"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.
Hey what's up?
I'm having My friends over for dinner
Who you having over for dinner?
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls?
Yeah The Bouncing Souls,
Those f***ing New Jersey mooches?
They’re not mooches!
Yes they are they only go on tours so they can eat other people’s food don’t you know that?
I’m just making them dinner
Well you better lock your god damn freezer I’ll tell you right now
They don’t want anything in our freezer
They’re scum I tell you right now they’re homeless people
There not homeless they play in a band they played in France
That’s the same thing!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Quarter pounders and big macs
Shark attack! Shark attack!
When we eat steaks our heads roll back.
Bouncing Souls are on your block
First we eat then we rock,
Close your windows, lock your doors,
We like food better when it's yours.
Feeding frenzy at your mom's
Just sit still and stay calm
It's too late you let us in
Let the eating games begin!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
See? I told you they’d eat every god damn thing in the house!
Sorry!
I hate the Bouncing Souls
There’s no chicken or biscuits they ate all the Yoo-hoo
Sorry!
What the hell were you thinking?
Sorry!
Don’t ever invite them back!
Sorry!
Are you a moron?
Sorry!
Oh shit they’re coming back!
No!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Quarter pounders and big macs
Shark attack! Shark attack!
When we eat steaks our heads roll back.
Feeding frenzy in the street,
Drinking beer and eating meat,
When were hungry watch your back,
As we plan our next attack
Shark Attack! Shark Attack!
Shark Attack! Shark Attack!
I'm having My friends over for dinner
Who you having over for dinner?
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls?
Yeah The Bouncing Souls,
Those f***ing New Jersey mooches?
They’re not mooches!
Yes they are they only go on tours so they can eat other people’s food don’t you know that?
I’m just making them dinner
Well you better lock your god damn freezer I’ll tell you right now
They don’t want anything in our freezer
They’re scum I tell you right now they’re homeless people
There not homeless they play in a band they played in France
That’s the same thing!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Quarter pounders and big macs
Shark attack! Shark attack!
When we eat steaks our heads roll back.
Bouncing Souls are on your block
First we eat then we rock,
Close your windows, lock your doors,
We like food better when it's yours.
Feeding frenzy at your mom's
Just sit still and stay calm
It's too late you let us in
Let the eating games begin!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
See? I told you they’d eat every god damn thing in the house!
Sorry!
I hate the Bouncing Souls
There’s no chicken or biscuits they ate all the Yoo-hoo
Sorry!
What the hell were you thinking?
Sorry!
Don’t ever invite them back!
Sorry!
Are you a moron?
Sorry!
Oh shit they’re coming back!
No!
Shark attack! Shark attack!
Quarter pounders and big macs
Shark attack! Shark attack!
When we eat steaks our heads roll back.
Feeding frenzy in the street,
Drinking beer and eating meat,
When were hungry watch your back,
As we plan our next attack
Shark Attack! Shark Attack!
Shark Attack! Shark Attack!
Lyrics submitted by BlackEyedAngels
Shark Attack Lyrics as written by Greggory A. Attonito Bryan T. Kienlen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I have a feeling this song is about an inside joke within the band. You can tell especially in the dialogue in the beginning right after he says "They're scum, I tell you right now, they're homeless people!", he laughs a little bit, and right after he laughs is when he says "it's the same thing".
Great song, my 5 year old brother loves to sing "SHARK ATTACK! SHARK ATTACK!" along with it, ha.