"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.
Crash the impact that took my life
But what happened to the little girl still trapped inside?
Did she make it out of there alive?
Did she survive?
The headlights showed me the light
Lit the tunnel down the road to my demise
All we went for was a little drive
Who knew that it would be the last time?
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
My life's decaying!
But what happened to the little girl still trapped inside?
Did she make it out of there alive?
Did she survive?
I accept the path that's chosen for me
But leave my girl alone, she has a life to lead
Don't mercy me, no sympathy
Don't take her life, god, just take me
My life is fading
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
The fire's blazing
I hear her cry!
God, don't forsake me
Don't let her die!
Another victim of a DUI
Murder, a fucking homicide!
You can save her life tonight, don't let her die!
(You spread these lies, just another way to justify)
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
I'll beg and I'll plead
I'll do whatever it takes, god, please just promise me
She'll be safe without her father
Promise me!
She won't understand, she won't believe
She'll wonder where I've and gone and why I had to leave
She'll be told that her daddy's gone away
To a place in the sky, that's where I'll stay
In the night she will meet me in her dreams
That's as close as we will ever be
I'll whisper in her ear and I will say
Daddy loves you, everything's okay
But what happened to the little girl still trapped inside?
Did she make it out of there alive?
Did she survive?
The headlights showed me the light
Lit the tunnel down the road to my demise
All we went for was a little drive
Who knew that it would be the last time?
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
My life's decaying!
But what happened to the little girl still trapped inside?
Did she make it out of there alive?
Did she survive?
I accept the path that's chosen for me
But leave my girl alone, she has a life to lead
Don't mercy me, no sympathy
Don't take her life, god, just take me
My life is fading
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
The fire's blazing
I hear her cry!
God, don't forsake me
Don't let her die!
Another victim of a DUI
Murder, a fucking homicide!
You can save her life tonight, don't let her die!
(You spread these lies, just another way to justify)
You spread these lies
Just another way to justify
That our lives are gone and we must move on
But that is not alright
All I needed was a little time
And all I wanted was to say goodbye
Well, I can't move on, this is all so wrong
And I will not comply
I'll beg and I'll plead
I'll do whatever it takes, god, please just promise me
She'll be safe without her father
Promise me!
She won't understand, she won't believe
She'll wonder where I've and gone and why I had to leave
She'll be told that her daddy's gone away
To a place in the sky, that's where I'll stay
In the night she will meet me in her dreams
That's as close as we will ever be
I'll whisper in her ear and I will say
Daddy loves you, everything's okay
Lyrics submitted by darkforce100
Hell in the Headlights Lyrics as written by Jeremy A Tollas
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'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."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Crash the impact that took my life But what happened to the little girl still trapped inside? Did she make it out of there alive? Did she survive? The headlights showed me the light Lit the tunnel down the road to my demise All we went for was a little drive Who knew that it would be the last time?
You spread these lies Just another way to justify That our lives are gone and we must move on But that is not alright All I needed was a little time and all I wanted was to say goodbye Well I can’t move on, this is all so wrong and I will not comply
God don’t forsake me Don’t let her die Another victim of a DUI Murder, a fucking homicide You can save her life tonight, don’t let her die
’ll beg and I’ll plead I’ll do whatever it takes god please just promise me She’ll be safe without her father. Promise me
She won’t understand she won’t believe She’ll wonder where I’ve and gone and why I had to leave She’ll be told that her daddy’s gone away To a place in the sky, that’s where I’ll stay In the night she will meet me in her dreams
Daddy loves you, everything’s okay pretty much what he did was driving drunk and got into a car accident and almost took his daughter's life but he beg and plead with god to spare her life and take instead which gave the right to enter heaven where he will visit his daughter in her dream and that she won't understand now, why he is gone
@n4t1v3b43r actually a drunk driver hit him and killed him and he's pleading with God to spare the life of his daughter and just take his. In the song One in the Chamber that song is about the drunk driver who hit the man and his daughter. Every song in this album connect and every song on the album is about someone that died and they all meet in the afterlife and find out that they are all friends and family and they all understand that it isn't the end its just the beginning.