"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.
[Chorus]
Carry on the light, before the night is gone
the spirits of delight is free for everyone.
Carry on the light, before the night is gone
sing your song, for the princess of the dawn.
[1# Rap]
The journey's hard as I run to my castle,
the war is on, but the mind feels hassle,
of love and hate, bad and great.
My queen is there but still I have to wait.
For a woman, degree's a must.
360'..,Girl come with me.
Because the knight needs a life to lean on.
From morning to night until the break of dawn.
Full awareness, never careless.
Caress, oh yes, she has to have finesse,
So bring it on if you fit the picture,
then I'll get wit'cha and drop my scripture.
'cause the P-are-O-be -L-A-see-K,
needs a queen to fit me today.
And if you're ready to let go,
then check the Swift as I start flow.
[2# Rap]
A hard day's job, has come and now gone,
step in the room, and what I feel is gloom,
'cause it's empty, no one to greet me.
Pain jumps in, only the mirror to meet me.
So I sit on back, write my text,
ink flows through out to I flex and plex
not a love letter, only a live getter,
pen after pen, as the paper get wetter,
the warrior, lyrical courier,
needs an amazon, and a strong type lover,
what's it gonna be, a simp or me "G".
Emotconal concept or a technicality,
not new to the game, so what's up?
Gimme your heart or else stay apart.
And I'll accept one or the other.
Princess or not, I'm still the true brother.
Carry on the light, before the night is gone
the spirits of delight is free for everyone.
Carry on the light, before the night is gone
sing your song, for the princess of the dawn.
[1# Rap]
The journey's hard as I run to my castle,
the war is on, but the mind feels hassle,
of love and hate, bad and great.
My queen is there but still I have to wait.
For a woman, degree's a must.
360'..,Girl come with me.
Because the knight needs a life to lean on.
From morning to night until the break of dawn.
Full awareness, never careless.
Caress, oh yes, she has to have finesse,
So bring it on if you fit the picture,
then I'll get wit'cha and drop my scripture.
'cause the P-are-O-be -L-A-see-K,
needs a queen to fit me today.
And if you're ready to let go,
then check the Swift as I start flow.
[2# Rap]
A hard day's job, has come and now gone,
step in the room, and what I feel is gloom,
'cause it's empty, no one to greet me.
Pain jumps in, only the mirror to meet me.
So I sit on back, write my text,
ink flows through out to I flex and plex
not a love letter, only a live getter,
pen after pen, as the paper get wetter,
the warrior, lyrical courier,
needs an amazon, and a strong type lover,
what's it gonna be, a simp or me "G".
Emotconal concept or a technicality,
not new to the game, so what's up?
Gimme your heart or else stay apart.
And I'll accept one or the other.
Princess or not, I'm still the true brother.
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Carry On Lyrics as written by Bernd Breiter A.k. Swift
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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