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I Can Run Faster Than Your Car

by Tropical Boyfriend Catalogue

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Zak Lyons said: "I Can Run Faster Than Your Car is my favourite Tropical Boyfriend Catalogue song to play live. The track speeds along and feels amazing when the audience sings the title back to us. We wrote I Can Run the same day we wrote our song Dinner Party. After writing Dinner Party we felt bold in our lyric choices and began throwing increasingly ridiculous lyrics at each other. This of course meant many lyrics were cut from the song as we suggested things to make each other laugh but the metaphor of the relationship being a car the character no longer needed and could outrun felt original and intriguing.” 

Kami Ivanova adds: “As a writer you want to find new ways to articulate thoughts that everybody has had. After a break up you can feel as if "actually I don't need that person at all, I can take on the whole world alone". Telling your ex you don't need them and can leave them in the dust gives me that energy. We do have a great voice note on our phones of us singing it with the original lyrics that is hilarious. Still... I'm glad we changed the lyrics to be a bit more serious!”

lyrics

I can run faster than your car,
I can run faster than your car, No problem
I like where I’m going
I can run faster than your car,
I can run faster than your car, No problem
I like where I’m going

Tiny red cars,
Pass your window.

Tiny red cars pass your window,
It makes no sense for you to count them all,
Because the sun is setting and soon,
And you will only see their headlights,
Hiding the colour of their paint
Pull over now coz I’m getting out.

I can run faster than your car,
I can run faster than your car, No problem
I like where I’m going
I can run faster than your car,
I can run faster than your car, No problem
I like where I’m going

Why’d you drive the way that’s waterlogged,
I’d hate the rain if I didn’t like the,
Way it played my window,
The way I’ve plagued my friends though,

Since you dropped me off at my parents house,
I’ve been thinking and I’ve figured it out,
You’ve got no business driving me Shaun,
And I’m not getting in your shitty car no more,

Finally, I’ve figured it out,
I can run faster than your car,
Finally, I’ve figured it out,
I can run faster than your car,
Finally, I’ve figured it out,
I can run faster than your car,
Finally, I’ve figured it out,
I can run faster than your car,

Mm mm mm mm m m.
No problem
I like where I’m going

woah woah woah
Mm mm mm mm m m.
No no no no problem
I like where I’m going
And I’m gone!

credits

released October 16, 2020
Kami - Vocals
Zak - Guitar, Keys & Mix
Adam - Bass
Tom - Percussion & Drum Kit

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Tropical Boyfriend Catalogue London, UK

A UK based Indie Pop Band, consisting of members Kami Ivanova (vocals, guitar), Zak Lyons (guitar, keys), Craig Medlin (guitar) and Adam Thomas (bass).

Whilst at University, Ivanova, Lyons
became friends and quickly began writing and playing music together. The bands DIY approach to writing and recording has left them with a busy release schedule for 2020 whilst touring the UK. ... more

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