depression as a point of pride
If you're not careful the world is going to pass you by
I'm sorry I can't always drown
In rivers of despair
A man forever broken by
A need for your repair
I'm sorry if the things I said
Were somehow misconstrued
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
(CHORUS)
I'm sorry that my happiness
Isn't to your taste
A pessimistic optimist
Who's bound to be replaced
I'm sorry I can't grovel in
Emotions I outgrew
I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry
So sorry
But not as sorry as you
(CHORUS)
Lyrics submitted by NightfallGemini
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Like Trent was walking about, this song is about people that take pride in being depressed. As if being depressed makes them higher and better than the rest of the world. It sounds like since many of his newer songs aren't as depressed as they once were some people were complaining to him about it.
I like his new album, great music, great lyrics, and very creative as always.