"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.
For the cause, my trial, my judgment, my retribution.
A new machine leaving all behind,
Mercy will only complicate.
Fill the space inside, shoot to kill the wounded,
The calloused tongue.
My aim is precise, armed with my own failures, the cost of being you.
Brace yourself like a man,
You fail to qualify, it's only personal, just being...
A new machine, a new machine, my aim is precise, my retribution.
A new machine leaving all behind,
Mercy will only complicate.
Fill the space inside, shoot to kill the wounded,
The calloused tongue.
My aim is precise, armed with my own failures, the cost of being you.
Brace yourself like a man,
You fail to qualify, it's only personal, just being...
A new machine, a new machine, my aim is precise, my retribution.
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I think that this band is christian.. they sing about the church and stuff like that.. and the holy spirit filling people up.. it's a good band.. they make good points..
I think that this band is christian.. they sing about the church and stuff like that.. and the holy spirit filling people up.. it's a good band.. they make good points.. if you dont think they are christian go read the lyrics to LIAR...
This song is SHORT o_O
Living Sacrifice? If you don't think their Christians then you need help. Romans 12:1 is their verse which makes their name. Just because they may not sing about the church doesn't mean anything. Many people can write better lyrics than the same "Oh Lord bless us" stuff.
It's about how tribes in third world countries kill each other and how Christians "attack" each other.
See artfortheears.freeservers.com/index2/interviews/living/living1.htm
Im not quite sure how living sacrifice is a christian band. Ive not heard one song that speaks of god! lol, maybe their not christian, but thats what my media player says. Anyway, i dont think this song is talking about weapons such as guns, knives, ect. I think its more along the lines of a child having troubles making it through life, and he's trying to find ways to redeem himself of his failures.....i dont know why i think this, but i do lol.