"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.
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi bitches"
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Re-remix
Re-remix
Remix
Chillin' in my Beamer
Sittin on me Phantom
Listenin' to "Ether"
Listenin' to the anthem
Weezy then band man, "One Man Band Man"
Ya girl with me, cell phone she no answer
He so sweet make her wanna lick the wrapper, so I let her lick the rapper
She take care of me and all me homeboy after
Jump off, jump off, the girl is a jump off
I let her snort a mountain and she just jumped off
Jump off, jump off, you know she a jump off
Pull my dick out and watch her jump on jump off
You make it so hard when it sound so basic
Chevy grill lookin' like a set of new braces
South side baby, we outside baby, smokin' on a spinach like Popeye baby
'J'adore ah les femmes', yeah I love my riches, 'bonjour' money and 'au revoir' bitches
'Geant ou petite', we do it the biggest, and new nae rats mean we ain't snitches
Now can ya tell me how good my French is, "voulez-vous coucher avec moi bitches?"
(Oh)
Okay, it's time to bring your big boy out, kelz
Hi, hi nice to meet ya
It's Kells the freaker
Mr 'Bump-and-Grind', Mr 'Song-of-the-Weeker'
R&b singer
Mr 'Defeater'
Sixteen years and still coming through ya speakers
Mr 'Pied-Piper'
Bitch I'm on fire
Don't trust me I'm a "Billboard Shiester"
I got Dream Girls
What you wanna do
Got them chick singin' "and I am tellin' you"
Up in the club
Flossin' like a Don
Album 'bout to drop so you bitches better run
Making her moan while having sex to the song
After sex, I beat my chest like I'm King-Kong
Iso cleared out everybody move
Haters on D, I'm 'bout to take these fools
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
I'm in the buildin' and I'm lookin' for a (snitch)
Walk out the studio and man that's a (hit)
Back in the studio and do the (remix)
I'm in the Mark-5 with a bad (chick)
Hop out fly, paparazzi goin' (click)
Hold up wait a minute (I'm back on vacation)
Hold up wait a minute (you know how we's doin')
Chillin' in Ibizzera with my mama mia
She smokin' on Cojiba
With my son seata
For those that don't know that's a yacht with a deck
Y'all about the cars what you got up on ya neck
I show you my 'profolio' straight disrespect
Them rim joints Basquiats' y'all couldn't write a check (no)
You better think about it yeah you better think about it
You better hit the damn bar yeah get a drink about it
I'm straight loco don't care 'bout no popo
Only big weight what you think I roll wit Joe for
Wanna talk crazy go meet my 44
Ra ra ra ra
There go that popo
J-jam in that Enzo
J-jam in that Spika
J-jam in that G-though
Bet you can't catch me though
Double Z's on that whip
Put them prees on her lip
Took 'em to the mine
And th-threw the D on that bitch, remix
Freeze
You know who it is
It's me bitches
Takin' over
The waitin's is ova
We bringing it back like baking soda
I don't stop squeezing 'til ya face is ova
I'll be on vacation 'til the case is ova
Bottles everywhere
Club full of women
Gucci sneaks
A good cuff on a denim
A few birds to look outs and three pigeons
You cock suckers know who it is, it's me bitches
Re-remix
Re-remix
Re-remix
Remix
Chillin' in my Beamer
Sittin on me Phantom
Listenin' to "Ether"
Listenin' to the anthem
Weezy then band man, "One Man Band Man"
Ya girl with me, cell phone she no answer
He so sweet make her wanna lick the wrapper, so I let her lick the rapper
She take care of me and all me homeboy after
Jump off, jump off, the girl is a jump off
I let her snort a mountain and she just jumped off
Jump off, jump off, you know she a jump off
Pull my dick out and watch her jump on jump off
You make it so hard when it sound so basic
Chevy grill lookin' like a set of new braces
South side baby, we outside baby, smokin' on a spinach like Popeye baby
'J'adore ah les femmes', yeah I love my riches, 'bonjour' money and 'au revoir' bitches
'Geant ou petite', we do it the biggest, and new nae rats mean we ain't snitches
Now can ya tell me how good my French is, "voulez-vous coucher avec moi bitches?"
(Oh)
Okay, it's time to bring your big boy out, kelz
Hi, hi nice to meet ya
It's Kells the freaker
Mr 'Bump-and-Grind', Mr 'Song-of-the-Weeker'
R&b singer
Mr 'Defeater'
Sixteen years and still coming through ya speakers
Mr 'Pied-Piper'
Bitch I'm on fire
Don't trust me I'm a "Billboard Shiester"
I got Dream Girls
What you wanna do
Got them chick singin' "and I am tellin' you"
Up in the club
Flossin' like a Don
Album 'bout to drop so you bitches better run
Making her moan while having sex to the song
After sex, I beat my chest like I'm King-Kong
Iso cleared out everybody move
Haters on D, I'm 'bout to take these fools
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
Every time I shoot a shot it's like (Swizz)
I'm in the buildin' and I'm lookin' for a (snitch)
Walk out the studio and man that's a (hit)
Back in the studio and do the (remix)
I'm in the Mark-5 with a bad (chick)
Hop out fly, paparazzi goin' (click)
Hold up wait a minute (I'm back on vacation)
Hold up wait a minute (you know how we's doin')
Chillin' in Ibizzera with my mama mia
She smokin' on Cojiba
With my son seata
For those that don't know that's a yacht with a deck
Y'all about the cars what you got up on ya neck
I show you my 'profolio' straight disrespect
Them rim joints Basquiats' y'all couldn't write a check (no)
You better think about it yeah you better think about it
You better hit the damn bar yeah get a drink about it
I'm straight loco don't care 'bout no popo
Only big weight what you think I roll wit Joe for
Wanna talk crazy go meet my 44
Ra ra ra ra
There go that popo
J-jam in that Enzo
J-jam in that Spika
J-jam in that G-though
Bet you can't catch me though
Double Z's on that whip
Put them prees on her lip
Took 'em to the mine
And th-threw the D on that bitch, remix
Freeze
You know who it is
It's me bitches
Takin' over
The waitin's is ova
We bringing it back like baking soda
I don't stop squeezing 'til ya face is ova
I'll be on vacation 'til the case is ova
Bottles everywhere
Club full of women
Gucci sneaks
A good cuff on a denim
A few birds to look outs and three pigeons
You cock suckers know who it is, it's me bitches
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Bee Gees
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
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This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/