"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.
Messengers always told me that I had to have a plan
But their visions off and they don’t understand
The little Hitler’s of the forgotten love
They’ll shoot you right in your face and watch you spill your blood
And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Tie me to the road, and watch my hands bleed
Pin me to a cross, and crucify me
Drag me through the dirt, of guilt and envy
Open up your eyes, and you will see
You’re not a saviour or a saint,
Well then,
Who are you to me?
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
Mother why do you believe it will always be ok?
Another wishful dream that you believe
And what we have here, is people selling fear
It’s a joke by now, we’ve become not clear
And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Television plays, effected my mind
Channels all the same, or am I blind?
Imagination is, it’s just a figment
Of reality, when will you see?
You’re not a saviour or a saint,
Well then,
Who are you to me?
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
-rock ooooout with your cock out-
Take a look at yourself
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help
But their visions off and they don’t understand
The little Hitler’s of the forgotten love
They’ll shoot you right in your face and watch you spill your blood
And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Tie me to the road, and watch my hands bleed
Pin me to a cross, and crucify me
Drag me through the dirt, of guilt and envy
Open up your eyes, and you will see
You’re not a saviour or a saint,
Well then,
Who are you to me?
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
Mother why do you believe it will always be ok?
Another wishful dream that you believe
And what we have here, is people selling fear
It’s a joke by now, we’ve become not clear
And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Television plays, effected my mind
Channels all the same, or am I blind?
Imagination is, it’s just a figment
Of reality, when will you see?
You’re not a saviour or a saint,
Well then,
Who are you to me?
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
-rock ooooout with your cock out-
Take a look at yourself
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just,
Look inside the mirror and
Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help just
I can’t help you,
You don’t stand a chance to make it
If you really want help
Lyrics submitted by sleepstudent101
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Messengers always told me that I had to have a plan But their visions off and they don’t understand
people always tell him he needs a plan but they arent him and don't know how he wants to run his life
The little Hitler’s of the forgotten love They’ll shoot you right in your face and watch you spill your blood And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Lovers are breaking eachothers hearts and not doing anything about it when they see that the one they once loved is heartbroken and he thinks they need a plan more than him.
Tie me to the road, and watch my hands bleed Pin me to a cross, and crucify me Drag me through the dirt, of guilt and envy Open up your eyes, and you will see
You’re not a saviour or a saint, Well then, Who are you to me?
(Take a look at yourself)
people always dwell on his mistakes and put him down for it, but they never look at their own.
I can’t help you, You don’t stand a chance to make it If you really want help just, Look inside the mirror and Tell me what you see
(Take a look at yourself)
they finally realize that they have mistakes too and hes telling them its too late
Mother why do you believe it will always be ok? Another wishful dream that you believe
mothers always seem to think that everything will work out for the better, but in reality, that doesn't always happen.
And what we have here, is people selling fear It’s a joke by now, we’ve become not clear And you tell me that I’m the one who needs to have a plan
Television plays, effected my mind Channels all the same, or am I blind? Imagination is, it’s just a figment Of reality, when will you see?
the tv seem to be a big influence in todays society, and a lot of the channels play the same sort of stuff. imagination isn't real, cuz nobody has it.