Fast Times
Navigating Modern Chaos: The Bouncing Souls' Reflection on Fast Times
Lyrics
Here we go again saying the same things
Repetition of familiar statements, possibly indicating a recurring cycle or routine.
White noise creates a hiss of ten thousand little things
Reference to the overwhelming background noise of modern life, composed of numerous small issues.
Hypnotizing our minds broken down into parts
Describes a hypnotic effect on the mind, broken down into various components.
Is this modern fix just breaking our hearts?
Raises the question of whether modern solutions or fixes are causing emotional distress.
We asked for it, we got it
Expresses mixed feelings and conflicting emotions towards modernity, ownership, and the consequences of choices.
We paid for it, we want it
-We love it, we hate it
-We own it 'cause we made it
-There's no time to kill, no time to care
-We try to look to the past but it isn't there
-Hypnotizing our lives right from the start
-Is this modern fix just breaking our hearts?
-We asked for it, we got it
-We paid for it, we want it
-We love it, we hate it
-We own it 'cause we made it
-Trouble on my mind getting lost in these fast times
Struggling and feeling left behind in the fast-paced nature of contemporary life.
I'm falling behind in these fast times
-Trouble on my mind getting lost in these fast times
-I'm falling behind in these fast times, in these fast times
-Oh yeah, these fast times
Emphasis on the rapid pace of the times.
Out on the information highway
Metaphorically represents navigating through the information age, with the speaker possibly feeling disoriented and losing direction.
Staring out at the lines maybe I lost my way
-Electric fog rolling over me
-I lost all visibility
-We asked for it, we got it
Reiteration of the mixed feelings and sense of ownership concerning the modern way of life.
We paid for it, we want it
-We love it, we hate it
-We own it 'cause we made it
-Trouble on my mind getting lost in these fast times
Reiteration of the struggle and sense of falling behind in the fast-paced modern era.
I'm falling behind in these fast times
-Trouble on my mind getting lost in these fast times
-I'm falling behind in these fast times, in these fast times
-Oh yeah, these fast times
Reiteration of being lost in the fast times, emphasizing the overwhelming nature of contemporary life.
Lost in these fast times
-Oh yeah, lost in these fast times
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