"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.
Someone elses telepathy
Collasped enemy
Always dealing with that and this
I released then i believe
64 elimnation
We'll make you understand,
How feel,
Facsination,
I need a gun,
I need a gun to kill,
???????
Your pain i see,
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! Theres nothing inside!
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! it's not done til over
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! Theres nothing inside!
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve!
????
Your in your place trapped,
Your gonna get your face slapped,
Bring more,
Slice,dice and penalize,
Gonna getted slam dunk,
You fat ass punk,
You stick your own face,
Yet u can't afford your own place,
I am gonna give you a little more,
Gonna make u wanna to take it,
Thank you anyways,
I am just taking you,
Roll your ass,
Force u to pass,
Least i am not fucked,
Whatcha u going to do,
When god sees through you,
(You are fake)
You want it even louder,
Eyes and ears,
Listen to what we say,
so there is no way to elimanate,
(i want it all!!!!)
Iam going to show u how to be decieving,
SEE!!!!!!
What your lies have done
YOU!!!
You are the one
YOU!!!!
Are in your place trapped
YOUR!!
Have gotten retrapped
YOU!!!!
ARE GONE
YOU!!!
ARE MINE!!
YOU!!
SHOW YOUR OWN FACE TRAPPED
YOU!!!!
JUST GOT RETRAPPED
CARVE!!!!!(x7)
CCCAARRRVVVEEE
Collasped enemy
Always dealing with that and this
I released then i believe
64 elimnation
We'll make you understand,
How feel,
Facsination,
I need a gun,
I need a gun to kill,
???????
Your pain i see,
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! Theres nothing inside!
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! it's not done til over
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve! Theres nothing inside!
Carve! Theres something inside!
Carve!
????
Your in your place trapped,
Your gonna get your face slapped,
Bring more,
Slice,dice and penalize,
Gonna getted slam dunk,
You fat ass punk,
You stick your own face,
Yet u can't afford your own place,
I am gonna give you a little more,
Gonna make u wanna to take it,
Thank you anyways,
I am just taking you,
Roll your ass,
Force u to pass,
Least i am not fucked,
Whatcha u going to do,
When god sees through you,
(You are fake)
You want it even louder,
Eyes and ears,
Listen to what we say,
so there is no way to elimanate,
(i want it all!!!!)
Iam going to show u how to be decieving,
SEE!!!!!!
What your lies have done
YOU!!!
You are the one
YOU!!!!
Are in your place trapped
YOUR!!
Have gotten retrapped
YOU!!!!
ARE GONE
YOU!!!
ARE MINE!!
YOU!!
SHOW YOUR OWN FACE TRAPPED
YOU!!!!
JUST GOT RETRAPPED
CARVE!!!!!(x7)
CCCAARRRVVVEEE
Lyrics submitted by HoldURBreath
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