"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 light in the window is a crack in the sky
A stairway to darkness in the blink of an eye
A levee of tears to learn she'll never be coming back
The man in the dark will bring another attack
Your mamma told you that you're not supposed to talk to strangers
Look in the mirror, tell me, do you think your life's in danger here?
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
Another day passes as the night closes in
The red light goes on to say it's time to begin
I see the man around the corner waiting, can he see me?
I close my eyes and wait to hear the sound of someone screaming here
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
It's just a sign of the times
Going forward in reverse
Still, these were our first
It's just a hand in the bush
In the bush
So now that it's over can't we just say goodbye? (Bye-bye, bye-bye)
I'd like to move on and make the most of the night
Maybe a kiss before I leave you this way
Your lips are so cold I don't know what else to say
I never wanted it to end this way my love, my darling
Believe me, when I say to you in love I think I'm falling here
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
It's just a hand in the bush
(In-in the bush, in-in the bush, in-in the bush)
(In-in the bush, in-in the bush, in-in the bush)
(In-in the bush in-in the bush)
A stairway to darkness in the blink of an eye
A levee of tears to learn she'll never be coming back
The man in the dark will bring another attack
Your mamma told you that you're not supposed to talk to strangers
Look in the mirror, tell me, do you think your life's in danger here?
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
Another day passes as the night closes in
The red light goes on to say it's time to begin
I see the man around the corner waiting, can he see me?
I close my eyes and wait to hear the sound of someone screaming here
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
It's just a sign of the times
Going forward in reverse
Still, these were our first
It's just a hand in the bush
In the bush
So now that it's over can't we just say goodbye? (Bye-bye, bye-bye)
I'd like to move on and make the most of the night
Maybe a kiss before I leave you this way
Your lips are so cold I don't know what else to say
I never wanted it to end this way my love, my darling
Believe me, when I say to you in love I think I'm falling here
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
No more tears (tears, tears)
It's just a hand in the bush
(In-in the bush, in-in the bush, in-in the bush)
(In-in the bush, in-in the bush, in-in the bush)
(In-in the bush in-in the bush)
No More Tears Lyrics as written by Michael Inez John Purdell
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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"It's just a sign of the times. Going forward in reverse. Still, he who laughs last is just a hand in the bush"
@DistillaTruant THIS IS JUST MY OPINION but hear me out because I'm a little stoned at the moment 😂<br /> <br /> u gotta break down each saying to get it... <br /> <br /> → It's just a sign of the times (noticing unwelcome trends in the present) <br /> →going forward in reverse (time goes on but civilization is going backward)<br /> →he who laughs last (someone who won)<br /> →(is just a hand in the bush (not important)<br /> <br /> What it says to me is:<br /> It doesn't matter who comes out on top because the world is going to shit
@DistillaTruant THIS IS JUST MY OPINION but hear me out because I'm a little stoned at the moment 😂<br /> <br /> u gotta break down each saying to get it... <br /> <br /> → It's just a sign of the times (noticing unwelcome trends in the present) <br /> →going forward in reverse (time goes on but civilization is going backward)<br /> →he who laughs last (someone who won)<br /> →(is just a hand in the bush (not important)<br /> <br /> What it says to me is:<br /> It doesn't matter who comes out on top because the world is going to shit<br /> <br /> Literally 20 years later 😂😂😂