"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.
All the sounds around you used to play along with your torn up head,
As the music seeps into you, everyone was trampled dead,
Everyone could see your madness slip in till it takes control,
Everyone could see right through you, I wish you would just...
Go away! (Go!)
Go away! (Go!)
Go away!
Go away from all the pain that made you half as good as God
Taken all over in my brain, I recall the future
Take another star, make him feel the pain.
For every song you ever wrote take another fucking drink
For every melody that haunts take a pill that makes you faint
For every part of you that hurts take a needle and make it sting
The irony is I'm just like you, a pseudo-fucking freak
Fuck you, you piece of shit!
As the music seeps into you, everyone was trampled dead,
Everyone could see your madness slip in till it takes control,
Everyone could see right through you, I wish you would just...
Go away! (Go!)
Go away! (Go!)
Go away!
Go away from all the pain that made you half as good as God
Taken all over in my brain, I recall the future
Take another star, make him feel the pain.
For every song you ever wrote take another fucking drink
For every melody that haunts take a pill that makes you faint
For every part of you that hurts take a needle and make it sting
The irony is I'm just like you, a pseudo-fucking freak
Fuck you, you piece of shit!
Lyrics submitted by THEshibby6794
Go Away Lyrics as written by Ronald Jr. Ward
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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OMG this is a great song!!!! shame that there arnt more comments!! This song is great and i think that scooter is trying to tell the ppl that music is really personal and not just something that you listen to... you have to feel it .....and he is saying "go away" to all the ppl that dont see that !! LIKE when he says: For every song you ever wrote take another fucking Drink For every melody that haunts take a pill that Makes you faint For every part of you that hurts take a Needle make it sting
Now to me that tells me that it hurts him to right the songs but he still does it because it keeps him alive!!!! and it is what he loves to do!!
now i know that this must be hard to follow but this is just the way that i feel about it!!
luv ya scoter MUAH
There is a slight problem with the lyrics written on this page. When Scooter says "The irony is I'm just like you" the next part is pseudo fucking freak not "a another fucking freak" Of course this mistake is small and i just thought i would clear it up...
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I mean comments not lyrics im sorry was thinking wrong.
I'm a huge fan of cold. scooter is one of the few songwriters that i can feel all the pain that he expresses in his music. i own all of colds albums but this is by far the best. their older shit is just so much more brutally/beautifully emotionally scarring.
Highly doubt what this is what Scooter wrote it about, but the lyrics, especially the mid section is something i relate to all the fakes there are these days...Mainly, being a musician and a song writer myself, i am angered by the amount of people that write and make music just to impress ... the "Psuedo fucking freaks" if you will. I dont know if this makes sense to anyone but myself, but i wish they would just GO AWAY
Why don't you just go away
All the musi-tions around you, play along with your torn up head As the music seeps into you everyone was trampled dead Everyone can feel your madness,, it slips in till it takes Control Everyone can see right through you I wish you would Just Go Away Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away
Go away from all the pain that made you half as Good as God taken over in my Brain. I recall The future take another star make him feel The pain
all the sons around you play around With your torn up head As the music seeps into you everyone was trampled Dead Everyone can feel your madness , it slips in till it takes Control Everyone could see right through you I wish you would Just Go Away, Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away
Go away from all the pain that made you half as Good as God taken over in my Brain. I re-call The future take another star make him feel The pain
For every song you ever wrote take another fucking Drink For every melody that haunts take a pill that Makes you think For every thing you think can hurt you take a Needle make it sting The problem is that I'm just like you, a pseudo fuckin freak
Go away, Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away
Why don't you just go away
All the musi-tions around you, play along with your torn up head As the music seeps into you everyone was trampled dead Everyone can feel your madness,, it slips in till it takes Control Everyone can see right through you I wish you would Just Go Away Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away
Go away from all the pain that made you half as Good as God taken over in my Brain. I recall The future take another star make him feel The pain
all the sons around you play around With your torn up head As the music seeps into you everyone was trampled Dead Everyone can feel your madness , it slips in till it takes Control Everyone could see right through you I wish you would Just Go Away, Go Away, Go Away Go Away, Go Away, Go Away
Go away from all the pain that made you half as Good as God taken over in my Brain. I re-call The future take another star make him feel The pain
For every song you ever wrote take another fucking Drink For every melody that haunts take a pill that Makes you think For every thing you think can hurt you take a Needle make it sting The problem is that I'm just like you, a pseudo fuckin freak
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