"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.
I'm sorry, those were the two words that she told me, the lack of excuse
is unfolding the truth to the what all went wrong
And I've got to, try and be strong when I see her walking along with him proudly
I still can't believe that shes gone
Lets take it back to when we were, too in love to be unsure, that
forever's meant to be for us
A place for you and me,
Now I'm stuck with memories, that revive you're pure deceit, I just wish
I could forget you're smile
I'm sorry those were the two words that she told me, her lack of excuse
is still holding, all the air in my lungs
And I'm not quite ready to say that I feel like ill be okay so just give
some time for me to move on
Ill never understand so
Lets take it back to when we were, too in love to be unsure, that
forever's meant to be, a place for you and me,
Now I'm stuck with memories, that revive you're pure deceit, I just wish
I could forget you're smile
I need a minute, another minute, I need some time, more time than I can
get
There goes that minute, and another minute, but time itself won't help
me to forget
I'm not sorry anymore
is unfolding the truth to the what all went wrong
And I've got to, try and be strong when I see her walking along with him proudly
I still can't believe that shes gone
Lets take it back to when we were, too in love to be unsure, that
forever's meant to be for us
A place for you and me,
Now I'm stuck with memories, that revive you're pure deceit, I just wish
I could forget you're smile
I'm sorry those were the two words that she told me, her lack of excuse
is still holding, all the air in my lungs
And I'm not quite ready to say that I feel like ill be okay so just give
some time for me to move on
Ill never understand so
Lets take it back to when we were, too in love to be unsure, that
forever's meant to be, a place for you and me,
Now I'm stuck with memories, that revive you're pure deceit, I just wish
I could forget you're smile
I need a minute, another minute, I need some time, more time than I can
get
There goes that minute, and another minute, but time itself won't help
me to forget
I'm not sorry anymore
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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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Great version of a great song,
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this song is so sad... people say it is easy to get help, but the truth is it's not. you can't understand what you haven't been through. this song is obviously about a person who just doesn't want to live anymore, who just doesn't want to live with the pain. it is about someone who feels they have noone to turn to, noone they feel would understand and support them (the line 'nooone will cry over me, i'm not worth any tears shows this). this is an amazing song, i love it... even though i cry every time i hear it. still, i love this song xx
I’ve been struggling with my problems for so long and to be honest this song just explains most of the stuff going through my head I was bullied and abused I still am and it’s come to a point a few times where I’ve tried but I’m not going to try ever again I fell in love she knows about my problems and how I am and she’s there for me this song made me think more about what I was doing sometimes it made it worse other times the opposite no one will probably ever see this so what’s the point right really all I want is a friend because it’s so hard being alone