"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.
It's gonna get harder from here
We've gotta get smarter to make it out alive
Cause you say stop and we say go
Don't wanna be your tenth caller on the radio
So don't bother cutting me off short tonight
We let our words speak for themselves
Don't take it all so far
Don't make it that much harder
Than it already is for you to stand alone
For you, for you, for you
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay that price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Hold on tight to the things you're given
The camera caught it all
Aren't we all forgiven now?
Cause you say stop and we say go
The world outside is calling on the telephone
They need answers
So we'll let them know
Tonight, we let our words speak for themselves
But maybe I'm not right
We're so damaged by the sunlight
Can we make it through together
Cause honey I don't like this kind of weather
When I'm with you
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay the price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Just don't sleep away the pain
It's gonna get harder from here
We've gotta get smarter to get this all in line
Cause you say stop and we say go
Oh
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay the price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Just don't sleep away the pain
We've gotta get smarter to make it out alive
Cause you say stop and we say go
Don't wanna be your tenth caller on the radio
So don't bother cutting me off short tonight
We let our words speak for themselves
Don't take it all so far
Don't make it that much harder
Than it already is for you to stand alone
For you, for you, for you
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay that price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Hold on tight to the things you're given
The camera caught it all
Aren't we all forgiven now?
Cause you say stop and we say go
The world outside is calling on the telephone
They need answers
So we'll let them know
Tonight, we let our words speak for themselves
But maybe I'm not right
We're so damaged by the sunlight
Can we make it through together
Cause honey I don't like this kind of weather
When I'm with you
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay the price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Just don't sleep away the pain
It's gonna get harder from here
We've gotta get smarter to get this all in line
Cause you say stop and we say go
Oh
To wake up knowing you've got the day
To take on without feeling okay
To make yourself unwilling to sleep away
Sleep away the pain
Don't take off running without my say
Don't pay the price you thought you'd pay
You've got the choice you've got the time of day
Just don't sleep away the pain
Just don't sleep away the pain
Lyrics submitted by giveuslifeagain
The World Calling Lyrics as written by Christopher Joseph Kamrada Christian Alan Climer
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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wow this is such a different sound than t4t's last album. but i love it!
i love this chorus!! theres always days we dont want to get up and face the day. but this is about living anyway because its always worth it in the end. i love you tft!! :)
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