"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.
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Put on gloves
The watch going
the phone rings off
In the car lurking
See me through the window and
you lay down on your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
(If I'm getting to you)
'Cause I'm loose slide
a knife through
Back door locked bolt through
Sleeping softly, holding pillows
tightly in your arms
I sneak up without a sound
down the hall to your bedroom
Twist the knob stand above you
as you lay there in your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
I took off all your clothes
see all your face
until the pillow slightly saw you
or
into the pillow sllighty silent?
as you breathe gasping holding air tight like it's your last
put my hand on your mouth
feel your lips on my fingers
smell your sweat
you're looking lovely my possesion
Again. Shadows up
The watch going
phone rings off
Car lurking
See me through the window and
you lay down on your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Put on gloves
The watch going
the phone rings off
In the car lurking
See me through the window and
you lay down on your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
(If I'm getting to you)
'Cause I'm loose slide
a knife through
Back door locked bolt through
Sleeping softly, holding pillows
tightly in your arms
I sneak up without a sound
down the hall to your bedroom
Twist the knob stand above you
as you lay there in your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Still I can't seem to look at you
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
I took off all your clothes
see all your face
until the pillow slightly saw you
or
into the pillow sllighty silent?
as you breathe gasping holding air tight like it's your last
put my hand on your mouth
feel your lips on my fingers
smell your sweat
you're looking lovely my possesion
Again. Shadows up
The watch going
phone rings off
Car lurking
See me through the window and
you lay down on your bed
I can stare at you all night and you won't even notice
Lyrics submitted by YourEuphoria
Stalker Lyrics as written by Brian Joseph Karscig Jason Staehler Hill
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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yeah well this jesus was stalked "cyber-style" by her gay pal whose eyes used to be glued to her in reality. (ahaha! it was highlarious! i kep asking HEY are you tryin to fuck on me?) i guess he led me here to show me what a kooky non-conformist he is (in every sense of the word! he is so DIFFERENT!). he made me "dance" with him on the internet to tell me that he never wanted to dance with me. and why? cuz he is a wild and bizarre sexual deviate. (the rest of us just like our sex boring, pally.) even though i never saw any evidence of this in "reality" - but maybe some people simply like to discuss their sexcapades on the computer... so he and merle haggard and cap'n kangaroo like to go camping with the boy scouts. thanks for bringing me here to tell me.
My idol, Lezlie Chow, what does he say? thanks alot, bitches!
oooowie. i meant cap'n kangaroo's "twin" and merle haggard's sister. i had to clarify that! no need to drag the real merle and captain into this mess! <br /> <br /> thanks alot, gay boys! have a lovely day stalking yer asses off!
and not merle haggard's "real" sister. if he has one. i am sure she is a very kind person and would never stalk a soul. <br /> <br /> adios from fat jesus. or da beatnik jesus. for now.....