Cars
Now Now Lyrics

The song "Cars" by Now Now is a reflection on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of life. The opening verse finds the singer "moving slow passing accidents" with a sense of dazed detachment, accompanied by the sound of sirens that prompt the lyrics "Oh my God, I don't care about the car! And "Oh my God I don't care at all!" The suggestion is that the physical material of life, symbolized by the car, is ultimately unimportant in the face of the profoundness of the human experience.

The following lines see the singer acknowledging their own limitations: "my words can't compare to your integers and numbers" and "I can't be a bag to board a plane." The suggestion is that life is complex and multi-dimensional, with overlapping elements that can't be neatly categorized. In contrast to this, the singer recognizes that they are "not inside, [they're] not in sight" -- they're searching or longing for something that remains elusive.

The last section of the song returns to the theme of connection and transience. The singer has "found where you have been" and knows that they will be found again in the future. They acknowledge their own futility ("I haven't got plastic on my teeth") but also their ability to affect change ("I'll take what I want and take what you have / But I'd put it back if I had the chance"). Overall, the song seems to suggest that while the physical aspects of life may be transient and temporary, human connection is what makes it all worthwhile.