"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.
Father tell me, what's troubling you
How your worries upset your child
I saw his eyes, heard his words
I realized the hero's solemn distress
Confide in me, I'm loyal to you
But I can't kill, your son, your blood
Killing, fighting for victory
Killing, fighting the enemy
Killing, fighting in agony
Killing, dying for glory
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
You slaughter, you've killed your flesh
Why you deny, the love with pain and death
Your spear destroyed the glorious sword
Broke into nameless steel forever
Killing, fighting for victory
Killing, fighting the enemy
Killing, fighting in agony
Killing, dying for glory
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
Why, why, why commit the cruel murder
Why, why, why I 'm imprisoned by the holy fire
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
How your worries upset your child
I saw his eyes, heard his words
I realized the hero's solemn distress
Confide in me, I'm loyal to you
But I can't kill, your son, your blood
Killing, fighting for victory
Killing, fighting the enemy
Killing, fighting in agony
Killing, dying for glory
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
You slaughter, you've killed your flesh
Why you deny, the love with pain and death
Your spear destroyed the glorious sword
Broke into nameless steel forever
Killing, fighting for victory
Killing, fighting the enemy
Killing, fighting in agony
Killing, dying for glory
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
Why, why, why commit the cruel murder
Why, why, why I 'm imprisoned by the holy fire
Maidens of war
Children of the gods
Farewell - farewell
Maidens of war
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