"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.
Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey
With those blue fling looks that you give me,
You can't hide what's inside
And it's killing me right now to see
You wanna slip off with me again
Why should we go round and round the truth,
Like we been doin'?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher)
Sippin' on fire
You act like you don't know what you're missing,
Every time you end up back with him
'Cause it's safe, and you're scared.
Of everything you're feeling when
We're burning the midnight down again
Why should we go round and round the truth, like we been doin?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher),
Sippin' on fire
Every goodbye is bitter sweet,
So why should we fight what we both need?
Why should we go round and round the truth, like we been doin?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher),
Sippin' on fire
Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey
With those blue fling looks that you give me,
You can't hide what's inside
And it's killing me right now to see
You wanna slip off with me
With those blue fling looks that you give me,
You can't hide what's inside
And it's killing me right now to see
You wanna slip off with me again
Why should we go round and round the truth,
Like we been doin'?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher)
Sippin' on fire
You act like you don't know what you're missing,
Every time you end up back with him
'Cause it's safe, and you're scared.
Of everything you're feeling when
We're burning the midnight down again
Why should we go round and round the truth, like we been doin?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher),
Sippin' on fire
Every goodbye is bitter sweet,
So why should we fight what we both need?
Why should we go round and round the truth, like we been doin?
Every time we lie girl we're losing
So why should we spend Saturday night alone,
When I can call you on the phone, pick you up
Make it up as we go along
Pull and all nighter chasing that desire
Sparks flying in her eyes like lighters (like lighters)
Get a little higher (get a little higher),
Sippin' on fire
Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey
With those blue fling looks that you give me,
You can't hide what's inside
And it's killing me right now to see
You wanna slip off with me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Sippin' on Fire Lyrics as written by Matthew Peters Dragstrem John Cole Taylor
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
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I think the ex wants to hook up with the guy ("You wanna slip off with me").