"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.
All I am is the bones you made for me
So garishly clean
White as the horses, that carry me away
And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze
I might as well took a plane
I grow old in my way
Oh, just like you do
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
Oh, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me
Just driftwood for the sea
Oh, heavy as the horses, that carry me away
That carry me away
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, be clear
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom (oh, oh, oh)
No darkness that I fear (oh, oh, oh)
No way to say I love you more, woman
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more
So be clear, be clear
So garishly clean
White as the horses, that carry me away
And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze
I might as well took a plane
I grow old in my way
Oh, just like you do
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
Oh, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me
Just driftwood for the sea
Oh, heavy as the horses, that carry me away
That carry me away
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more, no
So be clear, be clear
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom (oh, oh, oh)
No darkness that I fear (oh, oh, oh)
No way to say I love you more, woman
So be clear, just to be clear
So be clear, be clear
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, darlin')
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, there ain't no diamonds in the boredom
No, there ain't no darkness that I fear
Oh, there ain't no way to say I love you more
So be clear, be clear
Lyrics submitted by Dasgupta, edited by M4TTY, Lulu174, britebluedress
Diamonds Lyrics as written by Benjamin John Howard
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses, that carry me away. That carry me away.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh oh oh ain't no darkness that I fear Oh oh oh ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
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All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses, they carry me away And all my demons, you said, come and go with a haze I might as well took a (?) I'll grow old in my way. Just like you do.
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All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses, that carry me away. That carry me away.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom Oh oh oh ain't no darkness that I fear Oh oh oh ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear.
Oh there ain't no diamonds in the boredom No there ain't no darkness that I fear Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more So be clear, be clear.
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All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses that carry me away And all my demons, you said, Come and go with the days A mind's will to play I grow old in my way, Just like you do.
All I am is the bones you made for me So garishly clean White as the horses That carry me away And all my demons you said Come and go with the days A mind’s will to play I grow old in my ways, just like you do
Oh there ain’t no diamonds in the bottom Oh there ain’t no darkness that I fear Oh there ain’t no way to say I love you more So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear
All I am is the bones you made for me Just driftwood for the sea Heavy as the horses That carry me away (Oh, that carry me away)
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