"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.
Isn't it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
I can make a film
And make you my star
You'll be a natural
The way you are
I would like you
On a long black leash
I will parade you
Down the high streets
You've got the attraction
You've got the pulling power
Walk my doggie
Walk my little sex dwarf
We can make a scene
We'll be a team
Making the headlines
Sounds like a dream
When we hit the floor
You just watch them move aside
We will take them
For a ride of rides
They all love your
Miniature ways
You know what they say
About small boys
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
I'm a Rolls Royce
Look its so huge!
It's big and it's gold
With my dumb chauffeur
Looking to procure
Run little doggie
Lure a disco dolly
Run my little sex dwarf
I feel so lonely
Get my little camera
Take a pretty picture
Sex dwarf in a gold Rolls
Making it with the dumb chauffeur
Isn't it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
We can make an outfit
For my little sex dwarf
To match the gold Rolls
On my dumb chauffeur
We'll all look so good
We'll knock 'em cold
Knocking 'em cold
In black and gold
We can have playtime
In my little playroom
Disco dollies
My sex dwarf
And my dumb chauffeur
I would like you
On a long black leash
You can bring me
All the things I need
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
I can make a film
And make you my star
You'll be a natural
The way you are
I would like you
On a long black leash
I will parade you
Down the high streets
You've got the attraction
You've got the pulling power
Walk my doggie
Walk my little sex dwarf
We can make a scene
We'll be a team
Making the headlines
Sounds like a dream
When we hit the floor
You just watch them move aside
We will take them
For a ride of rides
They all love your
Miniature ways
You know what they say
About small boys
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
I'm a Rolls Royce
Look its so huge!
It's big and it's gold
With my dumb chauffeur
Looking to procure
Run little doggie
Lure a disco dolly
Run my little sex dwarf
I feel so lonely
Get my little camera
Take a pretty picture
Sex dwarf in a gold Rolls
Making it with the dumb chauffeur
Isn't it nice
Sugar and spice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
We can make an outfit
For my little sex dwarf
To match the gold Rolls
On my dumb chauffeur
We'll all look so good
We'll knock 'em cold
Knocking 'em cold
In black and gold
We can have playtime
In my little playroom
Disco dollies
My sex dwarf
And my dumb chauffeur
I would like you
On a long black leash
You can bring me
All the things I need
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
Sex dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
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This song is so ridiculous, but then again I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously. It was apparently inspired by a headline in a tabloid.
did anyone ever cover this song?
YES~!! Trent Reznor. Other's too, but I can't recall who
HA! One more reason to love Soft Cell, juuust in case Tainted Love wasn't enough. Just the fact that it's called SEX DWARF should really be enough, but the lyrics add SOOOOOOO much to the whole thing
Dirty Sanchez also did a really awesome cover of this.
this song is a serious aphrodisiac =) and one of my most favorite songs to dance to in the industrial/goth clubs =)
Poor chauffeur... I hope he's not a puritan...
this song is based on an old indian weather dance, created in the afterglow of the big phallus worshiping of the 1920's
It was covered by Christian Death, Leather Strip and Psyche.
i love this song. the lyrics are so funny. so lewd, so perfect. like a charicature.
Nine inch nails covered it too