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Passat Dream Lyrics

You know you've got it all wrong -- there's no other way to find it
You know you gotta be strong -- and I really hope you plan to buy it

'Cause that's the way to Passat, babe
And that's the car to his soul
He will bring you all the millions in gold, child -- if you will only let
him have his role

Everybody wishes you'd gone -- I've got no time to find it
And the dealer with the jingly song will never match my price reduction

'Cause that's the way to Passat, babe
And that's the car to his soul
He will bring you all the millions in gold if you will only let him have
his role

Yeah, you gotta be strong -- there's no other way to fund it
All the plantings are young and able --
and I hope you find a way to buy it

'Cause that's the way to his heart, babe
And that's the way to his soul
You got to give him millions in gold, child --
before I go the way of the sold

And that's the way to his heart, babe
And that's the way to his soul
You've got to give him millions in gold, child --
before I go the way of the sold
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racazip On Apr 15, 2002
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Does anybody find this song sounds a lot like Sonic Youth or am I just crazy?

...I don't think I'm crazy...

Haha yeah I noticed that too. Still a great tune.

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Well, some artists prefer their songs not be used in commercials; Pavement might be one of those bands.

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it's about haggling over the price of a passat from a shady volkswagen dealership in NoCal, right?

Great lyrics. Stands close to my Soul. Love ya Steve...

This is a Spiral Stairs song.

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This is honestly one of the most confusing songs to interpret that I've run across, which is great, I love those. The only way that I can interpret it is that it's a girl attempting to impress a guy. Her manner of doing this is to buy a car to get with him, ala "And that's the car to his soul. He will bring you all the millions in gold, child -- if you will only let him have his role" With "he" being a sorta rotation between the car and the guy she's trying to impress. The song is told from the perspective of the dealer trying to prey on her desperation to get him.

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das ist das Auto, um seine Seele

That is 'that's the car to his soul' in Deutsch language.

I think there is some comment on the auto industry and destruction caused by obsession with car for transportation and culture. The clash of ideals. The freedom that a car can provide compared to destruction that is required to keep up the car culture. 'All the plantings are young and able - and i hope you find a way to buy it.' This is an interesting line that maybe points to what I am saying.....

But over the top of everything is the fact that it is Scott Spiral Stairs Kannberg lyrics, and you just know he wants to be off-beat, quirky and maybe even meaningless.

I mean a Passat is a pretty lame car to be the way to someones soul.

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one of my favorite song by my favorite band it's an advice for a girl who wants to impress youth man's heart in terms of modern mechanization and strong believe of german products quality with the context of change cause it's the wind obviously

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Not sure what it means--just wanted to post FIRST and say how much I love this song....and why don't they use it in a commercial for the actual car...! hmm....is he comparing a girl to a car? who knows....

 
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