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All the things
We never needed
I don't need them now
All the things
Were always confidential
And hidden from me anyhow
You can stand all night
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast
God knows everybody needs
A hand in their decision
Some of us are not so sure
I seen his own held out
For a ride on television
I think he's still in Baltimore
You can stand all night
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast
We never needed
I don't need them now
All the things
Were always confidential
And hidden from me anyhow
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast
A hand in their decision
Some of us are not so sure
I seen his own held out
For a ride on television
I think he's still in Baltimore
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast
Song Info
Submitted by
o0sid0o On Aug 23, 2002
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Oh, and I think the fact that the song itself is so slow is meant to be ironic.
I love that lyric - the way a lot of the lines can be read or heard in different ways. Gimme something fast! or ... Gimme Something....Fast! Its very clever, I don't know of many lyricists who do this, sometimes Michael Stipe does.
I read somewhere that this was yet another drug song!
"Something Fast" = speed, "A hand in their decision" = drugs give you confidence? "I don't want to be the last/Gimme something fast" = "I don't want to sit here wringing my hands and wondering what to do anymore, let me get fucked up and I'll definitely do SOMETHING!"
Another example of that is the line God knows every body needs a hand in their desicion. When you first hear it you naturally think he means the expression "god knows" until he actually mentions Gods hand a few lines later, which means he was being literal. Fuckin smart writing
"You better give me something. You better give me something fast." (Quote from 'Rebel Without a Cause')