"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.
Figlio di puttana, sai che tu sei un pezzo di merda?
Hm? You think you're cool, right? Hm? Hm?
When you kicked out people out of the house
I tell you this, one of three Americans die of cancer
You know? asshole, you're gonna be one of those
I don't have the courage
To kick your ass directly
Don't have enough courage for that
I could, you know
You know you're gonna have another accident?
You know I'm involved with black magic?
Fuck you, die, bastard
You think you're so cool, hm? Asshole
And if I ever see your fucking face around
In Europe or Italy
Well I'll, that time I'm gonna kick your ass
Fuck you, fucking Americans, yankee
You're gonna die outta cancer, I promise
Deep pain
No one does what you did to me
You wanna know something? Fuck you
I want your balls smashed, eat shit, bastard
Pezzo di merda, figlio di puttana
I hope somebody in your family dies soon
Crepa, pezzo di merda, e vai
A sucare cazzi su un aereo
Hm? You think you're cool, right? Hm? Hm?
When you kicked out people out of the house
I tell you this, one of three Americans die of cancer
You know? asshole, you're gonna be one of those
I don't have the courage
To kick your ass directly
Don't have enough courage for that
I could, you know
You know you're gonna have another accident?
You know I'm involved with black magic?
Fuck you, die, bastard
You think you're so cool, hm? Asshole
And if I ever see your fucking face around
In Europe or Italy
Well I'll, that time I'm gonna kick your ass
Fuck you, fucking Americans, yankee
You're gonna die outta cancer, I promise
Deep pain
No one does what you did to me
You wanna know something? Fuck you
I want your balls smashed, eat shit, bastard
Pezzo di merda, figlio di puttana
I hope somebody in your family dies soon
Crepa, pezzo di merda, e vai
A sucare cazzi su un aereo
Lyrics submitted by The_Lost_Messiah, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Message to Harry Manback Lyrics as written by Daniel Carey Adam Jones
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And I quote: MESSAGE TO HARRY MANBACK Hotsy Menshot from Green Jelly (a jokemetal band in which Maynard debuted as one of the Three Little Pigs explains: “The voice on Message to Harry Manback is my old friend Francesco, (from Rome, Italy) who would come and live with me and my old roommate Jerry, off and on. I kicked him out after he stole some possessions from Jerry, and he called that night on the answering machine because he was afraid of me, and couldn’t threaten me to my face. He was 6’2” but only weighed 130 pounds and looked like Ichabod Crane from Sleepy Hollow. I could’ve broken him like a twig. He called back again the next morning, and that message was finally heard on Message to Harry Manback II on Salival. Anyway, everyone used to imitate it from my impression, even though they have never heard it. Years later, I found the tape and played it for Figlio di puttana, sai che tu sei un pezzo di merda? Hm? You think you’re cool, right? Hm? When you kicked out people [out of] your house? I tell you this, one of three Americans die of cancer, you know? Asshole. You’re gonna be one of those. I don’t have the courage to kick your ass directly. Don’t have enough courage for that, I could, you know. You know you’re gonna have another accident? You know I’m involved with black magic? Fuck you! Die. Bastard! You think you’re so cool, hm? Asshole. And if I ever see your fucking face around, In Europe or Italy, Well I’ll — That time I’m gonna kick your ass. Fuck you! Fucking Americans, Yankee. You’re gonna die outta cancer, I promise. Deep pain... No one does what you did to me. You wanna know something? Fuck you! I want your balls smashed, eat shit! Bastard! Pezzo di merda, figlio di puttana. I hope somebody in your family dies soon. Crepa, pezzo di merda, e vai a sucare cazzi su un aereo!
@Fortheloveof Thanks for the history of it. Funny merde.
Tracy, God damn you're a dipshit, good job reading.
This song is in collaboration with the other song on the album Die Eier Von Satan. It is trying to tell you to read in between the lines. In Message to Harry Manbeck, the man is very angry and is saying bad things, but to a person who did not know Italian, it would sound very romantic, even though the lyrics are vicious. Now in Die Eier Von Satan, the lyrics are merely are cookie recipe. But since it is in German, a very dark sounding language, the message sounds very satanic. The song is showing the difference between the two, and telling you to look deeper into the song, instead of just reading the lyrics and saying, “ ohh, that is such a bad song!”
actually die eir von satan's irony is that its meant to sound like a hitler rally. i wouldnt consider german a dark/satanic sounding language.
Yes! Finally One of these retards figures it out! OUSAEL, you my friend are actually 100% correct.
Wow. thank you really
You're a genius...that makes so much sense now...
Does anyone know who the FUCK Harry is! I mean, damn he sounds like a politician or something, and they even wrote a sequel to this song, so he's probably still around.
I have no idea what it means.
Hello! I'm Harry Manback :p
Hey, Harry Manback:<br /> You Know something, that you're trying to be a fucking piece of shit. Ain't you?<br /> Hm? You think you're cool, right? Hm? Hm?<br /> When you kicked out people [out of] your house<br /> <br /> I tell you this, one of three Americans die of cancer,<br /> you know? Asshole. You're gonna be one of those.<br /> <br /> I [don't have the] courage<br /> to kick your ass directly.<br /> Don't have enough courage for that,<br /> I could, you know.<br /> <br /> You know you're gonna have another accident?<br /> You know I'm involved with black magic?<br /> Fuck you. Die. Bastard.<br /> You think you're so cool, hm? Asshole.<br /> <br /> And if I ever see your fucking face around,<br /> In Europe or Italy,<br /> Well I'll -- That time I'm gonna kick your ass.<br /> Fuck you. Fucking Americans, Yankee.<br /> You're gonna die outta cancer, I promise.<br /> <br /> [Bang bang / Deep pain]<br /> <br /> No one does what you did to me.<br /> You wanna know something? Fuck you.<br /> I want your balls smashed, eat shit. Bastard.<br /> <br /> You Motherfucking son of a bitch<br /> I hope somebody in your family dies soon.<br /> <br /> By the way Stay the hell away from My Fucking Band, you dick.
Hey bob, did you look at that site at all? Do you realize that perhaps the "to" is just an aknowalgement to "Harry"? I doubt that I'm a god, but I'm pretty sure that you're a retard nevertheless...
hey AN512 Maynard doesn't have cancer you dick-wad
I think its just somthing they put on the record for kicks. maybe?? Well at least I think its kinda funny!
okay, I went to the sight that is posted above, and it makes sense, if anyone else thinks they know please post, or send me a message.