"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'm obnoxious
I'm flowing crazy, I need to stop this
Don't knock this
You nigga's lazy y'all need to watch this
Preposterous
If you can fathem how you can block this
My phantom was seen on candler
You ride the transit
No options you niggas can't act like y'all forgot this I'm tired
But switch ya flow up it's so monotonous it's my metropolis
I'll drop a 12 on ya so colossus!
My swag plus my drop top yellow jag why they gossip
I'm the nigga upload your twitter bitch I'm the topic
Profess it but
Gucci didn't graduate from college
Your girlfriend say's my ear rings are erotic
My lambo doors open upward they're robotic it's Gucci
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey nigga's in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (Gucci)
Drop beam
Off set things color ice cream
White dreams
She can fuck me that's a pipe dream
S-O poppin' x-pills so exciting
My ex chick n ex homeboy uninvited
Cases of ace of spade bitch getcha wasted
The waitress I made her reloaded like the matrix
I lean laid with a bad bitch black n' Asian
On 20 headed to buckhead I'm racing baby
But take that fake jewelery off that shit is fugasey
You think that you're hotter than the kid you're mistaken
Real n you nigga's really really good at faken
So trill I'm a keep it real I'm back to the basics
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey niggas in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (Gucci)
Heads up
My partner stashin' bricks up on his roof top
Whole key, half a key, quarter key
Gucci got more quarters than a motherfuckin' jukebox
Pop-pop hear the glock cock
And I gotta Colt 45 like Billy D
Semi automatic that I keep up in the attic in shank
That shape like Tennessee (ugh!)
I cut ya
I cut ya til the white meat
And my partner pushin' more crack than a bike seat
I smoke the best I get my dro' from California
Get high n go to sleep you couldn't wake me from a coma
I might wake up if these rappers got beef I smell the aroma
But these niggas ain't got no heart not even if they had a doner
I roam the streets so who the fuck is YOU
Southside Collipark king of the jungle my name is Ludacris living in Atlanta zoo
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey nigga's in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (gucci)
I'm flowing crazy, I need to stop this
Don't knock this
You nigga's lazy y'all need to watch this
Preposterous
If you can fathem how you can block this
My phantom was seen on candler
You ride the transit
No options you niggas can't act like y'all forgot this I'm tired
But switch ya flow up it's so monotonous it's my metropolis
I'll drop a 12 on ya so colossus!
My swag plus my drop top yellow jag why they gossip
I'm the nigga upload your twitter bitch I'm the topic
Profess it but
Gucci didn't graduate from college
Your girlfriend say's my ear rings are erotic
My lambo doors open upward they're robotic it's Gucci
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey nigga's in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (Gucci)
Drop beam
Off set things color ice cream
White dreams
She can fuck me that's a pipe dream
S-O poppin' x-pills so exciting
My ex chick n ex homeboy uninvited
Cases of ace of spade bitch getcha wasted
The waitress I made her reloaded like the matrix
I lean laid with a bad bitch black n' Asian
On 20 headed to buckhead I'm racing baby
But take that fake jewelery off that shit is fugasey
You think that you're hotter than the kid you're mistaken
Real n you nigga's really really good at faken
So trill I'm a keep it real I'm back to the basics
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey niggas in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (Gucci)
Heads up
My partner stashin' bricks up on his roof top
Whole key, half a key, quarter key
Gucci got more quarters than a motherfuckin' jukebox
Pop-pop hear the glock cock
And I gotta Colt 45 like Billy D
Semi automatic that I keep up in the attic in shank
That shape like Tennessee (ugh!)
I cut ya
I cut ya til the white meat
And my partner pushin' more crack than a bike seat
I smoke the best I get my dro' from California
Get high n go to sleep you couldn't wake me from a coma
I might wake up if these rappers got beef I smell the aroma
But these niggas ain't got no heart not even if they had a doner
I roam the streets so who the fuck is YOU
Southside Collipark king of the jungle my name is Ludacris living in Atlanta zoo
Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool
Birds in the living room it's like Atlanta zoo
Lions, tigers, minks crocs and gators for my shoes
Monkey nigga's in my hood I'm living in the zoo
Birds in the living room and the kitchen too
I'm a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo
I got lions, tigers, bears in my hood and closet too
But my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta zoo (gucci)
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Atlanta Zoo Lyrics as written by Radric Delantic Davis Christopher Bridges
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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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.
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"'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/