"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.
I've lost count of the ways I've tried to shut this down
But the flame never goes out
All the dangers I've faced I've taken on my own
I've never had reason to doubt.
But you, you've opened through
I've got no defense as you take me over the edge
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
The one piece that I need to make me feel complete
The rest means nothing to me
What a rush that I get
Its as good as when you're right there
You know you fill my head you push my senses over the edge
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
Falling into you there's nothing I can do
I got no defense against you
Falling into you the ways you pull me through
I keep falling deeper into you
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
But the flame never goes out
All the dangers I've faced I've taken on my own
I've never had reason to doubt.
But you, you've opened through
I've got no defense as you take me over the edge
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
The one piece that I need to make me feel complete
The rest means nothing to me
What a rush that I get
Its as good as when you're right there
You know you fill my head you push my senses over the edge
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
Falling into you there's nothing I can do
I got no defense against you
Falling into you the ways you pull me through
I keep falling deeper into you
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
I don't want to lose control
But the minute I feel you next to me your fire takes hold
Falling like a burning stone
But it feels like you're my gravity
I'm gonna let myself go
Lyrics submitted by 60_miles_an_hour
Control Lyrics as written by James Sutherland Smith Christian Eigner
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