"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.
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange
Come with us and you will see,
This our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween,
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene,
Trick or treat till the neighbours come and die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream,
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed,
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs,
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, then,
Hiding in the trash cans,
Something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll..
Scream, this is Halloween,
Red and black and slimy green,
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine,
Say it once, say it twice,
Take a chance and roll the dice,
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream,
In our town or Halloween
I am the clown with the tear-away face,
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the who when you call "Who's there?",
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night,
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
Tender lumplings everywhere,
Life's no fun without a good scare,
That's our job but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee,
Make you jump out of your skin!
This is Halloween, everybody scream,
Won't you please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
Now, this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la la, etc, etc...
Wouldn't you like to see something strange
Come with us and you will see,
This our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween,
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene,
Trick or treat till the neighbours come and die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream,
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed,
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs,
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, then,
Hiding in the trash cans,
Something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll..
Scream, this is Halloween,
Red and black and slimy green,
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine,
Say it once, say it twice,
Take a chance and roll the dice,
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream,
In our town or Halloween
I am the clown with the tear-away face,
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the who when you call "Who's there?",
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night,
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
Tender lumplings everywhere,
Life's no fun without a good scare,
That's our job but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee,
Make you jump out of your skin!
This is Halloween, everybody scream,
Won't you please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
Now, this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la la, etc, etc...
Lyrics submitted by Dazdnc0nfuzd2, edited by nez20
This Is Halloween Lyrics as written by Danny Elfman
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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OMG I LOVE THIS SONG! AHHHHHH YAY! YOU GUYS ROCK FOR HAVING IT ON HERE! I LOVE YOU
oh my god i cant believe this is on here i am lmfao right now
So I was thinking...this song is like a metaphore for like...
erm...nevermind.
Metaphor???? do tell...
I like how they combine the holiday with everyday fears of little kids.(monster under the bed, stairs, etc)
this song gets in my head soooo easily. just reading the lyrics just now got in my head. damn it.
Yes!! I was actually surprised to see the song on this website! I love this song as well! And yes, turquoiseumbrella, it is a very, very catchy song
i cant beleive they have this here. i am too stunned to speak. well thats not true.
anyway, it could be a metaphor for life... and the train... and school
i absolutely love this song!!!!!!!! wooo! but would like to say that between, "in this town, Don't we love it now?" and "Our man Jack is King of the pumpkin patch Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King" there is another line of " everyone's waiting for the next surprise". just so ya know. lufff! xxx
Wohoo, all hail to the Pumpkin King! ;p