"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.
Don't go over there
That vulture's gonna get you
Come and bathe in my protective neon glow
Plug into my machine
Perfect and so clean
Plastic lives are all that's left so get in line
Tell me all your problems
I've got just the thing to fix it
Sell it to you for this bargain basement price
I'll protect you from yourself and
All the trouble that surrounds you
Didn't you know that this World's not very nice
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
Your world has spikes on his back
And he wants to lay down on you
Don't like what I say
You best not go away
Take a look into my bag of wonders
I'll pull out something
Special just for you
Don't tell anyone
It'll be our secret
A weak and tainted soul
I stole from you know who
You want to buy it back
I'll have to charge you for two
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
I sell society
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I sell society
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
That vulture's gonna get you
Come and bathe in my protective neon glow
Plug into my machine
Perfect and so clean
Plastic lives are all that's left so get in line
Tell me all your problems
I've got just the thing to fix it
Sell it to you for this bargain basement price
I'll protect you from yourself and
All the trouble that surrounds you
Didn't you know that this World's not very nice
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
Your world has spikes on his back
And he wants to lay down on you
Don't like what I say
You best not go away
Take a look into my bag of wonders
I'll pull out something
Special just for you
Don't tell anyone
It'll be our secret
A weak and tainted soul
I stole from you know who
You want to buy it back
I'll have to charge you for two
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
I sell society
You won't hear lies from me
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I bring prosperity
I'll suck you into me
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
I sell society
I'll tell you everything you want to hear
I sell society
I'll sell you everything you want to buy
Lyrics submitted by HoldURBreath
I Sell Society Lyrics as written by Scott Putesky Jason Charles Miller
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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