"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 so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found God
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
But I don't care
I'm so horny, that's okay
My will is good
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I'm so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found God
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found God
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
But I don't care
I'm so horny, that's okay
My will is good
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I'm so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found God
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
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This song is about how his mental illness (bipolar) makes him feel. Bipolar dosnt just make you feel depressed but it also makes you have sever mood swings and thats what he's describing. Lithium is the drug perscribed to people with the illness.
i think you are spot on! mood swings and how it is to have this disease are exactly what hes describing when you think about it.
I'm bipolar so I do know how it feels. One moment you feel passion for a choice you've made and the next you wonder why you made that choice in the first place.
lithium is also battery acid used to make speed and he must have just did some and thats why he says hes horny in one of the lyrics
Never knew Kurt was Bipolar.
@BigGeorgieB To the guy talking about speed, a hypomanic episode makes you horny. Also I think the "I like it, I'm not going to crack ect." I think that's about the lithium killing the hypomania that he loves and craves but he killed it with lithium and isn't going to crack and stop taking it. I'm bipolar and take lithium and it seems to fit for me.
@BigGeorgieB Spot on. Im on Lamotrigin instead of lithium. "Very Ape" also alludes to this sort of behavior. Bi Polar (manic depression) makes you feel afraid of yourself because you know you are going to go through these cycles and you cant do anything. you are never "normal" You are always lying in bed for weeks learning how to tie a hangmans knot or you have so much excess energy you dont sleep for 3 day and suspect everyone is spying on you/setting you up for failure.
Lithium is prescribed to manic depressive / schizophrenic patients that appear to have a violent nature about them. I take lithium every single day, and this song has meaning to me. because while you're on the lithiun ... it's a polar extreme, over the mind-state you're in while not on the drug. After taking this drug for a few months... there's no way you can go without it. if you do ... you'll be extremely irritable and you'll probably end up having psychotic episodes and or hallucinations. "I'm so happy because today I've found my friends, they're in my head..." I think this is related to the bi polar illness that kurt had. While he had this illness and it was going un-treated (which is the latter part of the insanity induced second half of the song) he had severe mood swings and really didn't care about anything. When you're bi polar... every single day seems the same, hence the "Sunday morning is everyday for all I care" it's describing his illness driven lack of care and apathetic mindset. After taking the lithium, of course, it controls the otherwise unstable dopamine membrane in your mind and allows you to have one consistent mood / mindstate and allows you to be able to function in society. Being bi polar is kind of rough at first, but after you're put on the lithium nothing seems to matter at all. you feel happy, you have the only thing, taken out of the material perspective, that you'll ever need; your mind. everything comes from your mind, the way you interpret it on a physical level is completely up to you. This song is about a period of descent between two mind-states and a semi-pre-occupation with the lithium drug.
What you said resonated with me so much. I'm not on Lithium, but very high doses of Sertraline, and I've chosen to come off it, and holy shit I'm going insane. My mood and mind is going haywire. I can't even trust myself anymore. It's insane. Can you imagine what it's like not to trust your own judgement? Haywire...
Kurt had said that "lithium" was about a man, who after the death of his girlfreind turned to religion to keep himself from suicide.
@Shortskull64 <br /> <br /> I took lithium carbonate for over 20 years. Diagnosed bi-polar at aged 26. Hospitalized 6 times<br /> <br /> At the age of 40 yrs I was born again in the name of the Lord Jesus .<br /> I'd tried to commit suicide 5 years before that . Nirvana were one of my favourite bands , but the music fuelled my anger and insanity at times.<br /> I have peace now , I've been a Christian for over 12 years . If you are reading this , know that there are people who love you , who would be affected badly by your death. I have hope now , I'm off the lithium , my faith in Christ helped me regain hope . <br /> Don't give up .
I like this song. I also believe it’s about a mental breakdown hence the whole ‘Lithium’ discussion earlier. To me, I feel that the song means the shedding of ideology and not caring what anyone else thinks because he is happy(mad) and that is all that matters to him: "I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you We've broken our mirrors " And: "Light my candles in a daze 'Cause I've found god -…" - This could mean that he doesn’t care if his ‘candles’ go out because he’s through with caring about things (people). Time to be a bit reckless - as some people feel when they’ve been dumped. The fire in the candle may also symbolise his life. He feels no contempt and is at complete peace and ease with himself. Even although his happiness is perceived as madness who are we to judge him?
The song also hints at the cause of his decent into madness, as being maybe back-stabbed by a lover or someone he trusted: I've found my friends They're in my head This might mean that he can’t trust anyone in the ‘external world’ anymore after his ordeal because he is bamboozled at how deceitful people can be. He makes do with himself, thinking that the friends in his head will never betray him - maybe brought on by the drug - I dunno (hallucinations? Or just insanity?) He has now learned of the corruptness in the real harsh world and now wants to enter it again - as a different person - come back into reality out of his own world. He has now shed his beliefs in things: I'm so lonely but that's okay I shaved my head. The shaving of his head being the shedding of his beliefs. After that he comes to grip with things and is willing to realise his madness and his loneliness and wants to escape it. The last part of it is when he starts to trust the world again and is ready to be apart of it again - he is excited because he is experiencing love and compassion again - he feels like noone has hurt him but in the climax he is constantly tryin’ to control himself from going off the other end - from being delerious. All in all, the song shows how brilliant life is and how illness and depression can be overcome - maybe not true since his suicide.
I think I’ve read a little too deep into it - it’s just when I started typing more things came into my head. I’ve probably gone off on a complete tangent. Open for criticism.
