"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'm still waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
I'm still waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
I'm not going home tonight. I've worked up some appetite.
I'm just waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
Bridges gonna burn soon. Guitars ring out in living rooms.
I just need one special word, Georgia.
Went to her apartment. Man you should have seen the look on her face, sometimes i? decide to stay up late but I am still so wide awake. I don't want to tax my breath. Or fall asleep in your caress.
I'm still waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
You better take some time to figure it out, cause if you don't you gonna do without, Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
If I knew you'd guard your heart so jealously then I'd fight for you. There's nothing in this joyless world to see, there are no places that are left to see, there's just the wilderness, it's shame, if I knew you pushed away so savagely then I'd back off.
So, take it easy on me,
take it easy on me,
take it easy on me,
take it easy on me.
They lumped us into the same boat
Sinking on the same ship
Gasping with the same breath
They shout out with the same mouth
Whatever's deep inside me
Erupt from me entirely
Thaw me out completely
And I knew somehow I'd find you there and I hope you'd be weeeeeeeee?
I'm still waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
I'm not going home tonight. I've worked up some appetite.
I'm just waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
Bridges gonna burn soon. Guitars ring out in living rooms.
I just need one special word, Georgia.
Went to her apartment. Man you should have seen the look on her face, sometimes i? decide to stay up late but I am still so wide awake. I don't want to tax my breath. Or fall asleep in your caress.
I'm still waiting for the day, Georgia, Georgia.
You better take some time to figure it out, cause if you don't you gonna do without, Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
Take some time to figure it out cause if you don't you gonna do without.
If I knew you'd guard your heart so jealously then I'd fight for you. There's nothing in this joyless world to see, there are no places that are left to see, there's just the wilderness, it's shame, if I knew you pushed away so savagely then I'd back off.
So, take it easy on me,
take it easy on me,
take it easy on me,
take it easy on me.
They lumped us into the same boat
Sinking on the same ship
Gasping with the same breath
They shout out with the same mouth
Whatever's deep inside me
Erupt from me entirely
Thaw me out completely
And I knew somehow I'd find you there and I hope you'd be weeeeeeeee?
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Slow Jabroni Lyrics as written by Thomas Fekete John Paul Pitts
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I'm pretty sure its "i've worked up some appetite." not "i fucked up some appetite."
the song to me is about this guy trying to reach the girl.
and I hoped you'd be real
I love this song, and it's one of my favorites off of the album. I really appreciate the build up to the second half.
The following lyrics are correct, straight from the inner album cover:
(Words in parenthesis
I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. I'm not going home tonight; I've worked up some appetite. I'm still (just) waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. Bridge is gonna' burn soon; guitars ring out in living rooms. I just need one special word: Georgia. Went to her apartment. Man you should've seen the look on her face. Some of us like to stay up late, but I am still so wide awake. I don't wanna' catch my breath or fall asleep in your caress. I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. You better take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. If I knew you'd guard your heart so jealously, then I might feel: There's nothing in this joyless world to see. There are no praises that are left to sing. There's just a wilderness of shame. If I knew you'd push away so savagely, then I'd back off. So, take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. They lumped up (us) into the same boat, sinking on the same ship, gasping with the same breath they chatter with the same mouth. Whatever's deep inside me erupt from me entirely. Thaw me out completely. And I knew somehow I'd find you there, and I hoped you'd be real.
The following lyrics are correct, straight from the inner album cover:
(Words in parenthesis are sung in the song as opposed to the individual words prior to them, but are not present in the written lyrics.)
I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. I'm not going home tonight; I've worked up some appetite. I'm still (just) waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. Bridge is gonna' burn soon; guitars ring out in living rooms. I just need one special word: Georgia. Went to her apartment. Man you should've seen the look on her face. Some of us like to stay up late, but I am still so wide awake. I don't wanna' catch my breath or fall asleep in your caress. I'm still waiting for the day. Georgia, Georgia. You better take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. Take some time to figure it out 'cause if you don't you're gonna' do without. If I knew you'd guard your heart so jealously, then I might feel: There's nothing in this joyless world to see. There are no praises that are left to sing. There's just a wilderness of shame. If I knew you'd push away so savagely, then I'd back off. So, take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. Take it easy on me. They lumped up (us) into the same boat, sinking on the same ship, gasping with the same breath they chatter with the same mouth. Whatever's deep inside me erupt from me entirely. Thaw me out completely. And I knew somehow I'd find you there, and I hoped you'd be real.
i thought it was "some of just like to stay up late" and i thought the last few words were "you'd be with me"
nevertheless, this and anchorage are the best two songs on the album.
re:<br /> "this and anchorage are the best two songs on the album."<br /> <br /> This song and Anchorage share something really powerful. In this song it happens at about 3:23 and in Anchorage it happens at 2:58 (and then completing at 3:28).<br /> <br /> In both songs, a musical and lyrical foundation is established, and then the song moves to a whole new landscape. The transitions work both musically and in terms of the lyrics... the songs are coherent, yet they move definitively forward. I guess this is the "arc" that people talk about with Surfer Blood's music. I get it. I like it.