"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.
Ride through the valley in thunder and rain
The battle is raging, redeem this domain
The Castle of Eden lies silent above
Darkness surrounded us, away we must go
I look through the eyes of the world
I see there's a Stranger among us.
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and the glory
Enter the battle, our will to enchain
Bringing us forward, defeating the pain
Into the meeting with swords made of steel
We're standing together the secret reveals
I look through the eyes of the world
I know who's the Stranger among us
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and glory
Come across to the Promised Land
Close your eyes, I will take your hand
Through the river of steel we'll go
When the dragon lies bleeding
Above the glory we'll carry on
Now the time has come to return back home
The setting sun illuminates the dead
The battlefield field is shining red.
Silent lies Eden on top of the moor
We're fighting with honor protecting our Lord
The last one survivor lies bleeding. I kneel
Into his heart I settle the steel
I look through the eyes of the world
I see there's a Stranger among us.
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and the glory
Come across to the Promised Land
Close your eyes, I will take your hand
Through the river of steel we'll go
When the dragon lies bleeding
The battle is raging, redeem this domain
The Castle of Eden lies silent above
Darkness surrounded us, away we must go
I look through the eyes of the world
I see there's a Stranger among us.
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and the glory
Enter the battle, our will to enchain
Bringing us forward, defeating the pain
Into the meeting with swords made of steel
We're standing together the secret reveals
I look through the eyes of the world
I know who's the Stranger among us
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and glory
Come across to the Promised Land
Close your eyes, I will take your hand
Through the river of steel we'll go
When the dragon lies bleeding
Above the glory we'll carry on
Now the time has come to return back home
The setting sun illuminates the dead
The battlefield field is shining red.
Silent lies Eden on top of the moor
We're fighting with honor protecting our Lord
The last one survivor lies bleeding. I kneel
Into his heart I settle the steel
I look through the eyes of the world
I see there's a Stranger among us.
Awaiting a sign from above
To conquer the power and the glory
Come across to the Promised Land
Close your eyes, I will take your hand
Through the river of steel we'll go
When the dragon lies bleeding
Lyrics submitted by xJoeBoothx
The Dragon Lies Bleeding Lyrics as written by Joacim Anders Cans Jesper Claes Haakan Stroemblad
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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