"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 came along for the ride
Went wicked with the clutch
Happened so fast and it hurt so much
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
I should have known by now
I'm still not afraid
I do it to myself
Knows what I never say
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
All I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
My life flashing!
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
I came along for the ride
Went wicked with the clutch
Happened so fast and it hurt so much
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
And all I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
My life flashing!
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away
From the headlights
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away! (Let's go for a ride!)
And all I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
(Let's go for a ride!)
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away
From the headlights
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
Like a car crash!
And I can't look away!
Went wicked with the clutch
Happened so fast and it hurt so much
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
I should have known by now
I'm still not afraid
I do it to myself
Knows what I never say
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
All I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
My life flashing!
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
I came along for the ride
Went wicked with the clutch
Happened so fast and it hurt so much
You're a car crash
And I can't look away
And all I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
My life flashing!
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away
From the headlights
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away! (Let's go for a ride!)
And all I see is shattered glass and
Red lights passing
(Let's go for a ride!)
Headed for the same disaster
Faster and faster and faster
I couldn't stop at the red light
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
And I can't look away
From the headlights
The red light
Stop at the red light
I couldn't stop at the red light
You're just like a car crash
Like a car crash!
And I can't look away!
Lyrics submitted by darkforce100
Car Crash Lyrics as written by Brad Walst Neil Sanderson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, HYVETOWN MUSIC INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Might just be the fact that English is not my native language, but I can't seem to find a proper explanation to these lyrics. Might be due to the fact that they're stupid, I don't know.
The only thing I can get out of it is that he was in a relationship that went too quickly, and therefore everything broke down, hence the car crash-metaphor. And of course, the person wants to get back together with the "car crash", but he can't because everything is ruined now.
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I miss Adam, not for the voice as many others think, but I miss his writing. Although, I still think Three Days Grace is an amazing band.
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