"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 cold and dark
I think I'm going insane
The end is coming, it's true
I'm all alone and I'm screaming your name
It seems that's all I can do
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now
It's hard to focus when your life is a blur
(life is a blur)
It's hard to see the truth
How can I move on when there's so much to learn
And every road comes back to you
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now, now
I'm so lost, I cannot be found
It's too late to turn back now
I think I'm going insane
The end is coming, it's true
I'm all alone and I'm screaming your name
It seems that's all I can do
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now
It's hard to focus when your life is a blur
(life is a blur)
It's hard to see the truth
How can I move on when there's so much to learn
And every road comes back to you
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now
But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear the sound
I'm so lost, I can't be found
It's too late to turn back now, now
I'm so lost, I cannot be found
It's too late to turn back now
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
Too Late Lyrics as written by Anthony Valcic Amir Davidson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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Great version of a great song,
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Small correction: It's too loud** to hear a sound
I think this is the best song on Out of Ashes. Lyrically and musically, it's very powerful.
Aside from the implications about Chester's personal life, I think this song is about losing yourself in commitment, and realizing that when it's all over and there's nothing more you can do, you have no choice but to keep going forward.
Wow Krylon, I couldn't have put it better myself! Although I think there are better tracks, this one is awesome in its own right. I think your interpretation was nail on the head too, so I don't need to add my own! Great job Chazy Chaz, lol.
I think this is about losing your girlfriend/boyfriend.
I'm all alone And I'm screaming your name It seems that's all I can do
But it's too late to turn back now It's too loud to hear a sound I'm so lost I can't be found It's too late to turn back now
(I interpret this so that you made some mistake that can't be forgiven) ____- It's hard to see the truth (means for me that you don't want to disavow something)