"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.
Your world has changed
In over your head
You're going crazy
And all the things that you've realized instead
They take their toll
You'd stay the same
But you look up ahead
There's something out there
This love's a curse
But reality's worse without him there
It's not human nature
The way he stares right through you
What's he made of?
Staring at the sea, and everything between
As you watch the world fall, you watch the world fall
I think your name
And you show up to save me
This is crazy
And time stands still when I look in your eyes
And they're not cold
You are so dark but at times you are light
Should I be scared now?
Made up my mind
Oh there's something you hide
But I'll stay with you
In over your head
You're going crazy
And all the things that you've realized instead
They take their toll
You'd stay the same
But you look up ahead
There's something out there
This love's a curse
But reality's worse without him there
It's not human nature
The way he stares right through you
What's he made of?
Staring at the sea, and everything between
As you watch the world fall, you watch the world fall
I think your name
And you show up to save me
This is crazy
And time stands still when I look in your eyes
And they're not cold
You are so dark but at times you are light
Should I be scared now?
Made up my mind
Oh there's something you hide
But I'll stay with you
Lyrics submitted by AlexMusic0605
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Your world has changed In over your head You're going crazy And all the things that you've realized instead They take their toll You'd stay the same But you look up ahead There's something out there This love's a curse But reality's worse without him there
It's not human nature The way he stares right through you What's he made of? Staring at the sea, and everything between As you watch the world fall, you watch the world fall
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Thanks, this is the correct lyrics.
I think that the girl that this song is about is in an unhealthy relationship (whether it be anything from abusive, to he's just not "the one" and doesn't understand her) but for whatever reason (expectations, fear of change etc.) she is still with this guy. However, the singer has feelings for this girl and this girl seems to have feelings for her back, and although it makes sense for them to be in a relationship instead, they're not. So although this girl is always around and they even have 'moments' together ("I look in your eyes, and they're not cold"), ultimately they are not a couple, and although the singer realises that it is probably not the best for her to spend time with this girl, she decides that it's worth it and she will stand by her (or rather 'stay with' her).
Sorry guys i wrote the lyrics by ear the best i could.