"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.
This is my time
This is my time
And now you'll go back where you came from
Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right
Now is the time to accept I'm right (was right)
Por ser lo más provocar was wrong (was wrong)
Everything's over, I feel sober
To start my life
That one step took me right there
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right
I will not stand here and be controlled (inside)
Lo necesito sin tu control (I'm not fine)
Siento en mi vena ninguna pena
Without a fear
I take that one step right there
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Like a game of chess I carved your chest
Don't snap back, pull the trigger into my neck
Bust your move and drop the news
It's a crying shame, I'm feeling all the pain
And you want to slap my face
You'll try to put me in your place
Well I'll step back and then attack
This is my time to get my life back
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Yeah
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear (fear)
Searching without a cause
This is my time
And now you'll go back where you came from
Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right
Now is the time to accept I'm right (was right)
Por ser lo más provocar was wrong (was wrong)
Everything's over, I feel sober
To start my life
That one step took me right there
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-ri-right
I will not stand here and be controlled (inside)
Lo necesito sin tu control (I'm not fine)
Siento en mi vena ninguna pena
Without a fear
I take that one step right there
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Like a game of chess I carved your chest
Don't snap back, pull the trigger into my neck
Bust your move and drop the news
It's a crying shame, I'm feeling all the pain
And you want to slap my face
You'll try to put me in your place
Well I'll step back and then attack
This is my time to get my life back
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear
Searching without a cause
Yeah
True intentions are not
Predisposed to our fear (fear)
Searching without a cause
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does anyone know what that dude is sayin in the intro? somethin like "and i hear there is a fear of one" i know its prolly wrong but im just guessing