"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.
My little brother is an insect
He likes to crawl around his room
His mother shudders at the sight of him
His pappy is a businessman
Every move he makes is torture
He cannot speak words anymore
Our sister likes to flip him on his back
And watch little brother squirm
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
He took a trip to California
Strung out on Hollywood and Vine
The Tinsel-Towners came from miles around
That little bugger felt at home
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
My brother paints a pretty picture
These things are bad as these things get
Like dreaming 'bout the Mona Lisa
And waking up in ruby red
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
He likes to crawl around his room
His mother shudders at the sight of him
His pappy is a businessman
Every move he makes is torture
He cannot speak words anymore
Our sister likes to flip him on his back
And watch little brother squirm
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
He took a trip to California
Strung out on Hollywood and Vine
The Tinsel-Towners came from miles around
That little bugger felt at home
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
My brother paints a pretty picture
These things are bad as these things get
Like dreaming 'bout the Mona Lisa
And waking up in ruby red
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
I really like the way you look in
Your imitation leather shoes
And I don't want to fake it anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
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Imitation Leather Shoes Lyrics as written by Domingo Ortiz David Schools
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this song is most definitely about kafka's the metamorphosis. in the novel the mother is afraid of sons new appearance, his father is a selfish businessman and his sister is a sadist who pretends to care for her brother. the theme of the story is that although he himself is the insect, his family are parasites who feed off of him, while he remains positive, selfless and kind, never quite understanding their selfishness. also the line 'dreaming about the mona lisa and waking up at ruby ridge' is a reference to an event in 1992 where the FBI discovered aryan nation operations in ruby ridge, idaho. this may be irrelevant except but to demonstrate the insects blinding optimism.
the title line is also from kafkas novel, the insect is fascinated by the shoes of humans, often staring at them for long periods of time. when his once poor and degraded father becomes a successful businessman, the insect cannot help noticing is beautiful leather shoes and their large soles. allusion: achieving wealth through the explotation of others' kindness.
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