"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.
Circling around the kitchen
Why has nothing changed?
Feed cucumber sandwich to a pigeon
Chippin' nail varnish on guitar strings
Got a pillow case made out of money
Feelin' pretty fake when I wake up
Tissue paper castle paper caddy
Scaly little friend's got my backup
Didn't give me time to say goodbye in
The way that I wanted to
So honey close your eyes and stay
Like you're supposed to do
Don't you wanna give me time to
Write another song for you?
Fuzzy feelin' and I miss you
Why can nothing stay the same?
Fuckin' stupid head, I'm gonna kill you
Melt all your art and drink the paint
I am not a beast, I'm not a monster
I don't care what you say
You can't have the bad guys without a hero
And I'm the only one who's got a cape
Didn't give me time to say goodbye in
The way that I wanted to
So honey close your eyes and stay
Like you're supposed to do
Don't know how I'm gonna live without
But I'll stay strong for you
Why has nothing changed?
Feed cucumber sandwich to a pigeon
Chippin' nail varnish on guitar strings
Got a pillow case made out of money
Feelin' pretty fake when I wake up
Tissue paper castle paper caddy
Scaly little friend's got my backup
Didn't give me time to say goodbye in
The way that I wanted to
So honey close your eyes and stay
Like you're supposed to do
Don't you wanna give me time to
Write another song for you?
Fuzzy feelin' and I miss you
Why can nothing stay the same?
Fuckin' stupid head, I'm gonna kill you
Melt all your art and drink the paint
I am not a beast, I'm not a monster
I don't care what you say
You can't have the bad guys without a hero
And I'm the only one who's got a cape
Didn't give me time to say goodbye in
The way that I wanted to
So honey close your eyes and stay
Like you're supposed to do
Don't know how I'm gonna live without
But I'll stay strong for you
Lyrics submitted by cydonianrobot
Pigeon Lyrics as written by Robin Daniel Skinner
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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