"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're making a choice to live like this
And all of the noise - I am silence
We already know how it ends tonight
You run in the dark through a firefight
And I would explode just to save your life
Yeah, I would explode
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
I can't find a wall to pin this to
They're all coming down since I've found you
I just wanna be where you are tonight
I run in the dark looking for some light
And how will we know if we just don't try
We won't ever know
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
Let me light up the sky
Just for you tonight
Let me help you fly
'Cause you won't have time
To cover your eyes
Or get your disguise
They won't ask you why
They'll just watch you die
And it's still so hard to be who you are
So you play this part
And the show goes on
But you've come this far with a broken heart
Yeah, you've come this far
And you're broken
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
I'll ignite for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far with a broken heart
And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far and you're broken
Let me light up the sky
Let me light up the sky
And all of the noise - I am silence
We already know how it ends tonight
You run in the dark through a firefight
And I would explode just to save your life
Yeah, I would explode
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
I can't find a wall to pin this to
They're all coming down since I've found you
I just wanna be where you are tonight
I run in the dark looking for some light
And how will we know if we just don't try
We won't ever know
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
Let me light up the sky
Just for you tonight
Let me help you fly
'Cause you won't have time
To cover your eyes
Or get your disguise
They won't ask you why
They'll just watch you die
And it's still so hard to be who you are
So you play this part
And the show goes on
But you've come this far with a broken heart
Yeah, you've come this far
And you're broken
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
I'll ignite for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far with a broken heart
And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far and you're broken
Let me light up the sky
Let me light up the sky
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this song is amazing. i can't wait for the new cd.