Excellent analysis @ Paradoxical Martyr<br /> <br /> I read somewhere that this song is about his experience while living with a born-again Christian family.<br /> And I heard he was bi-polar too.<br /> <br /> I think this song is about how religion affects your thinking and makes you ignore certain feelings, urges and emotions.<br /> <br /> And also I think the song compares anti-depressant drugs to religion;<br /> for example when you have problems with the world you use your religion or your anti-depressant to level things out, to make you feel normal or saved by god and to rationalize life and wipe away your worries, which makes you feel ok... <br /> but this only works a short period of time... eventually you will "crack" again.<br /> <br /> <br /> In my opinion neither drugs or religion are the real solution to bi-polar or paranoia or any mental problems or issues people may have, and i think kurt felt the same way when writing this song.<br /> <br /> <br /> In my opinion you are your our own Best friend/Worst enemy<br /> Life is Good/Shit ... Both.<br /> ...<br /> open for criticism
i havnt read all the postings, but all the ones i had i believe are wrong. personally, i believe that it is, in a way, mocking religion. what? are you fuckin stupid gerbil? no, im not. i have many reasons to back up my theory. but before i start, i must admit the first two lines and the chorus do back up other peoples opinions quite a bit. but the next two lines in the first verse: Sunday mornin' is every day For all I care and I'm not scared Light my candles in a daze 'Cause I've found God
sunday morning mass. thats, in short, my explination for the first one. after a while, every day feels like sunday mass, worshipping god over and over, like some sort of slave for the 'almighty'. the candle bit, well candles are used nation wide in many religious cerimonies.
'im so lonely thats ok i shaved my head' here he may be making refference to monks living in monestries and secluded and isolated places.
'and just maybe im to blame for all ive heard but im not sure' this could be reffering to "christ dying for our sins". the uncertainty of the bibles truth, and so on and so forth. 'im so excited i cant wait to meet you there but i dont care' i believe is talking about the "afterlife". 'im so horny but thats ok my will is good' is, if my theory is correct, most obviously about the oath of celebacy that i believe all religious leaders/servent (nuns, monks, priests etc.) take. for now, i have no explinaton of the chorus. maybe youre right, or maybe its both. that would make sense. its about a priest, whom has become depressed and is losing their grip on sanity and has began questioning his religion.
thank you for your eyes......the Broken_Gerbil
@broken_gerbil I feel like you both have a point. The song could be describing bipolar personality, and it may very well describe religion having that same bipolar personality. Constantly pretending we're OK and happy, yet we "break our mirrors" so as to hide our own imperfections, hiding our human horny nature behind strong will, etc.
@broken_gerbil That's the genius of his lyrics, that they had different meanings. In this case, it was about bipolar AND his hatred for religion
I think this song is listing a man's reasons for why he's going insane.
Im a BIGGG Nirvana fan, although i was not alive when they were around(missed it by a year and a half)<br /> Its called lithium because thats medicine that bipolar people take or something.At this time Kurt was depressed and lonely.<br /> I have studied this song and i think that this song is about Kurt's depression. He is trying to find an up to everyone of his downs.<br /> I've found my friends, they're in my head - He has friends somewhere, even if they dont exist<br /> I'm so ugly, that's OK<br /> 'Cause so are you, broke our mirrors - At least he is not the only ugly person and so on<br /> I like it, I'm not gonna crack<br /> I miss you, I'm not gonna crack<br /> I love you, I'm not gonna crack<br /> I kill you, I'm not gonna crack - That goes back to me saying he is depressed and lonely, he is feeling all of these mixed emotions but he wont crack under the depression.
I think its about a mental breakdown after battling depression for so long. I believe i suffer from depression although i havent gone to a doctor to be diagnosed, so the words may mean something differently to me than to most. "im so happy... friends in my head." this refers to being lonely, entertaining yourself, being your own friend. "Im so ugly" Low self esteem, with a cynical response "so are you". "sunday morning....for all i care.. im not scared." After feeling horrible for so long, you could care less about responsibilities hence sunday morning(when most have their day off). fuck it sunday morning everyday.."i found god" in a drug of choice.
"im so lonely thats ok ill shave my head, and im not sad." sometimes, to cope with lonliness and sadness some resort to doing thinkgs that seem to not help like shaving your head, or self harm but to the person in the song, its makes him not sad anymore.. "im to blame for all ive heard" often feel like everything is my fault. "but im not sure" low self esteem leads to self doubt and you really begin to believe everything is your fault. im so excited, i cant wait to meet you there, but i dont care" this line to me relates to how i would like to hurry up and meet those close to me who ive lost wherever they may be, but i dont care if its today or later in my years. The last line of this verse i always sing as "im so retarded i cant take a sedative"(a line kurt sang in a live show). sometimes i react badly to "self-medicating" drugs. but im so retarded i still do them.. "i like/miss/love/kill" this describes how you feel when youre at your breaking point. not a place you want to be. Sorry for the paragraph, just had to put my interpretation out there.
This song. . .I think it's one of their best. It's one of their best because, like most of their songs, you can interpert it in anyway you fukin well want to. It's about someone having sane and insane flashes. It's calm when he is saying how he has found his friends but when it reaches the yeahs and 'I like it-I'm not gonna crack' it is the insane flash.
Oh well thats just my opinion. :) Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Love
Holy shit.... Thank you for voicing that... Songs are meant to be interpreted to what the listener thinks.
Holy shit.... Thank you for voicing that... Songs are meant to be interpreted to what the listener thinks.
Lithium Carbonate is a drug for manic-depressives and Kurt said in an interview with Rolling Stone that the song is about the process of having a mental breakdown.
Lithium is used for the treatment of manic/depressive (bipolar) and depressive disorders so this song is probably about his depression..and i dont know what he was depressed about so im not going to speculate but,"I'm so ugly, that's OK 'Cause so are you" and "I'm so horny, that's OK My will is good" are quite possibly the best song quotes ever!!!!!