"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.
What makes you think you can get away with murder
And just walk away from fucking everything?
You'll be the walking dead
You'll be the walking dead with our wills around your neck
So our advice to you is just keep running
Run from everyone and everything
What makes you think that you could put our name to shame?
Rest in peace is what they say, but how can you bury something that came from nothing; even though our dreams aren't dead?
And I just can't let this one go, so let's set the story straight
We will be heard no matter what the fuck it takes!
And I'll make you realize that you can place the blame
But you can't erase me from this game
Because as long as there's you
I'll do what it takes to prove we're still the same
So what the fuck are we waiting for?
It's time we stand up for ourselves
And if that doesn't make it clear enough
Then our friends are here to help
We've been put down by everyone we thought we knew
But we're just fine here 'cause we could never sink as low as you
The times have changed, the tables have turned
I thought you'd get the point by now, but I guess that you will never learn
So just look out for yourself, it seems to be your pastime
So here's your ticket to Hell, it seems you missed it the last time
Welcome to Hell
We've been put down by everyone we thought we knew
But we're just fine here 'cause we can never sink as low as you
The times have changed, the tables turned
I thought you'd get the point by now, but I guess that you will never learn
So now it's our turn to speak
You'll have no choice but to hear us out
When we tell them about the truth
And how you tried so hard to sell us out
So just look out for yourself, it seems to be your pastime
So here's your ticket to Hell, it seems you missed it the last time
So welcome to Hell
And just walk away from fucking everything?
You'll be the walking dead
You'll be the walking dead with our wills around your neck
So our advice to you is just keep running
Run from everyone and everything
What makes you think that you could put our name to shame?
Rest in peace is what they say, but how can you bury something that came from nothing; even though our dreams aren't dead?
And I just can't let this one go, so let's set the story straight
We will be heard no matter what the fuck it takes!
And I'll make you realize that you can place the blame
But you can't erase me from this game
Because as long as there's you
I'll do what it takes to prove we're still the same
So what the fuck are we waiting for?
It's time we stand up for ourselves
And if that doesn't make it clear enough
Then our friends are here to help
We've been put down by everyone we thought we knew
But we're just fine here 'cause we could never sink as low as you
The times have changed, the tables have turned
I thought you'd get the point by now, but I guess that you will never learn
So just look out for yourself, it seems to be your pastime
So here's your ticket to Hell, it seems you missed it the last time
Welcome to Hell
We've been put down by everyone we thought we knew
But we're just fine here 'cause we can never sink as low as you
The times have changed, the tables turned
I thought you'd get the point by now, but I guess that you will never learn
So now it's our turn to speak
You'll have no choice but to hear us out
When we tell them about the truth
And how you tried so hard to sell us out
So just look out for yourself, it seems to be your pastime
So here's your ticket to Hell, it seems you missed it the last time
So welcome to Hell
Lyrics submitted by YourCullingSong
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