"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.
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Stop pullin' me
I know that you still haven't found you
And when I wanna stand on my own two
Suddenly you start to show
Signs of what is possible
Then you're back to your ways and I let me down
Tell me why I keep tryin'a stay around
When all my family
They always telling me,
Be
Through with you
And I know that deep down I'm callin' time on you
On you
On you
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
I know I betrayed but I'm made to
Ignore the universe when I see you
Cos every night the stars will shine
Merging in to u-turn signs
Anythin' they can just to change my mind
When I pass your road I can't help rewind
What is wrong with me?
All that I wanna be is
Through with you
And I know that deep down I'm callin' time on you
On you
On you
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Stop pullin' me
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Be quiet let me leave, let me go
Don't say another word
Cos with every sound
You're pullin' me down
Baby
You got a hold on me
Like gravity
Yeah
Gravity
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity yeah
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Stop pullin' me
I know that you still haven't found you
And when I wanna stand on my own two
Suddenly you start to show
Signs of what is possible
Then you're back to your ways and I let me down
Tell me why I keep tryin'a stay around
When all my family
They always telling me,
Be
Through with you
And I know that deep down I'm callin' time on you
On you
On you
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
I know I betrayed but I'm made to
Ignore the universe when I see you
Cos every night the stars will shine
Merging in to u-turn signs
Anythin' they can just to change my mind
When I pass your road I can't help rewind
What is wrong with me?
All that I wanna be is
Through with you
And I know that deep down I'm callin' time on you
On you
On you
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Stop pullin' me
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Be quiet let me leave, let me go
Don't say another word
Cos with every sound
You're pullin' me down
Baby
You got a hold on me
Like gravity
Yeah
Gravity
Every time I'm ready to leave
Always seem to be
Pullin' in the wrong direction
Divin' in with no protection
Man, you can't keep steerin' me wrong
Oh gravity
Pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Why you pullin' me back, pullin' me in
Just like gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity yeah
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Gravity
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
Gravity Lyrics as written by Mich Hansen Jonas Jeberg
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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