"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.
En rød vid fra sør blåser opp til storm i nord
Che Guevara samler folk fra bygd til by
For yankeesane kommer lader opp og fyrer løs
Men herd din unge neve for snart kommer det ei tid
Der frihet er en selvsagthet og alle lever godt
Vi skal bygge felles framtid for oss sjøl
Men skal vi bygge noe opp så må mcCarthy rives ned
Vi skal vise de fascistane ikveld
For
Den hvite mann jager opp og skriker fram fram
Knytt neven stå imot og vis at vi kan
Det er ikke første gangen folk blir jaget fra sitt land
Lucky Luke og gutta voldtok brant og plyndret
Med sprit og våpen viste de hvor skapet skulle stå
Litt skitt på hendene var og regne med men nå
Vi vil aldri glemme uretten som skjedde der og da
La historien bli fortalt til alle vet
Først da kan vi hedre de som kjempa med hverandre
For de viste de fascistane ikveld
For
Den hvite mann jager opp og skriker fram fram
Knytt neven stå imot og vis at vi kan
Che Guevara samler folk fra bygd til by
For yankeesane kommer lader opp og fyrer løs
Men herd din unge neve for snart kommer det ei tid
Der frihet er en selvsagthet og alle lever godt
Vi skal bygge felles framtid for oss sjøl
Men skal vi bygge noe opp så må mcCarthy rives ned
Vi skal vise de fascistane ikveld
For
Den hvite mann jager opp og skriker fram fram
Knytt neven stå imot og vis at vi kan
Det er ikke første gangen folk blir jaget fra sitt land
Lucky Luke og gutta voldtok brant og plyndret
Med sprit og våpen viste de hvor skapet skulle stå
Litt skitt på hendene var og regne med men nå
Vi vil aldri glemme uretten som skjedde der og da
La historien bli fortalt til alle vet
Først da kan vi hedre de som kjempa med hverandre
For de viste de fascistane ikveld
For
Den hvite mann jager opp og skriker fram fram
Knytt neven stå imot og vis at vi kan
Lyrics submitted by Mirabdolbaghifan
Yankeesane Kommer Lyrics as written by Christoffer Traedal Anders Eikaas
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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