"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.
On a dark rewinding road
I'm going nowhere fast
I think God I'm all alone
'cause I don't trust myself
I'm just a passenger
To another road of steams
Standing up to all that
Love to hate me
Some say I'm weak
Some say I'm cursed
That I was last
Because I'm not like them
And more like me instead
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genius
Because I found myself and finally
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
I couldn't love less more
(Thanking every single one)
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
And I've become untouchable
On a straight and glowing road
The clouds are vaporing
'cause I met my all time low
And I spinned into it's cage
I realized the hands
Wrapped around my neck
Well my imagination
Were only lying
Some say I'm weak
Some say I'm cursed
That I was last
Because I'm not like them
And more like me instead
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genius
Because I found myself and finally
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
I couldn't love less more
(Thanking every single one)
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
And I've become untouchable
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genious
�'cause I found myself and finally
I'm going nowhere fast
I think God I'm all alone
'cause I don't trust myself
I'm just a passenger
To another road of steams
Standing up to all that
Love to hate me
Some say I'm weak
Some say I'm cursed
That I was last
Because I'm not like them
And more like me instead
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genius
Because I found myself and finally
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
I couldn't love less more
(Thanking every single one)
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
And I've become untouchable
On a straight and glowing road
The clouds are vaporing
'cause I met my all time low
And I spinned into it's cage
I realized the hands
Wrapped around my neck
Well my imagination
Were only lying
Some say I'm weak
Some say I'm cursed
That I was last
Because I'm not like them
And more like me instead
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genius
Because I found myself and finally
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
I couldn't love less more
(Thanking every single one)
I couldn't love life more
(Let me to be anyone)
And I've become untouchable
Some say I'm stupid
I think I'm a genious
�'cause I found myself and finally
Lyrics submitted by maXifalk
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Great version of a great song,
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Page
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Why are the lyrics gone? They were there earlier, and when I press "Edit" all the lyrics is there, but they still doesn't show after I've pressed Save changes.
im not sure how it works exactly, but keep trying! me and im sure lots of other people would like to read them :)
Yeah, but now the edit button ain't even working, if someone wants to, just ask and I will write the lyrics in a comment instead until I fix the problem with the real text...
i just submitted a bunch of new madina lake songs and none of the lyrics showed up just like this song did for a few days. i just checked and one of the songs was fixed, so maybe the other lyrics will randomly appear as well
Yeah, I saw that just after commenting so I mailed them, they haven't answered though, but I guess they're aware of it but I don't think they want to edit every lyric that is bugging since it's probably thousands so they're probably just trying to get a global fix instead.