"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.
Yea
Spun around the block twice on a opp
Who said you can't lose friends when you're on the way to the top
Niggas said they'd always be there till you be there and they not
This a barrel, crabs grabbing tryn' put the city on they want clout
you want clout
This why I stick to myself
Yea
Niggas start drifting they get distant when they start seeing you as competition
I don't give no fucks
Nigga take shots on wax still play the victim
That's the feminine stuff
Inbetween us be placing women
Said we was squad for life
For your highs the times I been there
Never there for mine
Well it's fine you see I'm winning
Won't take too much time
Your a child just like you mentioned
Too naive to get the picture
When the last time you put a fire emoji or something on my Insta
Bitch
So you be quiet with all that crying from your decisions.
And get on
You prove I'm right when I do my lines about Something ain't right in my friendships
This is why my city can't thrive the jealous kind and envious
God I'm sick of it
I don't get it
I ain't even offended
But it's funny you went there 'cause
I already know you're sensitive
I hope y'all are getting this Philly artists struggle
Cause niggas like you be all in your feelings
So Be cautious and vigilant
Spun around the block twice on a opp
Who said you can't lose friends when you're on the way to the top
Niggas said they'd always be there till you be there and they not
This a barrel, crabs grabbing tryn' put the city on they want clout
you want clout
This why I stick to myself
Yea
Niggas start drifting they get distant when they start seeing you as competition
I don't give no fucks
Nigga take shots on wax still play the victim
That's the feminine stuff
Inbetween us be placing women
Said we was squad for life
For your highs the times I been there
Never there for mine
Well it's fine you see I'm winning
Won't take too much time
Your a child just like you mentioned
Too naive to get the picture
When the last time you put a fire emoji or something on my Insta
Bitch
So you be quiet with all that crying from your decisions.
And get on
You prove I'm right when I do my lines about Something ain't right in my friendships
This is why my city can't thrive the jealous kind and envious
God I'm sick of it
I don't get it
I ain't even offended
But it's funny you went there 'cause
I already know you're sensitive
I hope y'all are getting this Philly artists struggle
Cause niggas like you be all in your feelings
So Be cautious and vigilant
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Money Over Fallouts Freestyle (feat. Vou$) Lyrics as written by Ronald Chavous Jr
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
No Surprises
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Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
mmmm... Albany...
come on people post some stuff about these guys these guys rule im right near these guys in schenectady!!!
dude honestly f-timmi rocks mondo - i saw them at saratoga winners with sugarcult and unwritten law....and my friends and i chilled with unwritten law and sugarcult all night while they weren't on stage and thennnn we were like dude itd be cool if we (cant say this part) the band and they were like you just did haha it was so great...truly un4getable night- FTIMMI rockssss...im upset we didnt get to really chill with them though but listening to them rock on was damn good enough for me :0)
dude honestly f-timmi rocks mondo - i saw them at saratoga winners with sugarcult and unwritten law....and my friends and i chilled with unwritten law and sugarcult all night while they weren't on stage and thennnn we were like dude itd be cool if we (cant say this part) the band and they were like you just did haha it was so great...truly un4getable night- FTIMMI rockssss...im upset we didnt get to really chill with them though but listening to them rock on was damn good enough for me :0)
shi* i posted the same thing twice
F-Timmi is awesome! Everyone shud go see them @ the 4th Annual Lupus Walk @ SUNY Albany- September 21,2002! It Starts @ 11am =)
These guys are great i've seen them about 5 times. I don't know why people are only posting things on this song..the rest of the songs are awesome too.
no f-timmi pretty much sucks
f-timmi rocks i saw them with brand new at saratoga winners and it was the best show ever. they have a bunch of other songs though that are awesome too.