"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.
It's coming through the air for all of us to hear. Could it be the sounds of liberation or just the image of detention?
We want the airwaves back, We want the airwaves back. We don't just want airtime we want all the time all of the time.
We want the airwaves back, We want the airwaves back. We want transmission for the people by the people.
What frequency are you getting? Is it noise or sweet sweet music? On what frequency will liberation be? x2
It's coming through the air for all of us to hear. Could it be the sounds of liberation or just the image of detention?
Control my flower, business and news all ready to devour. Who's in charge and what does he say?
Is he playing alternative or does it sound the same old way?
We want the airwaves back...
We want the airwaves back, We want the airwaves back. We don't just want airtime we want all the time all of the time.
We want the airwaves back, We want the airwaves back. We want transmission for the people by the people.
What frequency are you getting? Is it noise or sweet sweet music? On what frequency will liberation be? x2
It's coming through the air for all of us to hear. Could it be the sounds of liberation or just the image of detention?
Control my flower, business and news all ready to devour. Who's in charge and what does he say?
Is he playing alternative or does it sound the same old way?
We want the airwaves back...
Lyrics submitted by little_miss
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