"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.
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don't go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Words of nuance, words of skill
And words of romance are a thrill
Words are stupid, words are fun
Words can put you on the run
Mots pressé, Mots sensé
Mots qui disent la verité
Mots maudits, mots mentis
Mots qui manquent le fruit d'esprit
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
It's a rap race, with a fast pace
Concrete words, abstract words
Crazy words and lying words
Hazy words and dying words
Words of faith and tell me straight
Rare words and swear words
Good words and bad words
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Words can make you pay and pay
Four-letter words I cannot say
Panty, toilet, dirty devil
Words are trouble, words are subtle
Words of anger, words of hate
Words over here, words out there
In the air and everywhere
Words of wisdom, words of strife
Words that write the book I like
Words won't find no right solution
To the planet earth's pollution
Say the right word, make a million
Words are like a certain person
Who can't say what they mean
Don't mean what they say
With a rap rap here and a rap rap there
Here a rap, there a rap
Everywhere a rap rap
Rap it up for the common good
Let us enlist the neighbourhood
It's okay, I've overstood
This is a wordy rappinghood, okay, bye
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop
What are words worth? Words
Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don't go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Words of nuance, words of skill
And words of romance are a thrill
Words are stupid, words are fun
Words can put you on the run
Mots pressé, Mots sensé
Mots qui disent la verité
Mots maudits, mots mentis
Mots qui manquent le fruit d'esprit
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
It's a rap race, with a fast pace
Concrete words, abstract words
Crazy words and lying words
Hazy words and dying words
Words of faith and tell me straight
Rare words and swear words
Good words and bad words
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
Words can make you pay and pay
Four-letter words I cannot say
Panty, toilet, dirty devil
Words are trouble, words are subtle
Words of anger, words of hate
Words over here, words out there
In the air and everywhere
Words of wisdom, words of strife
Words that write the book I like
Words won't find no right solution
To the planet earth's pollution
Say the right word, make a million
Words are like a certain person
Who can't say what they mean
Don't mean what they say
With a rap rap here and a rap rap there
Here a rap, there a rap
Everywhere a rap rap
Rap it up for the common good
Let us enlist the neighbourhood
It's okay, I've overstood
This is a wordy rappinghood, okay, bye
Ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
Haykayay yipi yaykayé
Ahou ahou a nikichi
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
What are words worth?
What are words worth? Words
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop, he don't stop
He don't stop and he don't stop
He don't stop
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Words are like a certain person Who can't say what they mean Don't mean what they say
My vote is for the core thing. Nothing less than transcendental!
I always thought that the lyric:
"Words are like a certain person Who can't say what they mean Don't mean what they say"
was them having a jab at David Byrne.
@hokeyWB Quite possibly!\r\n
this is a very loopy song, which is great fer me, cause i've been so loopy of late. anyway, the part "It's okay, I've overslept" sounds an awefull bit more like "i've overstood" i know that's all weird, but that what it sounds like to me! later!
I agree... I'm pretty sure it's "I'm overstood". You know how you "understand" something. Well, it's the end of the song so you're "overstood"...<br /> <br /> Also could rap it up for the common good be "wrap it up" as in use condoms?<br /> <br /> Lastly, if anyone can figure out what they say before "What are words worth?" I would appreciate it. I have no clue!
Weirdly reminds me of Hamlet when he\'s through with words and wonders WTF to do. Maybe Chris and Tina are just faking madness. And I agree with hokeyWB on the David Byrne as Claudius thing. (Yes, I know i just put words in your mouth).