"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.
~Romaji~
watashi no naka ni wa mada kusari ni kakatte
deban o matteru watashi ga mou hitori ite
utareta hyoushi ni irekawatte shihai suru
risou no subete wo ubatte yuku no
hiroin no you
hontou no ai ga mitai
katsuji no naka de
nozonda shi-n no dejavu
yume mite bakari iru
chiisana ohimesama
kakuu no tanpen shousetsu
shinario wa omoi doori
kodou ga sakebu hodo
anata ni koi wo shite
kono mama chissoku shisou yo
sonna koi wa ikaga
itsumade kyoufu wo kakushite ikiru tsumori
anzen chitai ni seiza wo shite mo
pe-ji wo mekureba watashi ni katarikakeru
zenbu tsukurareta itsuwari no sekai
kidzuiteru
hontou no koi ga shitai
genjitsu no suto-ri-
kizutsuku no ga kowai no
ima kara hajimaru watashi no puroro-gu
tsudzurareteku mirai
shinario wa yosoku fukanou
himei ga agaru hodo
anata ni koi wo shite
kono mama sottou shisou yo
konna koi demo ii
watashi mo shujinkou ni nareru kashira
katsuji no naka no watashi ga unazukeba…
yume mite bakari iru
chiisana ohimesama
kakuu no ren’ai shousetsu
shinario wa risou doori
dakedo hontou no koi wa dare ni mo yomasenai
watashi ga taiken suru no
happi- endo made
~English~
Still trapped in chains inside of me
The other me waits for her turn
Under attack, we switch places and she is in control
Taking away everything that reminded of me
Like a heroine
I want to see true love
From inside this book
I longed for a scene of dejavu
I’m always dreaming
About a little princess
In a short imaginary story
That goes accordingly as wished
The beat of my heart cries out
How much I’m in love with you
So much so that I’m suffocating
How about a love like that?
How long do I intend to live, to hide my fears?
Sitting up straight in a safety zone
The book speaks to me as I turn the pages
It’s a fake, made-up world
I know that
I want to learn about true love
A true story
Am I afraid of getting hurt?
My prologue has only just begun
My story will be written down
And the script cannot be predicted
Screaming as loud as I can
With my love for you
I think I’m going to faint
How about a love like this?
Could I ever be the heroine in the book?
If the other me nods yes…
I am always dreaming
About a little princess
In an imaginary love story
But I won’t let anyone read about my true love
Because I’m going to experience it
Until my happy ending
watashi no naka ni wa mada kusari ni kakatte
deban o matteru watashi ga mou hitori ite
utareta hyoushi ni irekawatte shihai suru
risou no subete wo ubatte yuku no
hiroin no you
hontou no ai ga mitai
katsuji no naka de
nozonda shi-n no dejavu
yume mite bakari iru
chiisana ohimesama
kakuu no tanpen shousetsu
shinario wa omoi doori
kodou ga sakebu hodo
anata ni koi wo shite
kono mama chissoku shisou yo
sonna koi wa ikaga
itsumade kyoufu wo kakushite ikiru tsumori
anzen chitai ni seiza wo shite mo
pe-ji wo mekureba watashi ni katarikakeru
zenbu tsukurareta itsuwari no sekai
kidzuiteru
hontou no koi ga shitai
genjitsu no suto-ri-
kizutsuku no ga kowai no
ima kara hajimaru watashi no puroro-gu
tsudzurareteku mirai
shinario wa yosoku fukanou
himei ga agaru hodo
anata ni koi wo shite
kono mama sottou shisou yo
konna koi demo ii
watashi mo shujinkou ni nareru kashira
katsuji no naka no watashi ga unazukeba…
yume mite bakari iru
chiisana ohimesama
kakuu no ren’ai shousetsu
shinario wa risou doori
dakedo hontou no koi wa dare ni mo yomasenai
watashi ga taiken suru no
happi- endo made
~English~
Still trapped in chains inside of me
The other me waits for her turn
Under attack, we switch places and she is in control
Taking away everything that reminded of me
Like a heroine
I want to see true love
From inside this book
I longed for a scene of dejavu
I’m always dreaming
About a little princess
In a short imaginary story
That goes accordingly as wished
The beat of my heart cries out
How much I’m in love with you
So much so that I’m suffocating
How about a love like that?
How long do I intend to live, to hide my fears?
Sitting up straight in a safety zone
The book speaks to me as I turn the pages
It’s a fake, made-up world
I know that
I want to learn about true love
A true story
Am I afraid of getting hurt?
My prologue has only just begun
My story will be written down
And the script cannot be predicted
Screaming as loud as I can
With my love for you
I think I’m going to faint
How about a love like this?
Could I ever be the heroine in the book?
If the other me nods yes…
I am always dreaming
About a little princess
In an imaginary love story
But I won’t let anyone read about my true love
Because I’m going to experience it
Until my happy ending
Lyrics submitted by Lil_Heartagram
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