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I guess they think it's what we want
A smooth and easy ride
Constellations of ceiling lights
Hennessey and Naughahyde
America, America
And this is our reward
Everything is boring
And everyone is bored
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
Who's the smart guy at the wheel
We're running out of gas
He likes to wear a flight suit
And fly around for laughs
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
A few incentives for the pharmacy
Hey, I'm feeling better already
I don't want to be clear, that's too much for me
I'm making up
Oh I'm making up
For lost time
For all the lost time
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white, limousine
Maybe a white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
Outside of the limousine
Grown men they do cry
The bill for seven hours
Is worth how many lives?
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
We have won the war!
We have won the war!
A smooth and easy ride
Constellations of ceiling lights
Hennessey and Naughahyde
America, America
And this is our reward
Everything is boring
And everyone is bored
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
Who's the smart guy at the wheel
We're running out of gas
He likes to wear a flight suit
And fly around for laughs
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
A few incentives for the pharmacy
Hey, I'm feeling better already
I don't want to be clear, that's too much for me
I'm making up
Oh I'm making up
For lost time
For all the lost time
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white, limousine
Maybe a white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
Outside of the limousine
Grown men they do cry
The bill for seven hours
Is worth how many lives?
Maybe white, maybe a white limousine
Maybe a white, white, white, white limousine
We have won the war!
We have won the war!
Lyrics submitted by Museicalin
Track duration: 04:39
"White Limousine" as written by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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this song is one of my favourites on the album. especially the first verse. and if I must say, Duncan's vocals are flawless in this song --" a smooth and easy ride" great harmony and bass line on that line.
I pretty much agree with jpwild's interpretation above..
I just wanted to throw in that in the last stanza, it's 'The bill for seven hours / Is worth how many lives?' That's what's in the liner notes.. and definitely makes more sense. Though I too am not sure exactly what 'the bill for seven hours' refers to..
The white limousine attracts more attention than a black one, therefore chosing a white limousine in the song shows not actual wealth desired, but rather a desire to show off wealth aquired.
The line: "A smooth and easy ride" represents our wish to aquire this wealth easily; without much effort.
The line "Constellations of ceiling lights" may well represent our lack of consideration for nature on our path to wealth and fame (for example, oil spills, big corporations sacrificing the environment for profit.)
The line "Hennessey and Naughahyde" represents our brand-name obsession. Hennessey being an (in my opinion) overpriced liquor and "Naughahyde" a form of fake leather.
The stanza
"Who's the smart guy at the wheel
We're running out of gas
He likes to wear a flight suit
And fly around for laughs"
is most likely a slant against George W. Bush.
George Bush isn't known for his intelligence.
The nation will soon face an oil crisis.
Infamous photos of Bush in flight-suits.
He was purported to join a B.S. air force unit to escape Vietnam service.
The "incentives for the pharmacy" is probably related to our nation's addiction to prescription drugs to dull reality (in Sheik's opinion.)
The last stanza:
"Outside of the limousine
Grown men they do cry
The bill for seven hours
Is worth how many lines?"
Is probably about the growing separation between the rich and the poor in our county.
I'm lost on the part about "seven hours" and "how many lines."
That's all I have to say ... except:
Could you idiots stop posting things like "OMG! This is the best song evar!! It reminds me of the time I went here and did this with my best friend evar!!!"
This is about what the song MEANS.... NOT WHAT IT MAKES YOU REMEMBER!!! GOD! IDIOTS!