THE STORY:
A adolescent secret and the trauma of dealing with it. The rage was inspired by the boy’s senior picture. The speed of anger is 60 mph, 70 mph, 80 mph, 90 mph…
THE LYRICS:
Your face was the first face
To receive my kiss
And we both ran away running scared
To deny this
Oh can’t you see I’m older
You can’t be here at all
You’re hanging with my brother
And his room’s across the hall.
So I shake I shake I shake
Madness in my head
My parents are sleeping
And we’re right above their bed
I know some people hate me
For the color of my skin
Not half as much as I hate myself
For giving in
So I run I run I run
To get away from you
The yellow lines whiz by so fast
Like you always do
So I run I run I run
Never felt this mad before
20 years of anger
And the petal to the floor.
My best friend just got married
She’ll be happy for awhile
And I just got your picture
With your wise-ass little smile
I remember when you stopped kissing me
I asked you if you cared
Cause we all do stupid things
In games of truth or dare
So I shake I shake I shake
Even though your mouth was warm
Can’t you see I care for you
And don’t mean you any harm
And then you wrote my fortune
In the car window steam
And told me in the morning
To pretend it’s all a dream
So I run I run I run
To get away from you
The other cars are switching lanes
To let this madman through
I run I run I run
Wanna crash right off the road
Metal onto metal
Want my engine to explode
My arms are ripped and mangled
It’s not worth what I earn
But I can’t quit you or my job
Therefore I’ll never learn
Well yes, we did everything
Your world could not condone
And now you’re in some alleyway
Drunk and getting stoned
So I shake I shake I shake
You say you never love me that way
Say you could never love another man
You just like the games we play
Well someday when you’re older
You will realize
What starts out as a game
Turns into your whole life
So I run I run I run
To get away from you
Need some cop to pull me over
To save me from this mood
I run I run I run
Going 85
The more I hate you
The faster that I drive…
But I’m still alive.