"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.
Lets take it down a notch
we won’t spend but three more minutes inside
I know the dim lights not your style
but we have no time for questions, I promise you’ll be just fine
Who are we waiting on
I’m tired of this lack of access, I know the wait times just a while
and at the end of this call
there won’t be a sweet goodbye
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Now where exactly did we
find the exit it was hidden outside
I’m sure you’ll be just fine
for the lack of communication keeps me up all night
Did you inform the patients
of everything that matters, cause we’re falling down
there won’t be a restless night, just relax, take your time.
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Hurry - And we’ll get out of here alive
Please take - that heart that heart
We’ve gotten close, but we’re falling hard for - Nothing short of a heart of gold
Raise your hands high
Hit the lights turn around
lets get this right the first time
Your future holds to see
that our actions will mark out placement
to where we’ll end up being
THERE WON’T BE A SWEET GOOD BYE
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Hurry - And we’ll get out of here alive
Please take - that heart that heart
We’ve gotten close, but we’re falling hard for - Nothing short of a heart of gold
Place your troubles to the sky
don’t be mistaken by distractions that they make
their cruel intentions will haunt you
you’ll see that they’ll betray you
your faith is what will save you
we won’t spend but three more minutes inside
I know the dim lights not your style
but we have no time for questions, I promise you’ll be just fine
Who are we waiting on
I’m tired of this lack of access, I know the wait times just a while
and at the end of this call
there won’t be a sweet goodbye
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Now where exactly did we
find the exit it was hidden outside
I’m sure you’ll be just fine
for the lack of communication keeps me up all night
Did you inform the patients
of everything that matters, cause we’re falling down
there won’t be a restless night, just relax, take your time.
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Hurry - And we’ll get out of here alive
Please take - that heart that heart
We’ve gotten close, but we’re falling hard for - Nothing short of a heart of gold
Raise your hands high
Hit the lights turn around
lets get this right the first time
Your future holds to see
that our actions will mark out placement
to where we’ll end up being
THERE WON’T BE A SWEET GOOD BYE
Take me - To the place that we call home
Tell me - Where you’ve hidden our love
I should’ve known that what we’ve committed would eventually conflict with each other
Hurry - And we’ll get out of here alive
Please take - that heart that heart
We’ve gotten close, but we’re falling hard for - Nothing short of a heart of gold
Place your troubles to the sky
don’t be mistaken by distractions that they make
their cruel intentions will haunt you
you’ll see that they’ll betray you
your faith is what will save you
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