"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.
Blast off! Up to the stars we go,
And leave behind everything I used to know.
Somebody’s giving me a whole lot of money to do
What I think I want to.
So why am I still feeling blue?
O what a time though...
Goddamn! Get your head out of your hand.
Here's to all the times we're gonna have.
Cooped up for a year with the two best-looking babes I've seen all year.
Get me another bottle of beer!
Cause I'm feeling fine.
Go ahead waste your head
We've got the time. I hope you don't object If I
Speak my mind.
(Robot)
"Don't forget the purpose of the mission,
Or Nomis will get swallowed by It's sun.
Each one of you is a top graduate of the Star Corps Academy,
It's up to you reach for a dream...
O what a time though!"
Go ahead and waste your life
I'm still in fear.
I hope you don’t object if I
Crack another beer.
Hold on, who is it here that I see?
Wasn't she a she a favorite bitch in the academy?
I don't know if I wanna lead on this woman,
You know I've done that before.
She's actually a good girl,
Or at least a cheap ho...
And leave behind everything I used to know.
Somebody’s giving me a whole lot of money to do
What I think I want to.
So why am I still feeling blue?
O what a time though...
Goddamn! Get your head out of your hand.
Here's to all the times we're gonna have.
Cooped up for a year with the two best-looking babes I've seen all year.
Get me another bottle of beer!
Cause I'm feeling fine.
Go ahead waste your head
We've got the time. I hope you don't object If I
Speak my mind.
(Robot)
"Don't forget the purpose of the mission,
Or Nomis will get swallowed by It's sun.
Each one of you is a top graduate of the Star Corps Academy,
It's up to you reach for a dream...
O what a time though!"
Go ahead and waste your life
I'm still in fear.
I hope you don’t object if I
Crack another beer.
Hold on, who is it here that I see?
Wasn't she a she a favorite bitch in the academy?
I don't know if I wanna lead on this woman,
You know I've done that before.
She's actually a good girl,
Or at least a cheap ho...
Lyrics submitted by weezergirl
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blast off and longtime are the two greatest songs from the black hole.
love 'em.
this is the best song from the black hole....i love the robot voice...does anyone have a version of this song thats doesn't cut off?
this song rocks, I wanna hear the other demos he recorded in hamburg...I don't think there are any versions without the ending cut off. who you callin bitch is suppose to rock!
theres no version available without it cutting off, because it just goes straight to another track.
I love this song, especially the robot voice! All versions of this song do cut off, which is unfortunate...I'd love to hear the other demos too!
I love this song. not an interesting fact i know, i just owe this song another comment
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
This is a great opening to Songs For the Black Hole. It makes me want know the rest of the story. It's a conversation between two guys who are about to take off into space to complete the mission mentioned by the robot. One of them is reluctant to go, and the other is outwardly excited. The whole "who is this I see" part is when they realize one of the two woman accompanying them was a love interest of the reluctant guy at the academy they just graduated from.
By the way, did anyone notice what eventually became the El Scorcho rift during the last verse? Cool stuff.
THIS SONG IS ABOUT STARTING A NEW JOURNEY whoah caps for me it means starting high school (yes im a young'un)lol good song good song what exactly is songs for the black hole?