"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.
I got a problem with the snakes that are crawling
Through my area when the darkness has fallen
Momma told me that they love to bite
They'll stab you in the back, no shame that's right, what, what?
I keep my distance cause they're making me crazy
And stealing from me, you know those fuckers are lazy
My blood boils fat turns to oil
Step the fuck back, or you'll get buried in soil
Over drama, or you could sleep with the fishes
My clutches are tight and I'll take your last wishes
One for the money, two for your girl
Three for your life now I fucked up your world
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
It's kinda funny how you're running your mouth man
You're caught in a lie and there's no way out, come on
Betray your friends and your peeps and your family
Living like a snake, living like a bloody thief
Check my speech cause it's deep like the sea
From me to y'all and then from y'all back to me
Danger, danger, I slay snakes like a ranger
Military style fears God, not a stranger
Now tell me whose crew slicker? Mine's sicker
Get on your knees, you'll be a dick licker
One for the money, two for your girl
Three for your life now I fucked up your world
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
By a snake that kills
By a snake that kills
Through my area when the darkness has fallen
Momma told me that they love to bite
They'll stab you in the back, no shame that's right, what, what?
I keep my distance cause they're making me crazy
And stealing from me, you know those fuckers are lazy
My blood boils fat turns to oil
Step the fuck back, or you'll get buried in soil
Over drama, or you could sleep with the fishes
My clutches are tight and I'll take your last wishes
One for the money, two for your girl
Three for your life now I fucked up your world
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
It's kinda funny how you're running your mouth man
You're caught in a lie and there's no way out, come on
Betray your friends and your peeps and your family
Living like a snake, living like a bloody thief
Check my speech cause it's deep like the sea
From me to y'all and then from y'all back to me
Danger, danger, I slay snakes like a ranger
Military style fears God, not a stranger
Now tell me whose crew slicker? Mine's sicker
Get on your knees, you'll be a dick licker
One for the money, two for your girl
Three for your life now I fucked up your world
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
Do you know how it feels to be stabbed in the back
Then watch the blood spill
Do you like how it feels?
Do you like how it feels to be bit
In the neck by a snake that kills
By a snake that kills
By a snake that kills
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snakes = a metaphor for gangs/criminals (or just bad people in general). The song is about Jacoby's hatred for these thugs/gang members. This makes a lot of sense as he grew up without much money and likely in the ghetto.
"I got a problem with the snakes that are crawling Through my area when the darkness has fallen" -gangs and criminals mostly operate at night
"Momma told me that they love to bite" -parents are always advising their kids to avoid gangs and criminal activity because they are dangerous....like a snakes bite
"They'll stab you in the back, no shame that's right, what, what? I keep my distance cause they're making me crazy And stealing from me, you know those fuckers are lazy My blood boils fat turns to oil" -displays his distain towards criminals
"Step the fuck back, or you'll get buried in soil Over drama, or you could sleep with the fishes My clutches are tight and I'll take your last wishes One for the money, two for your girl Three for your life now I fucked up your world" -describes the mindset of a gang member or thug: killing and stealing without boundaries
The chorus reemphasizes Jacoby's hatred for criminals, and the second verse is another perfect description of the mind of a gang member. These lyrics are far superior to anything that Papa Roach has ever written. Of course, Last Resort gets all the publicity, yet songs like Snakes and Revenge are what really deserve the attention on Infest.