"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 hate seagulls and I hate being sick
I hate burning my finger on the toaster and I hate nits
I hate falling over
I hate grazing my knee
I hate picking up the scab a little bit too early
I hate getting toothache
I hate when it's a piss-take
I hate all the mistakes I make
I hate rude ignorant bastards
And I hate snobbery
I hate anyone, who if I was serving chips wouldn't talk to me
But
I have a friend, with whom I'd like to spend anytime I can find
With, I like sleeping in your bed
I like knowin' what is goin' on inside your head
I like taking time and I like your mind
And I like when your hand is in mine
I like gettin' drunk on the tunes by the beach
I like pickin' strawberries
I like cream-teas
And I like reading, ghost-stories
And my heart skips a beat every time that we meet
It's been a while and now your smile is almost like a memory
But then you're back and I am fine 'cause you're with me
And I'm in love with you
And I can't find the words to make it sound unique
But honestly you make me strong
I can't believe I've found someone this kind
I hope we carry on
'cause you're so nice and I'm in love with you
I hate burning my finger on the toaster and I hate nits
I hate falling over
I hate grazing my knee
I hate picking up the scab a little bit too early
I hate getting toothache
I hate when it's a piss-take
I hate all the mistakes I make
I hate rude ignorant bastards
And I hate snobbery
I hate anyone, who if I was serving chips wouldn't talk to me
But
I have a friend, with whom I'd like to spend anytime I can find
With, I like sleeping in your bed
I like knowin' what is goin' on inside your head
I like taking time and I like your mind
And I like when your hand is in mine
I like gettin' drunk on the tunes by the beach
I like pickin' strawberries
I like cream-teas
And I like reading, ghost-stories
And my heart skips a beat every time that we meet
It's been a while and now your smile is almost like a memory
But then you're back and I am fine 'cause you're with me
And I'm in love with you
And I can't find the words to make it sound unique
But honestly you make me strong
I can't believe I've found someone this kind
I hope we carry on
'cause you're so nice and I'm in love with you
Lyrics submitted by baby-pierrot, edited by lostinmusic97
I Hate Seagulls Lyrics as written by Kate Marie Nash
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this song is so simple yet so emotional.
its obviously about a guy she is in love with..... but its kind of like, i hate all these things but my life can still be almost perfect because i have you here with me. i wish i had that feeling with me right now sooo bad
i think she wrote this about ryan :)
God, who doesn't hate seagulls? Thank you, Kate, for vocalizing what we all feel.
who does hate seagulls?
Actually. I like sea-gulls. I fed them bread in a K-mart parking lot by my house. They are really nice to watch fly.
This song is self-explanatory. Sorry for not leaving a constructive comment.
Seagulls are evil bastards. Just try living in a seaside town...
i love this song. i love kate nash, her songs are so simple yet they say so much. x
i like seagulls.
they are cute.
"I hate anyone who if I was serving chips wouldn't talk to me" so true...
its NITS not KNITS as in headlice not jumpers....