"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 hear you say
We are the world
This world exists in our minds
Our minds express through our words
We live in a world of our thoughts
And words are what you want to say
But if you look into the eyes
Of a child right now
What do you see?
We are the soul of this world
Every single one of us
How to say it?
How to name it?
How to make it clear for you?
I hear you say
We are the world
But if you look into the eyes
Of a child right now
What do you see?
Can you see the echoes of your own questions?
Can you feel the waves arrive?
When you feel the echoes of your own questions
Can you give the answers now?
I hear you say
They are just clowns
But this word is in your mind
And just what is on your mind
Is what you gonna be
We are the soul of this world
Every single one of us
Is a reason to be born
And a chance to fall in love
We are the world
This world exists in our minds
Our minds express through our words
We live in a world of our thoughts
And words are what you want to say
But if you look into the eyes
Of a child right now
What do you see?
We are the soul of this world
Every single one of us
How to say it?
How to name it?
How to make it clear for you?
I hear you say
We are the world
But if you look into the eyes
Of a child right now
What do you see?
Can you see the echoes of your own questions?
Can you feel the waves arrive?
When you feel the echoes of your own questions
Can you give the answers now?
I hear you say
They are just clowns
But this word is in your mind
And just what is on your mind
Is what you gonna be
We are the soul of this world
Every single one of us
Is a reason to be born
And a chance to fall in love
Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit
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