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Fast Lane Junkies
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Nick Soma

Entry from Fast Lane Junkies in Nur Ein IX.

Must include a section with both vocals & music in double time

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Phil and Mike got drunk and threw up
All over the floor.
Now that they puked the whole booze out,
There's space for even more.

Sandra's got no time for you,
She's busy all day long
Partying with Joe and Marty,
Chanting this here song:

"Life in the fast lane,
The only way we know.
It's true, we're fast lane junkies
And your life is way too slow
For fast lane junkies like we are
So we hope you don't mind
If we don't share your way of life
And leave you right behind."

Simon says "YOLO!" and then
He jumps down from the tree
Nature was kind, fortunately,
He only hurt his knee.

Last night, Larissa had a ride
200 miles an hour
"Hell yeah!" she screamed excitedly
As she crashed into the tower.

Life in the fast lane,
The only way they know.
It's true, they're fast lane junkies
And your life is way too slow
For fast lane junkies like they are
So I hope you don't mind
If they don't share your way of life
And leave you right behind.

My friend called me up the other day
And this is what he had to say:

*My neighbor sucks, he tells me to mow my lawn
'Cuz it doesn't please his eye.
God hates me 'cuz I eat prawn,
Such infidels must die.

And if I will, then it'll be...*

Death in the fast lane,
The only way he knows.
It's true, he's a fast lane junkie
'Cuz that's the life he chose.
Yes! Life in the fast lane, honey!
Ready for the show?
'Cuz we're all fast lane junkies,
The only way we know.

Life in the fast lane,
The only way we know.
It's true, we're fast lane junkies
And your life is way too slow
For fast lane junkies like we are
So we hope you don't mind
If you don't share our way of life
We'll leave you right behind.

Reviews

2 posted notes

BenKrieger

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This is easily the most catchy song from an opponent that I've heard in this round. I always berate Jeff Mangum for being over-emotive, but now that I'm faced with a They Might Be Mangum I'd like to hear you let it rip a little bit more.

JonPorobil

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Something about this just screams out "They Might Be Giants" at me - possibly your choice of synths. Your lyrics aren't nearly as clever as you've trained us to expect from you. I mean, aside from being about dumb people doing dumb things, they're also a little awkward. I'm not sure what to make of "Nature was kind, fortunately," or "God hates me 'cuz I eat prawn." I'm also not sure the double-time chorus needs to be sung twice in a row, as it's already kind of wordy for a chorus. If you'd only sung the chorus once per time it appears, you could have made your song almost a full minute shorter, and I think that would have been a major improvement.

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