"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.
There will be no search party for us
No black ribbons tied on antennas
No one's going to stop traffic for us
When we're gone, we're gone
You know it's simple as that
The non-believers are shaking in their shoes
Making empty promises and fucking every thing that moves
Several widows are begging for their lives
Like it's 1999 in 1985
Well ha-ha-ha-hallelujah, we will, we will, we will get what we deserve
Hip-hip-hooray, hip-hip-replacement,
We're dancing on the rooftops,
We're hiding in the basements
I guess I always knew I wouldn't die before you
I guess I always knew I wouldn't die before you
I can't believe this is happening to me
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
I can't believe this is happening actually
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Make all the non-believers say [Repeat: x4]
Its over, its over, I've had it and I'm done
Everybody get your flashlight
Everybody get your gun
Gone tomorrow, if we still exist
We'll be singing with the frogs
We'll be dancing with the locusts
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
The sky is falling and I hate to say I told you so
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
The world was gone for nothin'
And now we're standing for an encore
There will be no search party for us
No black ribbons tied on antennas
No one's going to stop traffic for us
When we're gone, we're gone
You know it's simple as that
The non-believers are shaking in their shoes
Making empty promises and fucking every thing that moves
Several widows are begging for their lives
Like it's 1999 in 1985
Well ha-ha-ha-hallelujah, we will, we will, we will get what we deserve
Hip-hip-hooray, hip-hip-replacement,
We're dancing on the rooftops,
We're hiding in the basements
I guess I always knew I wouldn't die before you
I guess I always knew I wouldn't die before you
I can't believe this is happening to me
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
I can't believe this is happening actually
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now
Make all the non-believers say [Repeat: x4]
Its over, its over, I've had it and I'm done
Everybody get your flashlight
Everybody get your gun
Gone tomorrow, if we still exist
We'll be singing with the frogs
We'll be dancing with the locusts
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
The sky is falling and I hate to say I told you so
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God now
The world was gone for nothin'
And now we're standing for an encore
There will be no search party for us
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"the non-believers are shaking in their shoes making empty promises and fucking everything that moves. several widows are begging for their lives like its 1999 in 1985."
"i didnt think id be the last one standing now"
There's a lot wrong with the lyrics on here. I'm pretty sure it goes:
"No black ribbons tied off into knots" ?
"I didn't think I'd be the last one standing now" ?
"Come tomorrow, if we still exist, We will be singing with the frogs We'll be dancing with the locusts"
Great song.
here's my transcription. i filled in some blanks based on the above comments and unfortunately the above lyrics, but those i'm pretty confident are right:
there will be no search party for us no black ribbons tied off into knots no one's going to stop traffic for us when were gone we're gone you know its simple as that
the nonbelievers are shaking in their shoes making empty promises and fucking everything that moves several widows are begging for their lives like its 1999 or 1985
well ha, ha, ha, hallelujah we will, we will, we will get what we deserve hip hip hooray, hip hip replacement we're dancing on the rooftops, we're hiding in the basements
oh, i guess i always knew i wouldn't die before you oh, i guess i always knew i wouldn't die before you i can't believe this happening to me i didn't think i'd be the last one standing now i can't believe this has happened actually i didn't think i'd be the last one standing now oh my god, oh my god, oh my god now i didn't think i'd be the last one standing now oh my god, oh my god, oh my god now i didn't think i'd be the last one standing now
make all the nonbelievers say make all the nonbelievers say make all the nonbelievers say make all the nonbelievers say
it's over, it's over, i've had it, i'm done everybody get your pants on, everybody get your gun come tommorrow, if we still exist. we'll be singing with the frogs we'll be dancing with the locusts oh my god, oh my god, oh my god now the sky is falling and i hate to say i told you so oh my god, oh my god, oh my god now the war was not for nothing and we're standing for an encore
there will be no search party for us there will be no search party for us there will be no search party for us there will be no search party for us
anyway, i'm not entirely sure about "the war was not for nothing" bit, that's what i hear, and mine was a good deal more correct than the dude who posted this, even before i took your advice, so i'll trust mine there.
"it's over, it's over, i've had it, i'm done everybody get your flashlight, everybody get your gun"
my boyfriend bought a cd for me at a show from this band and we listen to it a lot when we drive. he loves this song and the 'oh my god' part. haha, awesome band =)
I think its "no black ribbions tied on anttenas"
Don't post the lyrics if you don't know them. They're even in the booklet, you don't have to try and figure it out, you can just read them if you bought the CD. To clear things up:
"No black ribbons tied on anntenas"
"There will be no search party for us No black ribbons tied on antennas No one’s going to stop traffic for us When we’re gone we’re gone You know it’s simple as that
the non-believers are shaking in their shoes making empty promises and fucking everything that moves. Storefront windows are begging for their lives like its 1999 in 1985. Well ha ha ha hallelujah We will We will We will get what we deserve Hip hip horay Hip hip replacement We’re dancing on the roof tops We’re hiding in the basement
OH! I guess I always knew I wouldn’t die before you OH! I guess I always knew I wouldn’t die before you I can’t believe this is happening to me I didn’t think I’d be the last one standing now I can’t believe this is happening, actually I didn’t think I’d be the last one standing now Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god now I didn’t think I’d be the last one standing now Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god now I didn’t think I’d be the last one standing now
Make all the non-believers say It’s over It’s over I’ve had it and I’m done Every body grab your flashlights, everybody get your guns Come tomorrow If we still exist We’ll be singing with the frogs We’ll be with dancing with the locusts
Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god now The sky is falling and I hate to say I told you so Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god now This world was all for nothing and we're standing for an encore
There will be no search party for us"
Pretty much all the comments are right and all the submitted lyrics are wrong.
"No black ribbons tied on antennas" is correct..dont argue im aarons little sister