"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.
And so I'd stumble in the light
The night was always there to end all repetition
Insane, I both with the blinds
Carry on and love will be here
I met this girl from my old town
But sadly she could see
I'm still a bunch of memories and shit that I believe
And suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's the darkness of the dream
And there's the darkness of the dream
But she was something of a flame
Just telling me to quiet, excuses and the visions
Just let yourself out of your sight
Careless and some love will be here
And now you sleep and get some rest
From all the songs you make
They're all a bunch of mirrors and fuck it, I'm afraid
That suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's the darkness of the dream
And there's the darkness of the dream
She said, I ain't got no time for no broken believers
And lie like the foolish one
It's taking hours and days and I just want to hold you
And end of a wait begun
I said I think of hours in everyone
The letting go is here and now
The beauty is in your arms, no mind is out to wander
Just let yourself out of your sight
Careless and some love will be there
And now there's this dancer in the dream
Just rowing in the night
And I can't believe how pretty
And I can't believe the signs
When suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's a darkness of the dream
And there's a darkness of the dream
A fear of heart and all of its turnings
And it's never letting go
I'm sure I'll sleep when all this go under
But now, will I sleep alone?
It only starts with a river
But I know it's only waiting for the golden ground
Oh, it's wide and awake, but I'm showing up late
On the way there was something that told me to stay
I feed on the sunlight
But sunlight just drives me away in the loving game
Oh, the summer is deep and the memories still
The garden is full and I'm way over hills
I see there's a line that I'm walking and I'm just the same
It's an endless game in the darkness of the dream
The night was always there to end all repetition
Insane, I both with the blinds
Carry on and love will be here
I met this girl from my old town
But sadly she could see
I'm still a bunch of memories and shit that I believe
And suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's the darkness of the dream
And there's the darkness of the dream
But she was something of a flame
Just telling me to quiet, excuses and the visions
Just let yourself out of your sight
Careless and some love will be here
And now you sleep and get some rest
From all the songs you make
They're all a bunch of mirrors and fuck it, I'm afraid
That suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's the darkness of the dream
And there's the darkness of the dream
She said, I ain't got no time for no broken believers
And lie like the foolish one
It's taking hours and days and I just want to hold you
And end of a wait begun
I said I think of hours in everyone
The letting go is here and now
The beauty is in your arms, no mind is out to wander
Just let yourself out of your sight
Careless and some love will be there
And now there's this dancer in the dream
Just rowing in the night
And I can't believe how pretty
And I can't believe the signs
When suddenly the rain is the only part you feel
And there's a darkness of the dream
And there's a darkness of the dream
A fear of heart and all of its turnings
And it's never letting go
I'm sure I'll sleep when all this go under
But now, will I sleep alone?
It only starts with a river
But I know it's only waiting for the golden ground
Oh, it's wide and awake, but I'm showing up late
On the way there was something that told me to stay
I feed on the sunlight
But sunlight just drives me away in the loving game
Oh, the summer is deep and the memories still
The garden is full and I'm way over hills
I see there's a line that I'm walking and I'm just the same
It's an endless game in the darkness of the dream
Lyrics submitted by DarkBirdIsHome
Darkness Of The Dream Lyrics as written by Kristian Saras Per Matsson
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING
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