"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.
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way of saying goodbye
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
You taught me everything I know about taking other people for a ride
And I just wanted to take the time to thank you for that gift tonight
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way of saying goodbye
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
You taught me everything I know about taking other people for a ride
And I just wanted to take the time to thank you for that gift tonight
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way of saying goodbye
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
You taught me everything I know about taking other people for a ride
And I just wanted to take the time to thank you for that gift tonight
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way of saying goodbye
I learned a good way (good way)
I learned a good way (good way)
You taught me everything I know about taking other people for a ride
And I just wanted to take the time to thank you for that gift tonight
Lyrics submitted by smokeoberst
Goodway Lyrics as written by M. Ward
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The song actually did have a verse and a chorus and totally different vocal parts. That was a song Matt brought to the table and he didn't really like it. That was the one where everyone actually sang on all the verses. They were actually Matt's lyrics, but he never liked the song, I think. That's my personal opinion. When it started out it sounded like another M. Ward song – it was worked on for "Hold Time." We tried the, how about you sing a verse, you sing a verse and maybe it will sound different. We tried it and it sounded all right to me, but it didn't sound great. So he was like, "Why don't we make it a segue and do this weird "Goodway" thing, one repetition of the chorus, then be done with it." We worked on that for a minute then it ended up being three repetitions of the "Goodway" chorus, then two guitar solos, and then Conor wanted to do a spoken-word thing over it. And in true Monsters of Folk fashion, we said, "Oh, of course – that makes sense."
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Source: expressnightout.com/content/2009/09/monsters-of-folk.php
oh so that's what that voiceover is... does anyone have the transcript for it? if not I'll try and transcribe it myself - it's hella funny from what I can hear so far...
So far, I have.<br /> <br /> "Yes, we’ll drive up into the forest and wait till the members of above [not sure what's here]. Build a giant fire, and wait for the son(sun?) to put it out. We’ll be feed and nurtured, developed(?) by our sergeant evil parents. We’ll eat berries from the bushes I’ll learn to fly and you’ll learn to fish, I’ll fly down to the river and join you. And when we’re strong and healthy. Then we’ll return to the human world with new skills and a new perspective. We’ll be free<br /> Yours always. "<br />
cool, that sounds about right - I have a different take on the first 1/2. what do you think?<br /> <br /> Yeah, so we'll drive out in the forest and wait till the moon is up above, smear mud and pomegranate seeds on our faces, build a giant fire and wait for the sun to put it out. We'll be fed and nurtured back to health by our surrogate animal parents. You'll eat berries from the bushes. (the rest I hear the same)<br /> <br />
I do like your start version better; now not sure on the animal or evil parents, animal is probably right, works more with the theme. <br /> So amusing..
spoken word thing:
Yeah, so we'll drive out in the forest and wait till the moon is up above, smear mud and pomegranate seeds on our faces, build a giant fire and wait for the sun to put it out. We'll be fed and nurtured back to health by our surrogate animal parents. You'll eat berries from the bushes. I’ll learn to fly and you’ll learn to fish, I’ll fly down to the river and join you. And when we’re strong and healthy. Then we’ll return to the human world with new skills and a new perspective. We’ll be free Yours always.
CosmopolitanPap/williambleak transcription collab. :P
I think the spoken word part makes the song, even though its rushed through. I think it reflects on how we as humans need to cleanse ourselves, to reflect back on what created us and what makes us. I love it.
to me this song always was a fun reflection of a one night stand of some sort. i thought it fun that way.