"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.
Check, check, check, check
Check, check, check, check
Check, check, check, check ch-
Woah
Don't believe what they say
We're dead flies in the summer time
They leave us all behind
With duct tape scars on my honey
They don't like who you are
You won't like where we'll go
Brother protect me now
With blood they wash in the money
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Right now I'm sick down from the bones to the other side
Red-mob, we insects hide
King rat on the streets in another life
They laugh, we don't think it's funny
If what you are
Is just what you own
What have you become
When they take from you
Almost everything
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroyer
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh (uh) uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh (uh) uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
I don't believe in God (you don't believe in God)
I don't believe in luck (I don't believe in luck)
I don't believe in you (they don't believe in us)
I just believe we're the enemy (but I believe we're the enemy)
I don't believe in God (you don't believe in God)
I don't believe in luck (I don't believe in luck)
I don't believe in you (they don't believe in us)
I just believe we're the enemy (but I believe we're the enemy)
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
We're all waiting for ya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya (so show me what you got)
We're all waiting for ya (you children of the gun)
Destroya, Destroya (don't hide and we don't run)
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya (so show me what you got)
Destroya, Destroya (against the sun - we're the enemy)
Check, check, check, check
Check, check, check, check ch-
Woah
Don't believe what they say
We're dead flies in the summer time
They leave us all behind
With duct tape scars on my honey
They don't like who you are
You won't like where we'll go
Brother protect me now
With blood they wash in the money
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Right now I'm sick down from the bones to the other side
Red-mob, we insects hide
King rat on the streets in another life
They laugh, we don't think it's funny
If what you are
Is just what you own
What have you become
When they take from you
Almost everything
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroyer
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh (uh) uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh (uh) uh uh
Uh uh uh uh
I don't believe in God (you don't believe in God)
I don't believe in luck (I don't believe in luck)
I don't believe in you (they don't believe in us)
I just believe we're the enemy (but I believe we're the enemy)
I don't believe in God (you don't believe in God)
I don't believe in luck (I don't believe in luck)
I don't believe in you (they don't believe in us)
I just believe we're the enemy (but I believe we're the enemy)
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh
Uh uh uh uh (uh uh uh)
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya
We're all waiting for ya
Destroya, Destroya
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya (so show me what you got)
We're all waiting for ya (you children of the gun)
Destroya, Destroya (don't hide and we don't run)
Against the sun - we're the enemy
Destroya, Destroya (so show me what you got)
Destroya, Destroya (against the sun - we're the enemy)
Lyrics submitted by Elective Amnesia, edited by SmashingDestiny, anneonthefloor, LaserKiwi
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