"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.
I am running,
I will meet you halfway.
When I get there will you be waiting for me?
I am scared,
That you don't feel the same.
And after all,
Just how much can I take?
(Chorus)
Heaven help me, I say I'm in love, I'm all in love with you.
I can't help myself, I've fallen down, I'm falling hard for you.
I can't sleep,
And I don't know what to say.
What we want isn't always what we need.
(Chorus)
Heaven help me, I think I'm in love, I'm all in love with you.
I can't help myself I've fallen down, I'm falling hard for you.
For you. (X4)
Do do do do do. (X16)
I don't wanna be by myself. I want you here, I want you here. (X4)
Do do do do do. (continuously until end)
Heaven help me now. (X10)
I will meet you halfway.
When I get there will you be waiting for me?
I am scared,
That you don't feel the same.
And after all,
Just how much can I take?
(Chorus)
Heaven help me, I say I'm in love, I'm all in love with you.
I can't help myself, I've fallen down, I'm falling hard for you.
I can't sleep,
And I don't know what to say.
What we want isn't always what we need.
(Chorus)
Heaven help me, I think I'm in love, I'm all in love with you.
I can't help myself I've fallen down, I'm falling hard for you.
For you. (X4)
Do do do do do. (X16)
I don't wanna be by myself. I want you here, I want you here. (X4)
Do do do do do. (continuously until end)
Heaven help me now. (X10)
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The singer is Meiko, who is amazing and should be checked out.
The background music really makes the longing raw for this song.
Beautiful song! I feel that it strongly conveys that vulnerable feeling you get when you know that you're falling in love with someone and you're so happy, yet so scared that it could all go away & you're heart will be crushed.
But isn't that love? We would never know if a relationship could work if we didn't risk it to start with.