"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.
Don't think twice about yourself
You left out some important detail
I would appreciate an explanation
You make it seem like you're the good guy all the time
Every ear will listen as you stumble
Every ounce of attention gets paid
In the background they've all made their minds up
Stage the fight
Don't lay your hands on me
Don't lay your hands on me
I want back my time back
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Drag your fingers in the glass like it makes a difference, yeah
Drag your nails across the sand
Realize that it's just glass
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it every way you can
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it
You're the only one who has to know
Wait it out
They'll always be there to collect
Wait it out
They'll always show up in the end
Wait it out
We'll pick up right where we left off
Wait it out
Stage the fight
Don't lay your hands on me
Don't lay your hands on me
I want back get my time back
Sink or die
Don't bet against yourself
Don't bet against yourself
I wouldn't let my guard down
If there's something in the air
Nobody here seems to care
If there's something in the moon
I hope that we find out soon
If there's something in the air
I don't think they seem to care
If there's something in the moon
I hope that it explodes soon
You left out some important detail
I would appreciate an explanation
You make it seem like you're the good guy all the time
Every ear will listen as you stumble
Every ounce of attention gets paid
In the background they've all made their minds up
Stage the fight
Don't lay your hands on me
Don't lay your hands on me
I want back my time back
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Hold that thought
Drag your fingers in the glass like it makes a difference, yeah
Drag your nails across the sand
Realize that it's just glass
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it every way you can
You take advantage of it
You take advantage of it
You're the only one who has to know
Wait it out
They'll always be there to collect
Wait it out
They'll always show up in the end
Wait it out
We'll pick up right where we left off
Wait it out
Stage the fight
Don't lay your hands on me
Don't lay your hands on me
I want back get my time back
Sink or die
Don't bet against yourself
Don't bet against yourself
I wouldn't let my guard down
If there's something in the air
Nobody here seems to care
If there's something in the moon
I hope that we find out soon
If there's something in the air
I don't think they seem to care
If there's something in the moon
I hope that it explodes soon
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Electric Moose Lyrics as written by Brendan Ekstrom Anthony Green
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