Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed i… Read Full Bio ↴Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. Besides releasing three studio albums — 1999's Dead Ends and Girlfriends, 2002's Last Stop Suburbia, and 2005's Before the Blackout — Allister made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover. On March 6, 2007, the band announced their intention to go on hiatus. In 2010 they reunited with announce of the new album ''Countdown to Nowhere" to be released October 3rd, 2010. It is now available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/countdown-to-nowhere/id396692153

Tim Rogner - vocals and guitar
Kyle Lewis - guitar
Scott Murphy - vocals and bass
Mike Leverence - drums

Racecars
Allister Lyrics

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I met this girl the other day
Sitting alone on the Wednesday train
I said, "What's wrong? You look so sad."

She said she's got something inside
That she's not willing to confide
So I said, "Could I give some free advice?"

"Don't worry 'bout your problems now, baby,
'Cause it just don't matter when it comes down to the fact.
Everybody's got problems now, baby,
And life's too short to keep them bottled up inside."

'Cause I know
That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street
That'll go
Anyway
It feels like heaven down this one way street
'Cause I know
Everything will be fine

I met this guy the other day
Sitting alone on the Sunday train
Dressed up with nowhere left to go

He said, "If there's one thing that I've learned,
Through all these cigarettes I've burned,
You've got to stop and look around."

He said that hindsight's clearer than a crystal ball
If he had a chance to stop and do it all over again
'Cause when you're waiting for the sounds of the gavel
You don't want it to end with a fistful of regrets inside

'Cause I know
That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street
That'll go
Anyway
It feels like heaven down this one way street
'Cause I know
Everything will be fine

'Cause I know
That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street
That'll go
Anyway
It feels like heaven down this one way street
'Cause I know
That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street
That'll go
Anyway
It feels like heaven down this one way street

'Cause I know
Everything will be fine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Allister's song "Racecars" seem to be about the challenges and obstacles we face in life. The singer meets two different people on separate train rides who are both struggling with something. The first is a girl who seems sad and is keeping something inside. The singer offers her some advice, saying that everyone has problems, and it's okay to not keep them bottled up inside. The second person is a man who has learned from his mistakes and regrets not stopping to appreciate life more. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "life is like a race car speeding down this one way street," emphasizing how quickly life can pass us by and the importance of living in the moment.

The song's lyrics can be interpreted as a reminder to appreciate the present and not get too caught up in our problems. The imagery of a race car speeding down a one-way street can symbolize the fast pace of life and the idea that we can't go back or change our past. The chorus emphasizes the idea that no matter what happens in life, everything will be fine.

Overall, "Racecars" is a song that encourages us to live in the moment and appreciate what we have. Rather than focusing on our problems or dwelling on our mistakes, the song reminds us that life is too short to waste time on negativity.

Line by Line Meaning

I met this girl the other day Sitting alone on the Wednesday train I said, "What's wrong? You look so sad."
The singer met a girl on the train who appeared sad

She said she's got something inside That she's not willing to confide So I said, "Could I give some free advice?"
The girl confided in the singer that she had a problem she did not want to share

'Cause I know That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street That'll go Anyway It feels like heaven down this one way street 'Cause I know Everything will be fine
The singer feels that life is like a car that moves fast and takes him wherever it goes, but he believes that everything will be alright

I met this guy the other day Sitting alone on the Sunday train Dressed up with nowhere left to go
The singer met a guy on the train who seemed to have nowhere to go

He said, "If there's one thing that I've learned, Through all these cigarettes I've burned, You've got to stop and look around."
The guy suggested that one should slow down and look around to learn from life

He said that hindsight's clearer than a crystal ball If he had a chance to stop and do it all over again 'Cause when you're waiting for the sounds of the gavel You don't want it to end with a fistful of regrets inside
The guy used a metaphor to suggest that it is easier to understand things in retrospect than when in the middle of it all

'Cause I know That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street That'll go Anyway It feels like heaven down this one way street 'Cause I know Everything will be fine
The singer mentions again that life moves fast and takes him wherever it goes but believes that everything will be alright.

'Cause I know That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street That'll go Anyway It feels like heaven down this one way street 'Cause I know That life is like a race car speeding down this one way street That'll go Anyway It feels like heaven down this one way street 'Cause I know Everything will be fine
The singer repeats the same lines to emphasize the message of the song

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