"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.
Riding midnight rails on a self esteemed engine
Tapping hopelessly on plastic keys
A bottle of friendly next to me
And it never gets done, it never gets done
The midnight oil tapped clear
Lobotomy in action
Hitting walls at the turn of my head
It's a quail's call echoing in the head
The fingers move small emotion
Like ligaments strung out, taught like string
The fingers move small emotion
Like ligaments strung out, taught like string
Limp like dead fish
Trying to find water to breathe
Overworn and confused
Reaching in air for words I'd hoped to appear
Was put in the system last night, smelling up the skin
It's open like deep skies
I need lift in my head, hours in a day
I want to hide behind the dresses of women I've never met
I need lift in my head, I need more hours in a day
It works well this way
This machine like function
Eyes swollen half shut
It works well this way
Looking into walls
Fishing for humans in a moat
It never gets done
With this it never gets done
It's open like deep skies
It's open like deep skies
Falling on pillars of demon gods
Falling on pillars of demon gods
Sometimes the hand just falls on the Book of God
Clenching your teeth hoping He'd finally give a nod
Save me, please
Save me, please
Tapping hopelessly on plastic keys
A bottle of friendly next to me
And it never gets done, it never gets done
The midnight oil tapped clear
Lobotomy in action
Hitting walls at the turn of my head
It's a quail's call echoing in the head
The fingers move small emotion
Like ligaments strung out, taught like string
The fingers move small emotion
Like ligaments strung out, taught like string
Limp like dead fish
Trying to find water to breathe
Overworn and confused
Reaching in air for words I'd hoped to appear
Was put in the system last night, smelling up the skin
It's open like deep skies
I need lift in my head, hours in a day
I want to hide behind the dresses of women I've never met
I need lift in my head, I need more hours in a day
It works well this way
This machine like function
Eyes swollen half shut
It works well this way
Looking into walls
Fishing for humans in a moat
It never gets done
With this it never gets done
It's open like deep skies
It's open like deep skies
Falling on pillars of demon gods
Falling on pillars of demon gods
Sometimes the hand just falls on the Book of God
Clenching your teeth hoping He'd finally give a nod
Save me, please
Save me, please
Lyrics submitted by Knife2aGunFight
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Page
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The line 'Like ligaments strung out, taught like string', the word is taut not taught. damn homonyms for you.
I see what you did there.