"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.
Like an hawk-eyed eagle, we're cruising on our raid
Our dogged pride will never fade
Born free we're still sailing the seven stormy seas
No one will force us to our knees
Stand tight, we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
Break the chains of torment
Madness causing pain
Can't be the fate that rules the game
Corruption, hate and treason the evil we must fight
United we will stand the night
Stand tight, we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, suppression, we'll send to the grave
Blazon stone, we spit into the face of death
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
They demonize our pride, blood on blood, we can't submit
We battle side by side, like a pounding ram that hit their head
Their man-o-war shall burn
Mr. Mortis reaps his seed the point of no return
Slanderous lies we will defeat
Stand tight we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, suppression we send to it's grave
Blazon stone, we spit in the face of death
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
Our dogged pride will never fade
Born free we're still sailing the seven stormy seas
No one will force us to our knees
Stand tight, we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
Break the chains of torment
Madness causing pain
Can't be the fate that rules the game
Corruption, hate and treason the evil we must fight
United we will stand the night
Stand tight, we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, suppression, we'll send to the grave
Blazon stone, we spit into the face of death
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
They demonize our pride, blood on blood, we can't submit
We battle side by side, like a pounding ram that hit their head
Their man-o-war shall burn
Mr. Mortis reaps his seed the point of no return
Slanderous lies we will defeat
Stand tight we'll fight the fear and pain
United force
Blazon stone, power and hope to the slave
Blazon stone, suppression we send to it's grave
Blazon stone, we spit in the face of death
Blazon stone, a mascot to the tortured
Blazon stone
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Blazon Stone Lyrics as written by Rolf Kasparek
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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