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There's a fire in the road where a frame is burnt
And other automobiles are slowing down around the fire
Lanes are backed up and people get all anxious inside
They've got a schedule to keep and don't want life to slip by
The siren and cube are coming up from behind
1981 stereo is drowned from the sound
I see a car with an urge and a driver to control it
He's carried away because what he does is more important
Cars pass in cold blood
I hold back, it's hard to
Because I really want to block
But realize it's a bad time for that
I try to stay calm and watch the ambulance pass
But as the car with the schedule pulled out of their lane
I had a terrible urge, but no driver to control it
Don't get carried away, what he does is not important
And other automobiles are slowing down around the fire
Lanes are backed up and people get all anxious inside
They've got a schedule to keep and don't want life to slip by
The siren and cube are coming up from behind
1981 stereo is drowned from the sound
I see a car with an urge and a driver to control it
He's carried away because what he does is more important
Cars pass in cold blood
I hold back, it's hard to
Because I really want to block
But realize it's a bad time for that
I try to stay calm and watch the ambulance pass
But as the car with the schedule pulled out of their lane
I had a terrible urge, but no driver to control it
Don't get carried away, what he does is not important
Lyrics submitted by christa
Track duration: 02:40
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I cant tell if the automobiles are slowing down because the burnt car is actually in the road, or if they are only stopping to watch the fire. Either way, the burnt car is the reason for the traffic back up.
I also love the lines, "I see a car with an urge and a driver to control it. He's carried away because what he does is more important" and "I had a terrible urge, but no driver to control it. Don't get carried away, what he does is not important."
He first judges the car behind him for not controlling his urge to pass the other cars because he feels that he is special and has more important things to do than everyone else in front of him. Then the writer expresses that same urge to cut him off to prevent him from getting to where he wants to go, but then calms himself and reminds himself that what the guy in the car behind him does isn't as important in the "grand scheme of things," and it isn't worth risking cutting him off so they both end up blocking the ambulance. The ambulance that is in fact the most important car on the road at that moment hands down.