"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.
Lose everything
Love is good to you
I can't say the same for me
Smile!
Love is good to you
I guess I'm not the only one
Q-tips and hostered guns
Sesame seeds on your buns,
And i'll accuse you
Because I've been so far
And I've been so wide
And now I'm finding all these things I never knew existed
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
Love is good to you
I can't say the same for me
Smile!
Love is good to you
I guess I'm not the only one
Q-tips and hostered guns
Sesame seeds on your buns,
And i'll accuse you
Because I've been so far
And I've been so wide
And now I'm finding all these things I never knew existed
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
I was in the bathroom the one day at school, when a bar of soap under the sink caught my eye.
I picked it up and the name 'Lisa' was carved in it, nine years later I watched my only daughter walk beautifully down the aisle and she turns to me and says the six words Ill remember for the rest of my life;
"EEE OOOH AAAH. BIGGITY BIGGITY BOO!"
I'm not a crook! I'm innocent!
I'm not a crook,
i'm not a crook,
i'm not a crook and I swear it
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
Love is good to you
I can't say the same for me
Smile!
Love is good to you
I guess I'm not the only one
Q-tips and hostered guns
Sesame seeds on your buns,
And i'll accuse you
Because I've been so far
And I've been so wide
And now I'm finding all these things I never knew existed
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
Love is good to you
I can't say the same for me
Smile!
Love is good to you
I guess I'm not the only one
Q-tips and hostered guns
Sesame seeds on your buns,
And i'll accuse you
Because I've been so far
And I've been so wide
And now I'm finding all these things I never knew existed
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
I was in the bathroom the one day at school, when a bar of soap under the sink caught my eye.
I picked it up and the name 'Lisa' was carved in it, nine years later I watched my only daughter walk beautifully down the aisle and she turns to me and says the six words Ill remember for the rest of my life;
"EEE OOOH AAAH. BIGGITY BIGGITY BOO!"
I'm not a crook! I'm innocent!
I'm not a crook,
i'm not a crook,
i'm not a crook and I swear it
Did you take some pictures
Take some pictures, or what?
Since you been gone
Since you been here?
NO! Don't shoot!
Lyrics submitted by tntllu, edited by Tony Clifton
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You should add the part where hes just talking over piano.
"I was in the bathroom the other day at school, when a bar of soap under the sink caught my eye. I picked it up and the name 'Lisa' was carved in it, nine years later I watched my only daughter walk beautifully down the aisle and she turns to me and says the six words Ill remember for the rest of my life."
Followed by the eee ooo aah biggity biggity boo
this is a screwed up song. i love it though.
this song makes me laugh.
hhah.
^see.
anyways, great song. great band.
and i agree with The Fall Of Wes.. add the lyrics to that part hahaha
Misidentified or mistaken for someone else? That's what I'm getting out of this song. The talking and piano part is my favorite part in the song.
I dont get what this song is about, but regardless, it's SWEET. And yes, why isnt that other part in there. It still is part of the lyrics.
I always thought it was "sesame seeds on your buns" But I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, hahah.
i have no idea what this song means someone please explain?
More corrections besides the addition of the piano part. The gibberish part is wrong.
"Since you since you since you since you since you been gone since you been good Since you been here"
And also it's "sesame seeds find your buns"
All that aside, I have no idea what this is about. Eric Sean Nally is really weird. He crawls down the sidewalk while headbanging so honestly, this could be about anything.
yeah dude comical bird is right.. you must've completely guessed on that part cause 'dija bija dija boodah' is very wrong.<br /> but i like this song a lot aswell. and i have no idea what it is about as well.<br /> and furthermore i think you should add the soft piano lyrics part also. thanks
hahaha! "eee oooh aaaah biggity biggity boo!" love it
The piano part about finding a bar of soap under the sink is in reference to an old urban myth at the grade school Eric Nally and I went to; Covedale.
From what I remember, the myth was about people finding bars of soap under the sink with "Lisa" carved into them. Rumor has it our school used to have a shower room where dumbass Lisa slipped on a bar of soap and died.
Terrible urban myth, but a badass song nonetheless.