"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.
The first thing I say in the morning is "Fuck that shit"
People are vented and tired, so fuck that shit.
I walk myself to my church service and ask for this.
Balance my brain chemicals so I can give a shit.
Shit.
Stay back, don't make advances.
I'll keep my side of the trade.
I fought for bitter contacts were in order
Bitter contacts were in order
This is all for the opposition.
For the opposition.
Make this right, I'm so lost its time to make this better.
Make this right, I'm so alone lets make this better
I'm only here for just one more side.
Feel the back of my hand.
And then I took the keys of my happiness.
And I ran, I drove it down the street.
Like what the hell?
People, they try to ask me questions, and I don't know the fucking answer.
I just got this rock.
I just got this rock.
Rock solid.
Raise your hand.
If the system has missed you man
Your money ain't gone.
As far as it used to.
Raise your hand.
If the system has missed you man
Raise your hand.
Raise your fucking hand.
Oh, hey Jon.
Oh, yeah.
How's it going man?
Oh, I'm alright wh-whatever.
Did you hear about that party?
No, no where's that?
Dude --I can't . . . is it 26 and Q or what?
Dude, it's L.
What?
Yeah.
Dude I've been driving around for like fuckin' half an hour.
I thought you were picking me up right now.
Well, I was going to but I had to stop at the store, and get some fucking shit.
You had to stop at the store?
Well, what are we going to fucking drink?
Do you still have the money that I gave you earliar?
Well, not really because I had to buy beer.
That's fucked up man everytime I pick you up, and I pick my money on you.
Well --whatever, I don't give a shit.
I'm still going are you going to come?
I'll pick you up still, but the party is going to be over by the time I get over there.
Well, it doesn't really matter right now because you are Rock Solid.
Rock Solid?
Rock Solid.
We're both Rock Solid?
That's right.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
And you, persist.
Oh well.
Ahhhhhh.
I'll learn and just have to live with it.
People are vented and tired, so fuck that shit.
I walk myself to my church service and ask for this.
Balance my brain chemicals so I can give a shit.
Shit.
Stay back, don't make advances.
I'll keep my side of the trade.
I fought for bitter contacts were in order
Bitter contacts were in order
This is all for the opposition.
For the opposition.
Make this right, I'm so lost its time to make this better.
Make this right, I'm so alone lets make this better
I'm only here for just one more side.
Feel the back of my hand.
And then I took the keys of my happiness.
And I ran, I drove it down the street.
Like what the hell?
People, they try to ask me questions, and I don't know the fucking answer.
I just got this rock.
I just got this rock.
Rock solid.
Raise your hand.
If the system has missed you man
Your money ain't gone.
As far as it used to.
Raise your hand.
If the system has missed you man
Raise your hand.
Raise your fucking hand.
Oh, hey Jon.
Oh, yeah.
How's it going man?
Oh, I'm alright wh-whatever.
Did you hear about that party?
No, no where's that?
Dude --I can't . . . is it 26 and Q or what?
Dude, it's L.
What?
Yeah.
Dude I've been driving around for like fuckin' half an hour.
I thought you were picking me up right now.
Well, I was going to but I had to stop at the store, and get some fucking shit.
You had to stop at the store?
Well, what are we going to fucking drink?
Do you still have the money that I gave you earliar?
Well, not really because I had to buy beer.
That's fucked up man everytime I pick you up, and I pick my money on you.
Well --whatever, I don't give a shit.
I'm still going are you going to come?
I'll pick you up still, but the party is going to be over by the time I get over there.
Well, it doesn't really matter right now because you are Rock Solid.
Rock Solid?
Rock Solid.
We're both Rock Solid?
That's right.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
Raise your hand
If the system has missed you.
Your money ain't gone
As far is it used to.
And you, persist.
Oh well.
Ahhhhhh.
I'll learn and just have to live with it.
Lyrics submitted by mikespuches
Rock Solid Lyrics as written by Kurt Travis Jonathan Mess
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im pretty sure where it says 'your money ain't gone', it should be; 'your money ain't goin'. it just makes more sense for them to say that
Not too sure about the third line at the beginning, its either self service or church service.
But the 4th line sounds like "Balance my brain chemicals"
Also, I hear
Raise your hand. If the system has missed you man Your money aint gone. As far as it used to. Raise your hand. If the system has missed you man Raise your hand. Raise your fucking hand."
rock solid means you got some good as yayo dog this is the best song on the album
i talk about quitting the band in this song when i wrote all my lyrics i was in the band house by myself cause they went up to portland and i drove up later with kurt, and i got extremely drunk and wrote most of this shit, and i like to cuss when im drunk (and when im not) the raise your hand system has missed you part is about the music industry sucking if you are a band now
its sorta a weezer tribute, and its making fun of our social lives and downtown kids
i think rock solid is used sarcastically more than seriously in this song
awesome. pulled up to school. some mexicans were fighting over another pregnant 13 year old. i said "fuck that shit." this came one. love life.
Oh, hey Jon.
Oh, yeah.
How's it going man?
Oh, I'm alright wh-whatever.
Did you hear about that party?
No, no where's that?
Dude --I can't . . . is it 26 and Q?
Dude, it's L.
What?
Yeah.
Dude I've been driving around for like fuckin' half an hour.
I thought you were picking me up right now.
Well, I was going to but I had to stop at the store.
You had to stop at the store?
Well, what are we going to fucking drink?
Do you still have the money that I gave you earliar?
Well, not really because I had to buy beer.
That's fucked up man everytime I pick you up, and I pick my money on you.
Well --whatever, I don't give a shit.
I'm still going are you going to come?
I'll pick you up still, but the party is going to be over by the time I get over there.
Well, it doesn't really matter because you are Rock Solid.
Rock Solid?
Rock Solid.
We're both Rock Solid?
That's right.
(Just the version I recorded, same stuff aside from a name error. But mine's prettier, too. :D)
I absolutely love that part of the song. <br /> It makes me happy for some reason.
That's fucked up man everytime I pick you up, and I spend my money on you.
Sorry, typo.
ahaha, i love the conversation in this song.
Yea, the fourth line is "brain chemicals".
make this right, i'm so lost its time to make this better. make this right, i'm so alone lets make this better