"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.
You go to the church, you kiss the cross
You will be saved at any cost
You have your own reality
Christianity
You spend your life just kissing ass
A trait that's grown as time has passed
You think the world will end today
You praise the Lord, that's all you say
Jesus saves
Listen to you pray
You think you'll see the pearly gates when Death takes you away
For all respect, you cannot lust
In an invisible man you place your trust
Indirect dependency
Eternal attempt at amnesty
He will decide who lives and dies
Depopulate, Satanic rise
You will be an accessory
Irreverence and blasphemy
Jesus saves
No need to pray, the gates of pearl have turned to gold
It seems you've lost your way
Jesus saves
No words of praise, no promised land to take you to
There is no other way
You will be saved at any cost
You have your own reality
Christianity
You spend your life just kissing ass
A trait that's grown as time has passed
You think the world will end today
You praise the Lord, that's all you say
Jesus saves
Listen to you pray
You think you'll see the pearly gates when Death takes you away
For all respect, you cannot lust
In an invisible man you place your trust
Indirect dependency
Eternal attempt at amnesty
He will decide who lives and dies
Depopulate, Satanic rise
You will be an accessory
Irreverence and blasphemy
Jesus saves
No need to pray, the gates of pearl have turned to gold
It seems you've lost your way
Jesus saves
No words of praise, no promised land to take you to
There is no other way
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I just had to get this out. I am a Christian, and I think that saying that Christians are arrogant is a bogus statement. The Bible itself condemns Christians that glorify themselves and chastise anti-Christians. I believe that everyone on Earth is a sinner, even me. Ever heard of "False Teachers"? Well, that's what an arrogant, so-called Christian really is. For Pete's sake, I don't go around to atheists and other religious people and tell them "You're Going To Hell and I'm Not!!" That's another thing the Bible condemns. Church is a gathering place for sinners, and you don't have to go to church every Sunday to be saved. Real Christians love EVERYBODY, no matter what. That is my interpretation of Christianity, and it is stated over and over again in the Bible. So please, don't judge all Christians as snobs, because real Christians aren't.
Besides that point, I think Slayer is a great, uncompromising Metal Band. Rock on!!
agree completely!
my neighbor is an 80 year old lady, firm christian.<br /> she is one of these true christians of which u speak, she never pushes her religion or downs any non-christian beliefs.<br /> <br /> but "true christians" are few and far between so as a general statement, christians ARE arrogant, and christians DO preach to non-christians about what awaits them after death (hell). MOST (not all) christians are just like jahova witnesses.
Amen, Animalhouse210. That needed to be said.<br /> <br /> Keep rocking hard, slayer!
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@animal_house210 But who's more arrogant than many of these jerk off atheists? They're they're the worst of them. The ones who believe "Bang!" That somehow is seen as intellectually superior to an intelligent creator and some sort of afterlife. Lots of atheists are people of course. Bill Maher isn't. And Tom Araya is in fact a good Catholic. Darn doodly iddley! Slayer is as immortal as Ned Flanders.<br />
@animal_house210 arrogance is the evil of humanity now a days. Not christians or atheists, every human is in an arrogant state in our society. Metal bands like slayer ahd tocompromise to expose the hipocresy of this moral dicatorship we impose ourselves. I think that job is extremly christian, hes basicaly giving the other cheek, exposing humself for truth. No wonder tom is a christian
I dont think this song is about religion in genral but about how people think that they can do whatever they want and just at the end go light a candle or go kiss the Cross and it will all go away. Most dont even feel remorseful or guilty for what they do they just do their little ritual and think its all going to be ok.
agreed
did even have to scroll all the way down the page<br /> I LOVE YOU
I am not an atheist. I dont believe in a specific religion but i believe in a higher power. Nobodys seen that higher power because everyone dies before they go werever they are bound to go. THe plain truth is nobody knows whats on the other side and close minded religous people need to open their minds.
I also think that not all christians are like it says in the song, because I am christian and yet i have some things I do not agree with the religion or the people from the religion so lets say that I believe in Christ more than in the religion itself
C'mon, guys, I'm an atheist and even I can figure this one out. Read Matthew 6:1.
biblegateway.com/passage/
Clearly this is about the futility and sillyness of religion. A song I agree with very much though.
i can really relate to this song beacuse i have a cousin who always says im going to hell for listening to this but shes just a damn hypocrite
i wish she could hear the first verse of this song because thats how she is
I would have to disagree with most of you. God is real/ You dont have to go to Church to be a believer. I believe in God and I have strong belief in him but that doesnt mean I go to Church every time there is. Masterofpuppets80 dont listen to your cousin, she isnt true. But God is real. If you went to Church it has a positive atmospher almost as soon as you walk in the door. But alot of churches are home to a bunch of Hypocrites who just gossip and wont shut thier mouths. You can see the Holy Ghost depending on which church you go too so theres kinda proof there too. So im not going to pressure anybody to go worship God but its something to think about.
yeah it talks about oh every sunday we have to go 2 church and be good people and you will go 2 heaven. and your a sinner repent now or youll go 2 hell and how people use religion to scare you and how its dumb
Thank you for your concern, Big Phil. I think our relationship has progressed to a point where I can be comfortable calling you that.
i agree with leo