Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/gui… Read Full Bio ↴Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960), and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals, born April 7, 1959), they disbanded in 2001. Their sound mixed a generally punk approach to vocals and sound textures with poppy tunes and strong musicianship. Bloch is also a member of The Young Fresh Fellows as well as Thee Sgt. Major III. The Fastbacks reunited for a show in West Seattle in the summer of 2011.

So Wrong
Fastbacks Lyrics

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What you say
You're wrong
No way
So wrong
You say you think you're the king
And you're wrong
You say you say everything
You're so wrong

You're the one
That's enough for me
To know where I stand
You're the one

That's enough to see
I don't stand any chance

Overall Meaning

In the song "So Wrong" by the Fastbacks, the singer is addressing someone who is arrogant and mistaken about their own abilities. The lyrics "What you say, you're wrong, no way, so wrong" establish that the singer is contradicting the other person's statements, while the repeated "you're wrong" emphasizes the extent of their error. The verse "You say you think you're the king and you're wrong, you say you say everything, you're so wrong" further underscores the extent of the other person's delusions.

Later in the song, the singer suggests that the other person's inflated self-assessment is enough to know where they stand, which implies that the other person is not held in particularly high regard by those around them. The final lines of the song, "You're the one, that's enough to see, I don't stand any chance," further enforce this idea that the singer considers themselves to be better off avoiding any association with the other person.

Line by Line Meaning

What you say
I am questioning the veracity of your statement

You're wrong
Your statement is incorrect

No way
There is absolutely no possibility of your statement being correct

So wrong
Your statement is incredibly incorrect

You say you think you're the king
You claim to be the greatest or most powerful person, but this is not true

And you're wrong
Your claim of being the greatest or most powerful is false

You say you say everything
You claim to know or have knowledge of everything

You're so wrong
Your claim of knowing everything is incredibly incorrect

You're the one
You are the sole reason for my reaction

That's enough for me
This is sufficient information to form my opinion

To know where I stand
This tells me where I stand on the issue