"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.
Look to the sky at night and dream\
In my mind you'll find the fiend
I don't think I can hold on much longer
The pressure gives in
And that's just a aprt of me well
I can't make much difference in this world
Where I am crazy
My mind starts wearing thin
Reality sets in
That's what I'm brought here for
What you can't see the oz will bring
By yourself you'll find the key
Only then you'll make the connection
A fine line between
What's known and what's unseen well
I can't make much difference in this world
Where I am crazy
My feet are on the ground
My head's up in the clouds
That's what I'm brought here for
The oz factor
That's what we're here
That's what we're here for
The world comes to an end
Reality sets in
That's what I'm brought here for
In my mind you'll find the fiend
I don't think I can hold on much longer
The pressure gives in
And that's just a aprt of me well
I can't make much difference in this world
Where I am crazy
My mind starts wearing thin
Reality sets in
That's what I'm brought here for
What you can't see the oz will bring
By yourself you'll find the key
Only then you'll make the connection
A fine line between
What's known and what's unseen well
I can't make much difference in this world
Where I am crazy
My feet are on the ground
My head's up in the clouds
That's what I'm brought here for
The oz factor
That's what we're here
That's what we're here for
The world comes to an end
Reality sets in
That's what I'm brought here for
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Oz Factor Lyrics as written by Robert Brewer John P. Bell
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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