"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.
Woke up world gone.
(GREY!)
Woke up lost all the color,
Woke up changed forever,
Don't you hear the words,
Don't you know the lines,
Don't you understand,
How about you let it out and say GOODBYE!
Woke up my body is,
(CHANGED!)
Woke up all for nil,
Woke up time stood still,
Don't you hear the growl,
Don't you hear the howl,
Don't you wanna scowl,
How about you let it out and say GOODBYE!
(Refrain)
And theres something deep inside me.
(times just hearing me to go)
Theres something deep inside me.
(Oh please mother let me)
Theres something deep inside me.
(I know it wants out but you can't let it go)
Theres something deep inside me.
(Fucking, watch out below!)
ITS COMING!
AGAIN!
THE ANIMAL
WITHIN!
NO JUST HIDING!
NO JUST INSIDE ME!
(/Refrain)
Washed my face its all,
(furry)
Washed my dreams,
Washed my thoughts,
Don't you fear me son,
Don't you fear me one,
Don't you fear it all,
How about you let it out and finally howl!
-refrain-
And theres something here for this day,
(And theres something here I well pray),
That this creature inside well take me out tonight,
(That my dreams well be finally answered!)
Theres something coming,
(I think its myself),
Theres something running,
(I know its myself),
Oh mom no, NO NO NO NO!
STOP IT!
Theres something deep inside me!
Run and hide and wait until its light.
Theres something deep inside me!
Oh just why don't you let me be!
Theres something deep inside me!
NOW NOW NOW GO!
NOW NOW NOW GO!
NOW NOW NOW GGOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(fade out fast)
(begin growling)
Somebody help me.
(For I have gone)
Somebody save me..
(For I haven't done no wrong)
Somebody love me.
(For I'm not what I appear)
Somebody take me.
(AND LET ME LIVE AS A WERE!
SOME! BODY! WHO NEEDS SOME BODY!
Some body to save me! FOR MYSELF!
This thing its deep inside
Run and hide.
DEEP INSIDE!
Deep inside
Deep inside
-refrain-
And somethings running!
(SHUT THE DOOR!)
And somethings coming!
(SHUT YOUR MIND!)
For the world for me Is about to end,
NOW LET IT GO!
NOW LET IT GET AWAY!(HOWL!)
LET IT Get away away away
(return to normal)
Woke up next day,
(Prayed)
Woke up totally the,
(same)
Living here, and not just knowing
Living here, you must understand
Thankfully you understand,
Thankfully I can be a man,
Thanks to not only me.
So how about I let it shout and howl goodbye.
This thing that is deep inside.
Yes this thing that is deep inside me.
(For now I am free.!).
(GREY!)
Woke up lost all the color,
Woke up changed forever,
Don't you hear the words,
Don't you know the lines,
Don't you understand,
How about you let it out and say GOODBYE!
Woke up my body is,
(CHANGED!)
Woke up all for nil,
Woke up time stood still,
Don't you hear the growl,
Don't you hear the howl,
Don't you wanna scowl,
How about you let it out and say GOODBYE!
(Refrain)
And theres something deep inside me.
(times just hearing me to go)
Theres something deep inside me.
(Oh please mother let me)
Theres something deep inside me.
(I know it wants out but you can't let it go)
Theres something deep inside me.
(Fucking, watch out below!)
ITS COMING!
AGAIN!
THE ANIMAL
WITHIN!
NO JUST HIDING!
NO JUST INSIDE ME!
(/Refrain)
Washed my face its all,
(furry)
Washed my dreams,
Washed my thoughts,
Don't you fear me son,
Don't you fear me one,
Don't you fear it all,
How about you let it out and finally howl!
-refrain-
And theres something here for this day,
(And theres something here I well pray),
That this creature inside well take me out tonight,
(That my dreams well be finally answered!)
Theres something coming,
(I think its myself),
Theres something running,
(I know its myself),
Oh mom no, NO NO NO NO!
STOP IT!
Theres something deep inside me!
Run and hide and wait until its light.
Theres something deep inside me!
Oh just why don't you let me be!
Theres something deep inside me!
NOW NOW NOW GO!
NOW NOW NOW GO!
NOW NOW NOW GGOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(fade out fast)
(begin growling)
Somebody help me.
(For I have gone)
Somebody save me..
(For I haven't done no wrong)
Somebody love me.
(For I'm not what I appear)
Somebody take me.
(AND LET ME LIVE AS A WERE!
SOME! BODY! WHO NEEDS SOME BODY!
Some body to save me! FOR MYSELF!
This thing its deep inside
Run and hide.
DEEP INSIDE!
Deep inside
Deep inside
-refrain-
And somethings running!
(SHUT THE DOOR!)
And somethings coming!
(SHUT YOUR MIND!)
For the world for me Is about to end,
NOW LET IT GO!
NOW LET IT GET AWAY!(HOWL!)
LET IT Get away away away
(return to normal)
Woke up next day,
(Prayed)
Woke up totally the,
(same)
Living here, and not just knowing
Living here, you must understand
Thankfully you understand,
Thankfully I can be a man,
Thanks to not only me.
So how about I let it shout and howl goodbye.
This thing that is deep inside.
Yes this thing that is deep inside me.
(For now I am free.!).
Lyrics submitted by defiantanarchists
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