"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 no longer know what I'm looking for
Everything's grim on the factory floor
cause all the robots we built are shipping off to a war
and I no longer know what we're fighting for
Was it something i said?
Was it something i've done?
Was it something you saw that's forcing you to run?
cause life by your side is turning into a war
and i no longer know what we're fighting for
We've taking care of - (batteries)
and we've cured the common cold (can't help me now)
but i'll still be left alone with no one warm to hold
and all the robots that we built are by a brand new cause (it's not fair)
and still there's nothing we created that can mend my broken heart (i want out)
and all the people of the world who talk on television films (batteries, can't help me now)
they're blowing kisses to their loved ones who wait for them at home
but not me, it's not fair (it's not fair)
when i reach out for you all i get is thin air (i want out)
I no longer know what i'm trying to say
Every word that i use seems to cause you pain
and every move that i make you take one step away
and every insult i take, you think of more to say
I push the broom across the factory floor
I wipe away a tear, I dont care anymore
My job is being threatened by a - droid
Smile at the boss don't look annoyed
we've taken care of cancer (batteries)
and we've cured the common cold (can't help now)
and i'll still be left alone with no one warm to hold
and all the robots that we built are by our brand new cause (it's not fair)
and still there's nothing we created that can mend my broken heart (i want out)
and the people of the world who talk on television films (batteries, can't help me now)
they're blowing kisses to their loved ones who wait for them at home
but not me it's not fair (it's not fair)
when i reach out for you all i get is thin air (i want out)
batteries
batteries
batteries
batteries
batteries, can't help me now
it's not fair
i want out
Everything's grim on the factory floor
cause all the robots we built are shipping off to a war
and I no longer know what we're fighting for
Was it something i said?
Was it something i've done?
Was it something you saw that's forcing you to run?
cause life by your side is turning into a war
and i no longer know what we're fighting for
We've taking care of - (batteries)
and we've cured the common cold (can't help me now)
but i'll still be left alone with no one warm to hold
and all the robots that we built are by a brand new cause (it's not fair)
and still there's nothing we created that can mend my broken heart (i want out)
and all the people of the world who talk on television films (batteries, can't help me now)
they're blowing kisses to their loved ones who wait for them at home
but not me, it's not fair (it's not fair)
when i reach out for you all i get is thin air (i want out)
I no longer know what i'm trying to say
Every word that i use seems to cause you pain
and every move that i make you take one step away
and every insult i take, you think of more to say
I push the broom across the factory floor
I wipe away a tear, I dont care anymore
My job is being threatened by a - droid
Smile at the boss don't look annoyed
we've taken care of cancer (batteries)
and we've cured the common cold (can't help now)
and i'll still be left alone with no one warm to hold
and all the robots that we built are by our brand new cause (it's not fair)
and still there's nothing we created that can mend my broken heart (i want out)
and the people of the world who talk on television films (batteries, can't help me now)
they're blowing kisses to their loved ones who wait for them at home
but not me it's not fair (it's not fair)
when i reach out for you all i get is thin air (i want out)
batteries
batteries
batteries
batteries
batteries, can't help me now
it's not fair
i want out
Lyrics submitted by xBenji65
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