"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.
tell me all the things you want
i shall prove myself among the wise
i have failed you
grant my wish i beg of thee
for i have done all the deeds you have asked of me
that whimpering wretched whore who birthed your adversary
i retrieved her head and mutilated every last remain
the blood of the innovent i have spread with no fucking remorse
how dare you interfere my monumental wake
forever keep these words from my mouth
i will becom the father of lies..
THE FATHER OF LIES! (x 2)
holiest of holy i ensure your crucifixion
enlighten me O noble one of your medacity
give the clearest view of your so-called commonwealth
we are your foes, annihilators of the sky
limb from limb
the rites are carved into your forehead
limb from limb
engorged into your psyche
limb from limb
i smell the decrepid stench of your demise
limb from limb
humanity will be destroyed
my procreator i have warned thee of my prophecy
until that day, stand your fucking ground
my procreator, stand your fucking ground
i shall prove myself among the wise
i have failed you
grant my wish i beg of thee
for i have done all the deeds you have asked of me
that whimpering wretched whore who birthed your adversary
i retrieved her head and mutilated every last remain
the blood of the innovent i have spread with no fucking remorse
how dare you interfere my monumental wake
forever keep these words from my mouth
i will becom the father of lies..
THE FATHER OF LIES! (x 2)
holiest of holy i ensure your crucifixion
enlighten me O noble one of your medacity
give the clearest view of your so-called commonwealth
we are your foes, annihilators of the sky
limb from limb
the rites are carved into your forehead
limb from limb
engorged into your psyche
limb from limb
i smell the decrepid stench of your demise
limb from limb
humanity will be destroyed
my procreator i have warned thee of my prophecy
until that day, stand your fucking ground
my procreator, stand your fucking ground
Lyrics submitted by Spooks
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i cant tell if its a challenge to god or satan?
it's a challenge to god FROM satan.<br /> <br /> Satan is the Father of lies. he lies to you; says he will do things for you, and in return you must give him your soul. he acts as your friend, and deceives you in the end. As punishment for dealing with the devil, you go to hell.<br /> <br /> and in this case, it's probably a song about satan getting back at god, for sending him into the depths of hell to become the devil, for Lucifer himself is originally an angle: the first angle damned to the depths of hell, making him the supreme ruler of lies, temptation, and evil.
haha thats kick ass.
@ChaDMcBaDD <br /> <br /> on in the same
Yeah the lyrics are kind of two sided in this track
are they religious?
i like whitechapel, but they definately arent religious. i mean, look at the lyrics to festering fiesta, or devirgination studies. i mean, they are just fucked up people. or at least their songs are fucked up. still, they sound awesome, so its all good.
Ye iunno bout that too, like their first Album "The somatic defilement" is about murder of Prostitutes from first person perspectives which is from "Jack the ripper" and "This is exile" album is about invasions of daemons to earth... i think <<<br /> <br /> Their new, upcoming album is about "People out their who are pieces of shit and how we live in a corrupted world"<br /> <br /> So i dont think they are fucked up people, but im really not sure cos it doesnt seem that in Somatic Defilement.<br /> Also, they are fucking awesome live! best band i've seen live, Brutal!
your right its a challange to a side, but i think there kinda two faced and most of their songs are about hateing the human race.
I don't think this is a challenge to any deity. I think this songs is about his actual father. His dad. Humans procreate. His father would be his pro creator. Just my guess. But fuck I could be wrong. I'll let you know in may after I open up for them ;)
"that whimpering wretched whore who birthed your adversary"<br /> that totally makes me think it's about his actual dad. he must hate his parents lol.<br /> and well, it's now past May.. anything?<br /> .. and wait.. you opened for them? what band are you in?<br />
This song is about Daemon promising both to God and Satan that they will fail trying to stop him from bringing his "PROPHECY" to life.......
And the "PROCREATOR" is Satan......
It is clearly depisting the story between God and Satan. It is Satan talking to God. It explains that Satan did all these things for God (he used to be an angel) then was cast out. So now and angel is becoming the Father of lies, so the Pro-creator is God. God created Satan now Satan is calling God out, hes telling him that he's warned God and when the time comes to stand his ground stand your ground, because it's gonna be fucking war.