"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.
The balance shifts and weighs me down
Just like it used to. Tarnished fears and muffled shouts
Guide the way down. The memories always find a way
To cancel out the dreams. They shine on every last flaw
And rip at every seam. I can hear it on a clear day. (I know I can hear you).
When the light hits the water In the perfect way. The solace never stays for
long. Time proves useless
Dimly lit the kerosene On the mantle. The memories always find a way to
cancel out the dreams. They shine on every last flaw and rip at every seam. I
can hear it on a clear day.
(I know I can hear you). When the light hits the water
In the perfect way. And I can just make out the words.
They say: don't stop. I can just make out the words
(I can almost hear them sing.)
Just like it used to. Tarnished fears and muffled shouts
Guide the way down. The memories always find a way
To cancel out the dreams. They shine on every last flaw
And rip at every seam. I can hear it on a clear day. (I know I can hear you).
When the light hits the water In the perfect way. The solace never stays for
long. Time proves useless
Dimly lit the kerosene On the mantle. The memories always find a way to
cancel out the dreams. They shine on every last flaw and rip at every seam. I
can hear it on a clear day.
(I know I can hear you). When the light hits the water
In the perfect way. And I can just make out the words.
They say: don't stop. I can just make out the words
(I can almost hear them sing.)
Lyrics submitted by NoiseCore
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