"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.
In the end of days
On the sinking ship
Out there on the waves
Gone before it's missed
The sun begins to fall
The look upon us all
Like children playing games
Stones against the wall
The rage that knows no end
The war that can't begin
The fire on the mountain
The crying out for caution
The look from the abyss
Betrayed with a kiss
Not about to see you through this
You're a soldier now (x2)
Empires rise and fall
It happens to them all
The way became too long
So we stayed out alone
The rockets filled the sky
America and I
The sunset was so red
The stars came overhead
You called but I was stone
I had to be alone
The night it came and went
In morning you had left
Did you do it cause I lied
You never said goodbye
Now I'm not about to ask you why
You're a soldier now (x4)
On the sinking ship
Out there on the waves
Gone before it's missed
The sun begins to fall
The look upon us all
Like children playing games
Stones against the wall
The rage that knows no end
The war that can't begin
The fire on the mountain
The crying out for caution
The look from the abyss
Betrayed with a kiss
Not about to see you through this
You're a soldier now (x2)
Empires rise and fall
It happens to them all
The way became too long
So we stayed out alone
The rockets filled the sky
America and I
The sunset was so red
The stars came overhead
You called but I was stone
I had to be alone
The night it came and went
In morning you had left
Did you do it cause I lied
You never said goodbye
Now I'm not about to ask you why
You're a soldier now (x4)
Lyrics submitted by Sheenaza
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it's a good song I like this song i wanna to learn more about the singer and listening other songs
it's a good song I like this song i wanna to learn more about the singer and listening other songs