"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.
You're standing on your head
You're standing on your head to make amends
For something that you did
And you don't ever seem to get over it
Apologies and shame
You look up to the ones that love to blame
And you'll never be like them
You'll never get so good and confident
But in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
With everyone around
You think you'd better try to make no sound
And the royalty is here
Searching with their eyes to find your fear
But in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
Here comes the king
Here comes the jester of the court
Here comes the queen
She's looking better with her mask on
And in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
It's high time to wake up and to live
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
You're standing on your head to make amends
For something that you did
And you don't ever seem to get over it
Apologies and shame
You look up to the ones that love to blame
And you'll never be like them
You'll never get so good and confident
But in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
With everyone around
You think you'd better try to make no sound
And the royalty is here
Searching with their eyes to find your fear
But in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
Here comes the king
Here comes the jester of the court
Here comes the queen
She's looking better with her mask on
And in this world we have you still have to live
And in this life you have you've got so much to give
It's high time to wake up and to live
Isn't it strange
How people they look so small from an aeroplane
It's safe to say
No man is big enough to play superior in any way
Lyrics submitted by Flintyfoxy
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