"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.
Two fires, they're breathing
Running out of air
Two hearts, they're beating
Feeding this affair
It's too far for a clean escape
Demons on my sleeve
They're not what you expected
When I asked you to believe
For you, for me
Make me a better man
For you, for me
Make me a better man
With your eyes on my secrets,
God knows what you'll see
There's so much to my story,
But you're the perfect ending
I haven't found what you're looking for
I haven't found what you need
But don't think what you're after is
More than I can be
For you, for me
Make me a better man
For you, for me
Make me a better man
Wrapped in Rain
I'm tired
Of faux desires
Of makeshift men
And their wires
So give me Love... Tangible...
I want the truth to breathe
Fire inside of creed
Open my arms for me
Won't
Running out of air
Two hearts, they're beating
Feeding this affair
It's too far for a clean escape
Demons on my sleeve
They're not what you expected
When I asked you to believe
For you, for me
Make me a better man
For you, for me
Make me a better man
With your eyes on my secrets,
God knows what you'll see
There's so much to my story,
But you're the perfect ending
I haven't found what you're looking for
I haven't found what you need
But don't think what you're after is
More than I can be
For you, for me
Make me a better man
For you, for me
Make me a better man
Wrapped in Rain
I'm tired
Of faux desires
Of makeshift men
And their wires
So give me Love... Tangible...
I want the truth to breathe
Fire inside of creed
Open my arms for me
Won't
Lyrics submitted by easyteezyy81866
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