"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.
v1.
I keep thinking about her over and over,
Trapped in the moment like it's Honey and Clover,
And my name is Shuu-chan and she is Hagu-tan,
And this situation was never part of my plans.
I wanted it platonic this time - no strings attached,
But our passions resonated - and logic was snatched
From beneath my feet, I functioned on instict;
Nearly destroyed everything, because I didn't think.
I stepped from back from the brink, but some people prodded,
So I trusted; moved on as they all applauded,
But it fell threw; yeah, it nearly imploded.
I didn't know the situation was so fully loaded
Of awkward implications and obvious errors,
But she was all layed back, didn't seem to care.
I thought I could build back, but doubt still loomed
And since then I never stepped back in the room.
ch.
I wish I could put distance in
Between our two existences then
I could maybe just forget
And stop living off old regrets.
I wish I could put distance in
Between our two existences then
I would see a pastel future
Instead of these broken sutures.
v2.
Besides she found a new love; yeah, own her Morita.
I became more and more distant from this Senorita.
She worked more often, and the spare time left
Was spent with her new love, but I wasn't bereft,
I had plenty - yeah, too much - on my plate anyways;
I barely noticed that I hadn't talked to her for days
Which became weeks and then months and then years,
But that had happened with some of my previous peers,
Yet with her it was different: the harmony between us
Made me think I didn't want to forget this venus
This muse, so I refused but the fact was blatant:
Our wavelengths separated and this truth was patent.
We could still quote and discuss the same minutiae;
Both pop culture junkies, but it was acute the
Differences formed and a love unshareable.
Somehow inspite of that, I did not feel terrible.
Ce la vie, right?
(ch)x2
I keep thinking about her over and over,
Trapped in the moment like it's Honey and Clover,
And my name is Shuu-chan and she is Hagu-tan,
And this situation was never part of my plans.
I wanted it platonic this time - no strings attached,
But our passions resonated - and logic was snatched
From beneath my feet, I functioned on instict;
Nearly destroyed everything, because I didn't think.
I stepped from back from the brink, but some people prodded,
So I trusted; moved on as they all applauded,
But it fell threw; yeah, it nearly imploded.
I didn't know the situation was so fully loaded
Of awkward implications and obvious errors,
But she was all layed back, didn't seem to care.
I thought I could build back, but doubt still loomed
And since then I never stepped back in the room.
ch.
I wish I could put distance in
Between our two existences then
I could maybe just forget
And stop living off old regrets.
I wish I could put distance in
Between our two existences then
I would see a pastel future
Instead of these broken sutures.
v2.
Besides she found a new love; yeah, own her Morita.
I became more and more distant from this Senorita.
She worked more often, and the spare time left
Was spent with her new love, but I wasn't bereft,
I had plenty - yeah, too much - on my plate anyways;
I barely noticed that I hadn't talked to her for days
Which became weeks and then months and then years,
But that had happened with some of my previous peers,
Yet with her it was different: the harmony between us
Made me think I didn't want to forget this venus
This muse, so I refused but the fact was blatant:
Our wavelengths separated and this truth was patent.
We could still quote and discuss the same minutiae;
Both pop culture junkies, but it was acute the
Differences formed and a love unshareable.
Somehow inspite of that, I did not feel terrible.
Ce la vie, right?
(ch)x2
Lyrics submitted by ff3366
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