"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.
When I step up to the mic I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a dope run
To rock this here beat so I defeat
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a def beat
To bust this dope rhyme every goddamn time
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
When I step up to the mic I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
Just like little baby Jesus
you can never, ever, ever, win a battle with me
in little pretty pieces
that is what you get before when you step to me - HUH!
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a dope run
To rock this here beat so I defeat
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a def beat
To bust this dope rhyme every goddamn time
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh weeee-ooh
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
When I step up to the mic I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a dope run
To rock this here beat so I defeat
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a def beat
To bust this dope rhyme every goddamn time
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
When I step up to the mic I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
Just like little baby Jesus
you can never, ever, ever, win a battle with me
in little pretty pieces
that is what you get before when you step to me - HUH!
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a dope run
To rock this here beat so I defeat
All (ah ah)
I need (ah ah)
Is a def beat
To bust this dope rhyme every goddamn time
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
Defecating, masturbating
Microphone commander and
Never Fucking hesitating
Deaf with a record
Here's the invitation
Accept no substitutes and no imitations
We're no fuck ups
We're no faggots
They all got a problem
And i know that they don't give a fuck about me
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh weeee-ooh
Wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh wee-oh
When I step up to the mic I show no - MERCY!
When I sleep with your wife I show no - MERCY!
When I'm better than your life I show no - MERCY!
When I fall off the bike I show no - MERCY!
Lyrics submitted by iLL Ronald, edited by Logicalrust
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This song is the shit.
i thot this was edited?
Yeah, but I kind of thought I heard what the edited parts sounded like and put 'em in just for whatever.
Before it starts with 'Microphone commander, never hesitating' there i ssomething Jimmy says, but it's recorded backwards. I read somewhere it was: 'Masturbating, defecating'. We all know MSI, it could just be true... ^^
Yah i reversed the song and it did say what Antipo said it did =D
I think the 'bust this rhyme everytime" line is supposed to be "bust it, fly baby" but I could be wrong. A meaning? This could actually be self-appreciating song, not their usual fare, but I guess it's Jimmy saying he's a "Microphone Commander" i.e. the boss of the microphone.
Love this song, it's one of my favorites. <3
Minor correction, it's "to bust this dope rhyme every god damn time."
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