"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.
Water turns to sand and turns to sound
Follow me I'm going underground
This orbit is an interlude
Temporary, planetary food
Lend me your fire, so I can burn
Save all my ashes for my return
Not with a scream but with a sigh
Keep your head down low and keep your hands held high
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
Lava turns to light and turns to waste
Swallow me and tell me how I taste
People stare and some pretend to speak
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
The war is over
The boys are over
The game is over
The fame is over
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
The game is over
The deal is over
The dream is over, underground
The chase is over
The scream is over
Playtime's over, underground
The joke is over
The dream is over
The song is over, underground
Follow me I'm going underground
This orbit is an interlude
Temporary, planetary food
Lend me your fire, so I can burn
Save all my ashes for my return
Not with a scream but with a sigh
Keep your head down low and keep your hands held high
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
Lava turns to light and turns to waste
Swallow me and tell me how I taste
People stare and some pretend to speak
It takes more than one taboo to build a perfect freak
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
The war is over
The boys are over
The game is over
The fame is over
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
You've got to admit it's over
I've got to admit it's over now
The game is over
The deal is over
The dream is over, underground
The chase is over
The scream is over
Playtime's over, underground
The joke is over
The dream is over
The song is over, underground
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