"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.
why did i spend so much time hating god
lost some sense while failing should weaken my last blood line or long term security
why did i spit in your heart losing you did i miss out now breaking you
were the walls worth it, we're the last two
what about you
(one question for me, one last goodbye)
and the bus bears down
3 seconds left
(what did i live for how)
to live
(how did i die)
what did i murder for what did i give
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain bearing down, just staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give use it up, use it up, for tonight we live.
and the bus bears down.
why would i put this all off never go
all that i want i scream is shut
filling my basket
respectacles. failure
why did it take just one death to bring home
all that i left so cold
fucking green your eyes were blue, or were they grey? if only i knew.
(one question for me, one last goodbye)
and the bus bears down
3 seconds left
(what did i live for)
to live
(how did i die)
what did i murder for what did i give
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the headlights of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
give until theres nothing left nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
and the bus bears down
hit me
hit me
never get to see a child
hit me now
never feel the kiss of sun
hit me now
four seconds left
why did i
what did i
who did i
how did i
one more second
why did i
what did i
pain becomes pleasure
tragedy stumbles
and resolves
and fear becomes laughter
and failure destroys
and just evolves
and pain becomes pleasure
pain revolves
and tragedy crumbles and resolves
fear resolves
and fear becomes laughter
pain resolves
and failure just destroys and just evolves
take it back take it all take it away from me
im not scared to walk into these lights
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the barrel of a train
give until there's nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
live until there's nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down, staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up, use it up
live a lie
hah
lost some sense while failing should weaken my last blood line or long term security
why did i spit in your heart losing you did i miss out now breaking you
were the walls worth it, we're the last two
what about you
(one question for me, one last goodbye)
and the bus bears down
3 seconds left
(what did i live for how)
to live
(how did i die)
what did i murder for what did i give
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain bearing down, just staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give use it up, use it up, for tonight we live.
and the bus bears down.
why would i put this all off never go
all that i want i scream is shut
filling my basket
respectacles. failure
why did it take just one death to bring home
all that i left so cold
fucking green your eyes were blue, or were they grey? if only i knew.
(one question for me, one last goodbye)
and the bus bears down
3 seconds left
(what did i live for)
to live
(how did i die)
what did i murder for what did i give
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the headlights of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
give until theres nothing left nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
and the bus bears down
hit me
hit me
never get to see a child
hit me now
never feel the kiss of sun
hit me now
four seconds left
why did i
what did i
who did i
how did i
one more second
why did i
what did i
pain becomes pleasure
tragedy stumbles
and resolves
and fear becomes laughter
and failure destroys
and just evolves
and pain becomes pleasure
pain revolves
and tragedy crumbles and resolves
fear resolves
and fear becomes laughter
pain resolves
and failure just destroys and just evolves
take it back take it all take it away from me
im not scared to walk into these lights
live until theres nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down just staring down the barrel of a train
give until there's nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up use it up for tonight we live
live until there's nothing left, nothing left to gain
bearing down, staring down the barrel of a train
give until theres nothing more, nothing more to give
use it up, use it up
live a lie
hah
Lyrics submitted by x.foamy.x
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