"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.
(Ladies and gentlemen of the underclass
The President of the United States of America
Is dead)
I don't believe in the politics
Of chosen fools and hypocrites
Who walk a line that's stretched so fine
Is death or glory had in mind?
Here we go: a gas mask illusion
No one knows who'll lead this revolution
Extension grows the way to a conclusion
It's too late, there's no time
It's too late, there's no time
All for none, never one, two, three, four
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion
Sworn under God, breeding panic and confusion
The white flag is down; send in the clowns
The carnival of sins is now going to begin
It may be I'm a pessimist
But I say we need an exorcist
The root of all evil's standing tall
Under God and above us all
Here we go: beginner desperation
All we know is confusion and frustration
Un-stitch your clothes
No vision of salvation
It's too late, there's no time
It's too late, there's no time
All for none, never one, two, three, four
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion
Sworn under God, breeding panic and confusion
The white flag is down; send in the clowns
The carnival of sins is now going to begin
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
A-one, two, three, four
Another president's dead
Because they blew off his head
No more necks to be red
Yes, to Heaven he fled
Was it something he said
Because of who's in his bed?
By who will we be led?
From whose hand will we be fed?
All the lies by the lying liars who said
We'll be fine, it's okay
Hey, look, mom, no head
It's okay, it's all right
The President of the United States of America
Is dead)
I don't believe in the politics
Of chosen fools and hypocrites
Who walk a line that's stretched so fine
Is death or glory had in mind?
Here we go: a gas mask illusion
No one knows who'll lead this revolution
Extension grows the way to a conclusion
It's too late, there's no time
It's too late, there's no time
All for none, never one, two, three, four
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion
Sworn under God, breeding panic and confusion
The white flag is down; send in the clowns
The carnival of sins is now going to begin
It may be I'm a pessimist
But I say we need an exorcist
The root of all evil's standing tall
Under God and above us all
Here we go: beginner desperation
All we know is confusion and frustration
Un-stitch your clothes
No vision of salvation
It's too late, there's no time
It's too late, there's no time
All for none, never one, two, three, four
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion
Sworn under God, breeding panic and confusion
The white flag is down; send in the clowns
The carnival of sins is now going to begin
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
A-one, two, three, four
Another president's dead
Because they blew off his head
No more necks to be red
Yes, to Heaven he fled
Was it something he said
Because of who's in his bed?
By who will we be led?
From whose hand will we be fed?
All the lies by the lying liars who said
We'll be fine, it's okay
Hey, look, mom, no head
It's okay, it's all right
Lyrics submitted by The1AndOnlyMe
March of the Dogs Lyrics as written by Deryck Jason Whibley Deryck Whibley
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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fucking awesome song! the part u put a ? on i hear it as "The white flag is down"
Fixed. Thanks man.
I agree, I think it's a great song. To me though, it sounds a bit like a blink-182 song, not bad thing, I like blink, but very punk-pop.
this song kicks major ass! its about how fucked up our society is and what a big bunch of hypocrites the politicians really are!
fuck the system! lol
Yeah, it's talking about the Bush administration.
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this song is great! i love the attitude of the political bashing. kinda sarcastic and outraged at the same time. but shouldn't it say "send in the clowns"? that would make more sense with the carnival stuff
this song is great! i love the attitude of the political bashing. kinda sarcastic and outraged at the same time. but shouldn't it say "send in the clowns"? that would make more sense with the carnival stuff
From 2:45 to 3:00 its stolen from the chorus of MXPX's "Punk Rawk Show"
sickk song pretty much self explanatory...fuck government
well the lyrics are a little off it should be
Ladies and gentlemen of the underclass: The President of the United States of America is DEAD!
I dont believe in the politics of chosen fools and hypocrites who walk a line that stretched so fine is death or glory had in mind?
and here we go I guess the resolution, No one knows, Who'll lead this revolution now, attention grows, the way to a conclusion,
its too late theres no time its too late theres no time all for none, none for 1,2,3,4
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion Sworn under God bringing panic and confusion The white flag is down Send in the clowns The carnival of sins is now meant to begin
It may be of a pessimist but I say we need an exorcist The root of all evil standing tall under God and above us all
and Here we ago, again in desperation All we know is tension and frustration Attention blooms no vision of salvation
its too late theres no time its too late theres no time all for none, none for 1,2,3,4
March of the dogs to a beat of disillusion Sworn u