"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 kill, kill, kill little girls
I kill, kill, kill little girls
It's such a thrill, thrill, thrill to the world
When I kill, kill, kill little girls
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Why don't you fear me?
Don't dance so close to me
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Because they won't let me stop now
I hate, hate, hate what you are
(You're so pretty when you fly right by)
I hate, hate, hate what you are
(I want to flush out your family line)
'cause I'm the punk rock, punk rock star
(You're everything I despise)
I hate, hate, hate what you are
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Why don't you fear me?
Don't dance so close to me
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Because they won't let me stop now
Because I won't stop, can't stop now
The last 12 hours of my day
But it's okay
Just black it out
Evil things in my pants
Forever fearing contact
Woah, yeah
Woah, now, I know
Why I wanna be left alone
Last 12 hours of my day
But it's okay
Just black it out
I'm a psycho, woah
I'm a psycho, woah
Don't you come near me
(I'm a psycho)
Don't come close to me
(Whoa)
Why don't you fear me?
(I'm a psycho)
Don't dance so close to me
(Whoa)
Because they won't let me stop now
Because I won't stop, can't stop now
Because they won't let me stop now, no
I kill, kill, kill little girls
It's such a thrill, thrill, thrill to the world
When I kill, kill, kill little girls
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Why don't you fear me?
Don't dance so close to me
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Because they won't let me stop now
I hate, hate, hate what you are
(You're so pretty when you fly right by)
I hate, hate, hate what you are
(I want to flush out your family line)
'cause I'm the punk rock, punk rock star
(You're everything I despise)
I hate, hate, hate what you are
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Why don't you fear me?
Don't dance so close to me
Don't you come near me
Don't you come close to me
Because they won't let me stop now
Because I won't stop, can't stop now
The last 12 hours of my day
But it's okay
Just black it out
Evil things in my pants
Forever fearing contact
Woah, yeah
Woah, now, I know
Why I wanna be left alone
Last 12 hours of my day
But it's okay
Just black it out
I'm a psycho, woah
I'm a psycho, woah
Don't you come near me
(I'm a psycho)
Don't come close to me
(Whoa)
Why don't you fear me?
(I'm a psycho)
Don't dance so close to me
(Whoa)
Because they won't let me stop now
Because I won't stop, can't stop now
Because they won't let me stop now, no
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Little Girls Lyrics as written by Max Bemis
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Max said at a concert something to the effect of: "This song is about how big record companies exploit our band, and how we let them."
SA is AMAZING live, by the way.
I think the song goes a little deeper than what a lot of us are saying. It's self-parody. Little girls love punk rock stars who hate them and they love to buy their records. The song itself is a parody of the modern day punk rock attitude.
Ok, I could be crazy, but I don't hear" I wanna flush out your family line" I've played it over and over again, and I hear "I wanna pluck out your shifty eyes." But I could be wrong. It just doesn't seem to sound like family line to me and eyes rhymes with "by" better from the previous line...
CORRECTION
from: evil things in my pants
to: keep the thief in my pants
haha evil things in my pants
It seems to me that this song is about Max being afraid of committing to a relationship, so he tries to push away everyone who tries to get close to him by pretending to be a "psycho". ("Don't you come near me, don't come close to me")
Also, he doesn't know how to react when people don't fall for his facade and try to get to know him. ("Why don't you fear me?")
the song is about a little bit of everything already mentioned -- fear of commitment, a dislike of a conforming to the social norm -- being swooned over by passionless 13 year old girls who couldn't hope to understand him.
oh god are they good live..
I really can't stand people like you. Passionless 13 year old girls who couldn't hope to understand him? I'm a 13 year old girl, and I love Max Bemis. And you know what? It's a not a little fangirl crush. I love him because he speaks so honestly about his mental illness. Because he wrote commentaries about the unhealthy, fucked-up ways in which love manifests itself. Because he wrote about co-dependence in gay relationships, and the homophobia in the church. Because out of all the music I've ever heard, I relate to his lyrics the most. Because he really and honestly explained the anger, the alienation, loneliness, the insecurity that so many people feel, but is completely lost in the music on the radio. Because he's an inspiration to every kid who didn't fit in. So, fuck you. Take your ageist, stereotypical bullshit and go listen to a less amazing band.
Okay, this is probably dragging up something old but i wanted to clear something up. In the same way 'admit it!' calls out people following the scene and trends, is the same way that its commenting on passionless 13 year old. Thats not to say that all 13 year olds are that way, just that a group of them are just that way. so you taking offence doesnt really make sense? Unless your agreeing to the premise that you are a passionless 13 year old? i thought not. Its cool that you like how he comments on these issues, cause i face alot of them day to day aswell. But im just saying, chill on the anger and confrontation.
Serial killer would be too obvious, max is deepr than that.
I hate, hate, hate what you are. (I want to flush out your family line.) Cuz i'm the punk rock, punk rock star! (You're everything I despise.) I hate, hate, hate what you are.
Probably my favorite part, it just says a lot about what I think the meaning of the song is; Max speaking out about these little teeny girls treating Say Anything as a trend and having absolutely no understanding about what he's saying.
And, they are incredible live.
The beginning of this song, before the lyrics, just where it's like aaahhh-ahhhh is my favorite part. Haha it's just perfect.