"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.
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Man it’s a shame. It’s a stumbling block
and it seems I’ve found the order to this sour addiction.
I’ve grown accustom to it showering me.
Switched gears but the cycle isn’t making it easy.
I was running, I was running on empty ideas,
but I had to write them down just to listen.
I’m flying over the ocean and back.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Riding. Distance restore me.
I’m finding serenity in the structure.
Finding serenity on this route.
Distance restore me.
Adding up, adding up all the stakes.
Lining up, lining up and dissecting.
I’d rather address them while I
I’d rather address them while I can.
If I’m not mistaken I will
If I’m not mistaken I will
If I’m not mistaken I will
Steer it through in a graceful way.
I’ll abandon. Leave the rest behind.
The weight might not settle in time.
Man it’s a shame. It’s a stumbling block
and it seems I’ve found the order to this sour addiction.
I’ve grown accustom to it showering me.
Switched gears but the cycle isn’t making it easy.
I was running, I was running on empty ideas,
but I had to write them down just to listen.
I’m flying over the ocean and back.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Get alone
Man it’s a shame. It’s a stumbling block
and it seems I’ve found the order to this sour addiction.
I’ve grown accustom to it showering me.
Switched gears but the cycle isn’t making it easy.
I was running, I was running on empty ideas,
but I had to write them down just to listen.
I’m flying over the ocean and back.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Riding. Distance restore me.
I’m finding serenity in the structure.
Finding serenity on this route.
Distance restore me.
Adding up, adding up all the stakes.
Lining up, lining up and dissecting.
I’d rather address them while I
I’d rather address them while I can.
If I’m not mistaken I will
If I’m not mistaken I will
If I’m not mistaken I will
Steer it through in a graceful way.
I’ll abandon. Leave the rest behind.
The weight might not settle in time.
Man it’s a shame. It’s a stumbling block
and it seems I’ve found the order to this sour addiction.
I’ve grown accustom to it showering me.
Switched gears but the cycle isn’t making it easy.
I was running, I was running on empty ideas,
but I had to write them down just to listen.
I’m flying over the ocean and back.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in, I breathe out.
I breathe in.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Get alone, when the others are blinding.
Get alone, leave distraction behind me.
Get alone, where the streets are defining.
Get alone, they’re always there and reminding.
Lyrics submitted by grindbear
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