"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.
sometimes i'm up
sometimes i'm down
other times, i'm probably found
somewhere between a pair of huge
speakers pushed by vacuum tubes
let it down
watch it go round & round
here i've found that i'm alright
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
you could be my guiding light
shining on the vinyl bright
to help me find a place that's best
where i can lay my arm to rest
let it down
watch it go round & round
hear the sound
now i'm alright
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
if youre happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
sometimes i'm down
other times, i'm probably found
somewhere between a pair of huge
speakers pushed by vacuum tubes
let it down
watch it go round & round
here i've found that i'm alright
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
you could be my guiding light
shining on the vinyl bright
to help me find a place that's best
where i can lay my arm to rest
let it down
watch it go round & round
hear the sound
now i'm alright
if you're happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
if youre happy & you know it
turn the volume up & blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
blow it out
Lyrics submitted by sarahsavedlatin
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tuuuuuune!
awesome song when your in a good mood
I love this song. :]
Local music ftw!
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