"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.
Time stood still every afternoon you'll find i never sleep i just wake up. and with a child-like heart start out new, start out fresh just like you know we want you to.
Don't let this bring
all of what you have inside to pieces cracked and scared
along the streets of your small town where you have
grown like my friends.
So its true that you not alone but solitude is something
i think you need now cuz we are here for you so..
Don't you be so scared cuz they will never know your a star in someones eyes and someone thinks that your so bright.
And i cant see the rest of your days playing out to the sound of a victory march. And your never going to leave him if you keep answering all his calls. You've got you lips on a bomb ticking fast pretty soon its gonna explode.
Toss and turn so you wont be alone, but life isn't like that. So get your hopeful self out of California as fast as you can. Miles of gold i said id cross for you, well you know that i meant it. but i can't hold you up if your sinking ship is under stress from your life's waves.
Don't you be so scared cuz someday they'll all know your a star in someones eyes So please don't let this go I'm a medic/emetic for the taking i know your spirits tired of braking.
Braking over again.
And i cant see the rest of your days playing out to the sound of a victory march. And your never going to leave him if you keep answering all his calls.
So tell me tell me is this what you want?
The kids you used to call friends aren't there for you anymore and you are trying to get out but you can't budge the cellar door.
Closed up small, intangible i can say its tragic. It's your own rebellion ending when you can finally..
Find what you want in life.
Find it on the inside give it up, give it up.
Look past all the sounds and lights
Say you can oowoah!
Don't let this bring
all of what you have inside to pieces cracked and scared
along the streets of your small town where you have
grown like my friends.
So its true that you not alone but solitude is something
i think you need now cuz we are here for you so..
Don't you be so scared cuz they will never know your a star in someones eyes and someone thinks that your so bright.
And i cant see the rest of your days playing out to the sound of a victory march. And your never going to leave him if you keep answering all his calls. You've got you lips on a bomb ticking fast pretty soon its gonna explode.
Toss and turn so you wont be alone, but life isn't like that. So get your hopeful self out of California as fast as you can. Miles of gold i said id cross for you, well you know that i meant it. but i can't hold you up if your sinking ship is under stress from your life's waves.
Don't you be so scared cuz someday they'll all know your a star in someones eyes So please don't let this go I'm a medic/emetic for the taking i know your spirits tired of braking.
Braking over again.
And i cant see the rest of your days playing out to the sound of a victory march. And your never going to leave him if you keep answering all his calls.
So tell me tell me is this what you want?
The kids you used to call friends aren't there for you anymore and you are trying to get out but you can't budge the cellar door.
Closed up small, intangible i can say its tragic. It's your own rebellion ending when you can finally..
Find what you want in life.
Find it on the inside give it up, give it up.
Look past all the sounds and lights
Say you can oowoah!
Lyrics submitted by ambivalent
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i love this song. i don't know why none of b&g's songs have comments D: i think i read somewhere that this song is about victor or jordan's younger sister, but i'm not sure.
I posted these lyrics on the site because I was sick of going to the boys' profile to look up Jordan's questionable mush mouth moments. ;]<br /> From the same area, eh?<br /> <br /> I'm pretty sure that this is about Jordan's little sister's bad relationship...I think you're right.