"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.
You're boned like a saint
With the consciousness of a snake
You're the kind of girl
I'd like to find
Face like an angel
But you're boned like the devil
Your eyes have shifted from me
Everyone saw what you did
You have slipped from beneath me
Like a false nervous squid
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
Planned to leave me cold
But you'll never get your wish
On the twenty fourth of May
I gather up your reins
You filled me with a vengeance
And you touched me with your breath
I'm gonna pull you from this dance
You're gonna ride so easily
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
Hey! Come on, Vera
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
I was your victim
I was well deceived
Hell's built on regret
But I love your naked neck
And evil lies that you told me
Made me believe you're two-faced
But there's two faces have you
And they're both gonna jump
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
With the consciousness of a snake
You're the kind of girl
I'd like to find
Face like an angel
But you're boned like the devil
Your eyes have shifted from me
Everyone saw what you did
You have slipped from beneath me
Like a false nervous squid
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
Planned to leave me cold
But you'll never get your wish
On the twenty fourth of May
I gather up your reins
You filled me with a vengeance
And you touched me with your breath
I'm gonna pull you from this dance
You're gonna ride so easily
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
Hey! Come on, Vera
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
I was your victim
I was well deceived
Hell's built on regret
But I love your naked neck
And evil lies that you told me
Made me believe you're two-faced
But there's two faces have you
And they're both gonna jump
Oh, no more horses, horses
We're going to swim like a fish
Into the hole in which you planned to ditch me
My lovely
Vera Marie
Lyrics submitted by shut, edited by VaerellisKing, LosGatosGirl
The Revenge of Vera Gemini Lyrics as written by Smith Bouchard
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I think the marvel comics agents of fortune and Vera Gemini was after the album. The marvel comics guys at the time must have been big BOC fans. There are all kinds of references to BOC songs and albums in the old comics. Harvester of eyes was in one of the comics too.
This song brings up a lot of great images for me! What an OUTSTANDING piece of music this jewel it. I LOVE this song and ALL BOC songs! Always have! Rock On Guys and Gals! (Check out the DVD concert from 40th Anniversay Agents of Fortune!
I think the marvel comics agents of fortune and Vera Gemini was after the album. The marvel comics guys at the time must have been big BOC fans. There are all kinds of references to BOC songs and albums in the old comics. Harvester of eyes was in one of the comics too.
The first lines:<br /> <br /> You're the kind of girl<br /> I'd like to find.<br /> <br /> Indicates that she is not a human girl..but possibly a mare.<br /> <br /> It sounds like a guy who was thrown by a mare he was riding (Vera Marie).<br /> The horse appeared calm and docile but threw him off of her back (into a watering hole?).<br /> He compares the horse's personality with a Gemini (the twins in astrology. Indicating a dual nature).<br /> <br /> but on may 24th, he is going to gather up her reins and ride her into the watering hole again. This time, she will not get to slip out from under him "like a false and nervous squid".
The first lines:
You're the kind of girl I'd like to find.
Indicates that she is not a human girl..but possibly a mare.
It sounds like a guy who was thrown by a mare he was riding (Vera Marie). The horse appeared calm and docile but threw him off of her back (into a watering hole?). He compares the horse's personality with a Gemini (the twins in astrology. Indicating a dual nature).
but on may 24th, he is going to gather up her reins and ride her into the watering hole again. This time, she will not get to slip out from under him "like a false and nervous squid".
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@Quadraphonic Very interesting take on this classic BÖC song! Kudos!!
It's about the Marvel Comics character, "Agents of Fortune" (the name of album this is from) also had something to do with Vera Gemini (the character), or vice-versa, but I'm don't know the specifics of any of this.