"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.
No matter how you decorate the walls a prison is a prison, and I’ve watched the calendar fall.
I sat back and let you burn me, let you lock me up and play judge and jury.
Enough is enough, know what my worth is. You need to step back, I don’t deserve this.
You go your way and I’ll go mine, your meaningless war was just a waste of time.
Clarity.
Just make it make sense to me.
Clarity.
I know I’m good enough. Know I’m more than good enough.
I’m not who I want to be.
But I’m good enough to make you feel complete.
All the things you hate about me, make me too good for you.
You always circle back, desperate like a vulture.
Disgusting how you built a life riding this toxic culture.
You downplay what I do, just to feel alright.
I don’t really have a clue how you sleep at night.
How could anyone thrive from someone else’s pain?
After everything you’ve done, tell me what you gained?
Looking back, I can’t believe I ever was so blind.
Lesson learned, but we both know that I will be just fine.
Face it, I could never live my life living like I'm trapped in hell.
Take it. Take a trip to hell, baby tell me how it felt.
Proud of who I am, life is a fucking celebration and you'll never be a part of it.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
I sat back and let you burn me, let you lock me up and play judge and jury.
Enough is enough, know what my worth is. You need to step back, I don’t deserve this.
You go your way and I’ll go mine, your meaningless war was just a waste of time.
Clarity.
Just make it make sense to me.
Clarity.
I know I’m good enough. Know I’m more than good enough.
I’m not who I want to be.
But I’m good enough to make you feel complete.
All the things you hate about me, make me too good for you.
You always circle back, desperate like a vulture.
Disgusting how you built a life riding this toxic culture.
You downplay what I do, just to feel alright.
I don’t really have a clue how you sleep at night.
How could anyone thrive from someone else’s pain?
After everything you’ve done, tell me what you gained?
Looking back, I can’t believe I ever was so blind.
Lesson learned, but we both know that I will be just fine.
Face it, I could never live my life living like I'm trapped in hell.
Take it. Take a trip to hell, baby tell me how it felt.
Proud of who I am, life is a fucking celebration and you'll never be a part of it.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Clarity Lyrics as written by Robert Larry Wade Alexander Roque
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