Impatience
Fastbacks Lyrics
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Do you want to go again?
Cause I know that you're nowhere
And I'll never go back there
You've got impatience what you need
To keep you from wherever we last saw
You scratching at the door
And you're still walking down the street
Were walking down the same street yesterday
Now I'm no more use to you
All you ever want is more
I have no idea what I'm apologizing for
The lyrics of the song "Impatience" by Fastbacks describe a situation where a person is stuck in a loop of repetitively doing the same thing and expecting different results. The opening lines, "Stop and look at where you've been, do you want to go again?" suggest that the person is not satisfied with where they are, but they are not making any progress either. The next line, "Cause I know that you're nowhere, and I'll never go back there" indicates that the singer has moved on from this place, but the person they are referring to has not.
The chorus of the song talks about how the person has impatience, which is keeping them from moving forward. They are seen as scratching at the door, wanting to get through but not knowing how. The line "All you ever want is more, I have no idea what I'm apologizing for" indicates that the person is never satisfied with what they have and always wants more, and the singer is tired of apologizing for something that they don't know what it is.
Overall, the song is about being stuck in a rut and not being able to move forward due to impatience and a lack of direction.
Line by Line Meaning
Stop and look at where you've been
Take a moment to reflect on your past experiences
Do you want to go again?
Are you willing to repeat those past experiences?
Cause I know that you're nowhere
You're lost and uncertain
And I'll never go back there
I won't return to that place of uncertainty
You've got impatience what you need
Your impatience is what drives you
To keep you from wherever we last saw
You're avoiding the place we last met
You scratching at the door
You're eager to find what you're looking for
And you're still walking down the street
You're wandering without direction
The same way you were walking down the same street yesterday
You're trapped in a cycle of repetition
Now I'm no more use to you
I can no longer offer you what you seek
All you ever want is more
You're not satisfied with what you have
I have no idea what I'm apologizing for
I don't know what I've done wrong
Contributed by Jack D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Adrian Chua
Under-rated band that I am happy to have discovered during their Sub Pop years. 👍
Danny Spelman
It's not fair how much I love this band and want to inhale their very essence.
20 below
wow, thanks for uploading this! best band ever!
david kilpatrick
I always had the biggest crush on Lulu.
Onowatt Sound & Vision
Who the f*** would thumbs down?! Well, each to their own: I was living in the U District in Seattle, 1987: just turned 18 y.o. I moved down from Bellingham, WA w/my best friend at the time, Scott. It was a wicked winter with a plural-inch snow storm to boot (as we drove my buddy's dad's truck down I-5 S). We were invited down by Konnie Kindlund (one of my best friends from Bellingham, WA - he would later form the Kent 3 & tour the U.S with Marc Harm & Mudhoney. Shameless plug for Konnie (aka Viv Halogen) Kindlund & his band from time's past: if you are really into the whole Seattle, late 80s, Grunge scene; around the time when Jane's Addiction & Guns & Roses first introduced themselves on the major label scene, well, it was quite an experience, & you should check out the Kent 3 (personally, I like their waves better than MH's - no disrespect guys). I was fortunate to live in the house where Nate Johnson (drummer for Fastbacks, shown above in this video) either practically lived or rented a room. I have great memories of drinking late into the a.m hours with Konnie & Nate, Nate showing me a few moves on the set up in the basement. Martin McClellan, Joey Kline's band Prudence Dredge practiced there as well (he'd let me sit in on practices: this was at a time when I'd been writing music for about a year, year & 1/2, & I learned a lot just from watching how Joey would introduce a new song, see what his mates thought, etc. "Thanks Joey!") We all lived there, partied, worked, played, wrote & loved every breathing minute of it. It's my turn, it's my time, it's my tempo!
John Schutte
Nathan Johnson
Konnie Kindlund was my best friend for a few years. I love that man.
Leon Zandman
Love Kim's white Fender Jazz Bass Special with the green sticker. Definitely some heavy Duff McKagan influence going on. I wonder if Duff gave it to her, as he also had a brief stint as their drummer. Also, love it that Kurt and Duff are reuniting for Max Creeps.
AC
Used to watch them at Harpos....such fun days....
Rogério Venancio
banda legal
promisedeyes
Splendid! :-D