"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.
Well ease up, maybe we should switch it up
Come on baby, maybe kiss me for a bit
I switch it up, maybe I should fill you up
come in baby, your body save me
I bit you and tasted
Fucking sweat fresh from your flesh
I bit you, I bit you
Feel your insides feeling me, repeatedly
I want you intimately, infinitely, baby
Head to the river, cool water down my neck
And it became a slave to your flesh
This is for the community, maybe it's the best
Flesh, flesh, in your flesh
It's hot so we cool off
With ice cubes, I like you
And the sweat dried to our skin
Makes me think of when
I swam to you
Come on baby, maybe kiss me for a bit
I switch it up, maybe I should fill you up
come in baby, your body save me
I bit you and tasted
Fucking sweat fresh from your flesh
I bit you, I bit you
Feel your insides feeling me, repeatedly
I want you intimately, infinitely, baby
Head to the river, cool water down my neck
And it became a slave to your flesh
This is for the community, maybe it's the best
Flesh, flesh, in your flesh
It's hot so we cool off
With ice cubes, I like you
And the sweat dried to our skin
Makes me think of when
I swam to you
Lyrics submitted by God2005, edited by convalescepress
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i love the sexyness of this song, musically & lyrically.
i'm annoyed that i haven't heard this. i really like these lyrics.
Effing hot.
I love it.
You can download this song for free at the Simple Mission website. Google Simple Mission then go to archives and find "June 29, 2005 " and there ya go.
Corrections: Ease off, maybe we should switch it up Come on baby, maybe kiss me for a bit Switch it up, maybe I should feel you up I’m coming baby, your body save me
I bit you and tasted Fucking sweat fresh from your flesh I bit you, I bit you, Your insides feeling me, repeatedly I want you intimately, infinitely, baby Hey the river (?), cool water down my neck And then you came, I'm a slave to your flesh This is for the community, maybe its the best
Feel your insides feeling me here we are, i want you intimately, infinitely, baby hey remember, the water down my neck and the you came- i'm a slave to your flesh this is for the community, maybe it's the best.
I don't know about the 'remember' part, it's what it sounds like to me but i just don't know. 'River' and 'Little bird' don't make sense. But it definitely is 'feel your insides feeling me'
And i agree about the 'bit'; i always thought it was bet, but looking at the lyrics, 'bit' makes a lot more sense.
fucking sexiest song ever.
this is definately uncharacteristic of nick t
this is definately uncharacteristic of nick t
this is definately uncharacteristic of nick t
makes me wanna fux.
i agree with peach moon