Carjack Fever [’96 demo]
Recorded
Release history
Alternate version of
Credits
- Written by Harvey Danger
Alternate versions
Lyrics
There’s a bright white light
To shine on all the dim bulbs in the crowd tonight
And there’s a thin yellow line to separate the fast laneAnd there’s a man I know
He’ll take apart your engine if you ask him right
Let’s fire all the publicists and leave L.A. in flamesHey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey
You don’t need a passport
To know what state you’re inShe wore barrettes of many colors in her many-colored hair
It doesn’t matter, they don’t notice what you wearIt’s getting old now, there’s dissension in the ranks
The fish are growing legs and walking out of their tanksHey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey
You don’t need a passport
To know what state you’re inYou are an ill wind and you blow no good
Santa Ana Winds, a hundred-acre wood
Earthquake survivors, swearing youngsters smoking tea
Spit in your hands and you can splinter every treeHey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey hey hey oh
Hey hey hey hey
You don’t need a passport
To know what state you’re—Aldous Huxley, the rumors are true
Hey hey hey hey hey
A rented movie, we’ll never watch it
State you’re in, say you’re in
Never going back
Hey hey hey hey…
Quotes
AMH: That version of Carjack is the same as the Fuel one (quiet/loud/quiet), but it’s a different recording… I don’t think that one has been released anywhere else. It’s the only song we recorded for Merrymakers that didn’t make it on the album.HDW
Notes
- Slightly slower than the “Fuel version”, with different vocal harmonies, and the outro is softer, featuring lyrics and less guitar noise.