"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.
Floatin' round my brain,
Tryin' to think about the other thing.
Than that thought you know I'm considering.
What if what I thought,
About who I think I though I was,
Was nothing more than my cerebellum slobbering?
Azwethinkweizm is hard to think about,
But simple to trust.
You'll know your on it
When your brain won't stop to take a break, no!
So when donut boy comes askin' around,
Tryin' to figure out somethin' new,
You just smile and say,
"Pardon you! I'm sifting through
Some particles and farcing through some folds.
I've stumbled upon a brain fart
Which melts away your molds!"
So I think upon that ponder
While I'm pondering the thought,
Just thinkin' about the thinkweiz
Is leaving me distraught!
Well I think I thought
I saw an Azwethinkweiz,
Lookin' like we think we do.
Like we think we do.
Some think I'm insane,
'Cause I think about the other thing,
Than that one thought you call reality.
What if what you thought,
About who you think you thought you were,
Was nothing more than illusion rapidly crumbling!
Azwethinkweism should be a topic we all can trust.
It's just to bad it makes your
Head go zippity crack dang!
So when donut boy comes sniffing around
Trying to figure out something new,
You just laugh and say, "Pardon you,
I'm sifting through some particles and
Farcing through some folds.
I've stumbled upon a brain fart
Which melts away your molds."
So I think upon that ponder
While I'm pondering the thought,
Just thinking about the thinkweiz
Is leaving me distraught.
Well I think I thought I saw an Azwethinkweiz,
Lookin' like we think we do.
Like we think we do.
So what if you thought about the thinkweiz
Was nothing like you think you are?
You'd probably more than likely be a
Looky-loo lookin' like you think you do.
Like you think you do.
Tryin' to think about the other thing.
Than that thought you know I'm considering.
What if what I thought,
About who I think I though I was,
Was nothing more than my cerebellum slobbering?
Azwethinkweizm is hard to think about,
But simple to trust.
You'll know your on it
When your brain won't stop to take a break, no!
So when donut boy comes askin' around,
Tryin' to figure out somethin' new,
You just smile and say,
"Pardon you! I'm sifting through
Some particles and farcing through some folds.
I've stumbled upon a brain fart
Which melts away your molds!"
So I think upon that ponder
While I'm pondering the thought,
Just thinkin' about the thinkweiz
Is leaving me distraught!
Well I think I thought
I saw an Azwethinkweiz,
Lookin' like we think we do.
Like we think we do.
Some think I'm insane,
'Cause I think about the other thing,
Than that one thought you call reality.
What if what you thought,
About who you think you thought you were,
Was nothing more than illusion rapidly crumbling!
Azwethinkweism should be a topic we all can trust.
It's just to bad it makes your
Head go zippity crack dang!
So when donut boy comes sniffing around
Trying to figure out something new,
You just laugh and say, "Pardon you,
I'm sifting through some particles and
Farcing through some folds.
I've stumbled upon a brain fart
Which melts away your molds."
So I think upon that ponder
While I'm pondering the thought,
Just thinking about the thinkweiz
Is leaving me distraught.
Well I think I thought I saw an Azwethinkweiz,
Lookin' like we think we do.
Like we think we do.
So what if you thought about the thinkweiz
Was nothing like you think you are?
You'd probably more than likely be a
Looky-loo lookin' like you think you do.
Like you think you do.
Lyrics submitted by joshbert13
Azwethinkweiz Lyrics as written by Brandon Boyd Alex Katunich
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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