"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.
Yeah
As a shorty playing in the front yard of the crib
Fell down and I bumped my head
Somebody helped me up and asked me if I bumped my head
I said, "Yeah"
So then they said, "Oh, so that mean we gon', you gon' switch it on em'?"
I said, "Yeah, Flipmode, Flipmode is the greatest"
Knowing as a shorty, I was always told
That if I ain't gon' be part of the greatest
I gotta be the greatest myself
Come on, come on, yeah, come on
Yeah, nigga, what? what a surprise
Give ya somethin', make a nigga close both of your eyes
All my niggas gettin' money capitalize
Die little small guy, we on the rise
Everything a nigga touch platinumize
Fully equipped, you know we come wit' all the supplies
Got a big gun and I'ma show you the size
You fuck wit' any of my Flipmode family ties
Me and my niggas be comin' through stalkin' you out
Killin' off any and everything you talkin' about
See you in the club, now we walkin' you out
Shoulda' thought twice 'fore you went and opened your mouth
Yo, anyway we stay keepin it movin'
Fuckin' with the wrong nigga, hope you know what you doin'
Now blame me, all the same niggas is lame
It's not a game, makin' names still splittin' your frames
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Yo, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
With the cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
Flash with a rash, gimme my cash, flickin' my ash
Runnin' with my money, son, go out with a blast
Do what you want, a nigga's cuttin' the corner
You fuckin' up the order, go ahead and meet the reporter
Yo, she tellin' news on how you switch to a bitch
Little fake funny style, nigga chill with a snitch
So now I pass you straight up, don't got nothing to ask you
Make a little room for me and all my niggas to pass through
Cartier, Sidney Poitier, hooray shit
Roll with all my niggas from around the way shit
When I come through y'all niggas know I do my thing
Bring more shit that generate money, cha-ching
Arrest you lyrically flow and caress you
Bless you then a nigga come to your rescue
While you assume a nigga blossom and bloom
I'm comin' soon, hit you with a boom, gimme some room
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Ay, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
Cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it, let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
Yo (yo), live nigga shit, know what I mean?
I represent while we gettin' money and reign supreme
Hope y'all niggas know we comin' through full steam
Can't see me, better turn on your high beam
All my niggas wildin', ringing the siren
Flipmode be the glory niggas on my team
Never should you ever try to fuck wit' my cream
I OD when my shit get all in your bloodstream
Every time we be rippin' it, be blowing it down
Blowing you off fuckin' wit' the hottest niggas around ('round)
Ruckus when me and my people run through your town
Holdin' it down takin' a while and then gimme my crown
Ayy (yo), all my people need to come and surround
A nigga be hittin' so much it make you fall on the ground
Sure to make you shout that's what I be all about
Turnin' you out, makin' all you niggas fall out
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Ay, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
With the cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
As a shorty playing in the front yard of the crib
Fell down and I bumped my head
Somebody helped me up and asked me if I bumped my head
I said, "Yeah"
So then they said, "Oh, so that mean we gon', you gon' switch it on em'?"
I said, "Yeah, Flipmode, Flipmode is the greatest"
Knowing as a shorty, I was always told
That if I ain't gon' be part of the greatest
I gotta be the greatest myself
Come on, come on, yeah, come on
Yeah, nigga, what? what a surprise
Give ya somethin', make a nigga close both of your eyes
All my niggas gettin' money capitalize
Die little small guy, we on the rise
Everything a nigga touch platinumize
Fully equipped, you know we come wit' all the supplies
Got a big gun and I'ma show you the size
You fuck wit' any of my Flipmode family ties
Me and my niggas be comin' through stalkin' you out
Killin' off any and everything you talkin' about
See you in the club, now we walkin' you out
Shoulda' thought twice 'fore you went and opened your mouth
Yo, anyway we stay keepin it movin'
Fuckin' with the wrong nigga, hope you know what you doin'
Now blame me, all the same niggas is lame
It's not a game, makin' names still splittin' your frames
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Yo, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
With the cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
Flash with a rash, gimme my cash, flickin' my ash
Runnin' with my money, son, go out with a blast
Do what you want, a nigga's cuttin' the corner
You fuckin' up the order, go ahead and meet the reporter
Yo, she tellin' news on how you switch to a bitch
Little fake funny style, nigga chill with a snitch
So now I pass you straight up, don't got nothing to ask you
Make a little room for me and all my niggas to pass through
Cartier, Sidney Poitier, hooray shit
Roll with all my niggas from around the way shit
When I come through y'all niggas know I do my thing
Bring more shit that generate money, cha-ching
Arrest you lyrically flow and caress you
Bless you then a nigga come to your rescue
While you assume a nigga blossom and bloom
I'm comin' soon, hit you with a boom, gimme some room
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Ay, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
Cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it, let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
Yo (yo), live nigga shit, know what I mean?
I represent while we gettin' money and reign supreme
Hope y'all niggas know we comin' through full steam
Can't see me, better turn on your high beam
All my niggas wildin', ringing the siren
Flipmode be the glory niggas on my team
Never should you ever try to fuck wit' my cream
I OD when my shit get all in your bloodstream
Every time we be rippin' it, be blowing it down
Blowing you off fuckin' wit' the hottest niggas around ('round)
Ruckus when me and my people run through your town
Holdin' it down takin' a while and then gimme my crown
Ayy (yo), all my people need to come and surround
A nigga be hittin' so much it make you fall on the ground
Sure to make you shout that's what I be all about
Turnin' you out, makin' all you niggas fall out
Y'all niggas had enough?
Gimme some more
Y'all niggas want the wild shit?
Gimme some more
Ay, Spliff, where the weed at?
Gimme some more
I know y'all niggas need that
Gimme some more
Even though we getting money you can
Gimme some more
With the cars and the big crib
Gimme some more
Everybody spread love
Gimme some more
If you want it let me hear you say it
Gimme some more
Lyrics submitted by piesupreme, edited by SurfingHobo
Gimme Some More Lyrics as written by Bernard Herrmann George Spivey
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song is about how Busta Rhymes would like some more
...idiots who know how to reply without double posting?
[QUOTE] Can someone please explain to me the significance of the opening speech for this song?[/QUOTE]
I don't know if i'm right, but i've got a theorie...
I think the opening speach is about the turning point in busta's (or anyones) life. When you got your mind cleared (bumped my head) and suddenly know what you want to do with your life. Do you want an avarage job at a great firm with all the unsurance of a good life (part of the greatest). Or do you want to follow your own ideals and fight to make that succesfull (Be the greatest yourself). Flipmode, switch it on em: Fuck everybody, Swim against the current. Become the greatest.
Busta nagyon jól nyomja!Ad neki rendesen! És ez a szám is qrva jó!Szal így tovább Busta! A rap a király!
muthafuckin insane song
I love how he uses the Psycho theme music in the background, especially at the beginning. Busta Rhymes is the shit.
Can someone please explain to me the significance of the opening speech for this song? It doesn't make any sense to me what "flipmode" has to do with falling down and bumping your head.
haha, followed the most recent comment in here. i haven't thought about this song in a long time, but i've always liked it. it was quirky and different.
as to the latest comment, i see flipmode as a way of switching things up. and bumping your head tends to make you want to do that. lol
Yeah...but what does it mean when the guy just arbitrarily says "So that means you're gonna switch it on em?"
Doesn't make sense to me...
I love how his speed varies. Speeds up and Slows Down, yet sounds gr8. One of the best rappers in my opinion. I also like the fact that he does not rely heavily on sexual refferences (at least not in this song)