"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
I guess I like it when we play
(The way you drag me down)
I guess I like it when you hate me
(The way you drag me down)
‘Cause I can’t face myself in a mirror
(I’m left alone with all my pain)
And I disgrace myself in the mirror
(I’m left alone with my shame)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
I guess I like it when we fight
(The way you drag me down)
I guess I like it when you smite me
(The way you drag me down)
‘Cause I can’t face myself in a mirror
(I’m left alone with all my pain)
And I disgrace myself in the mirror
(I’m left alone with my shame)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
You’re out of luck - can’t get a piece of me
It’s all blown up. Don’t even fuck with me.
I cannot please you all forever
I cannot please you at all
(I can feel you coming up behind me)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
(The way you drag me down)
I guess I like it when you hate me
(The way you drag me down)
‘Cause I can’t face myself in a mirror
(I’m left alone with all my pain)
And I disgrace myself in the mirror
(I’m left alone with my shame)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
I guess I like it when we fight
(The way you drag me down)
I guess I like it when you smite me
(The way you drag me down)
‘Cause I can’t face myself in a mirror
(I’m left alone with all my pain)
And I disgrace myself in the mirror
(I’m left alone with my shame)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
You’re out of luck - can’t get a piece of me
It’s all blown up. Don’t even fuck with me.
I cannot please you all forever
I cannot please you at all
(I can feel you coming up behind me)
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Fuck it! I see you in me
Fuck it! I feel you in me
Fuck it! I’ll heal you in me
Lyrics submitted by RocKerchik15, edited by K9019
Fuck It Lyrics as written by Dale Stewart Shaun Welgemoed
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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This song is FUCKING AWESOME. There is no other way to put it. As you can tell by my nickname I am a Seether fan...Fade Away is a song by them. Anyways I think this song is talking about someone who is a fucking asshole and they are getting sick of it to the point where they can't even look at themselves anymore and it's just like...fuck it! FUCK YOU!
that keeps happening to me too walking-catastrophe...its getting really annoying. well atleast its a pretty good song. good explanation fade away :)
To me this song is about someone who has tried everything to satisfy someone he cared about very much in his life and she just treated him like shit. and he finally just said fuck it and gave up. now he's reminiscing about what he went through but in a bitter sarcastic way.
this song kicks so much ass mostly cause i went through the kind of relationship the singer is singing about so this song has a special place in my heart.
to me this song is about an abusive parent...
Fuck it, i see you in me
but i'm probably way off...great song...can mean so many different things...
does anyone know how to correct lyrics????
Hi all, I don't know how to correct lyrics, but I can rewrite them here so you all can see them... Yes, abusive parent...Horrible relationship...All right on based on his horrible child hood and relationship with a girlfriend who cheated him, then left him when he was about 16. Then, he had to choose between the gun and the guitar...Thank God he chose the guitar...But, he's still not out of the woods, just read his interviews... I hope he'll be around for a Hell of a long time though. Catch you all later... MaggieMichelle
There are so many times Ive just wanted to say "Fuck it" but I could never bring myself to do it. So it feels good to know someone else feels the same way.
Peace
This song really could be about many things. There are many things in your life that you try at, but end up just pissing you off. This is just basically about saying "Fuck it, I don't really care." Sometimes, it's just best to move on and say "fuck it."
The song is very hard core and one of my favorites when I'm in a pissed off mood.
lmao, yeah well i was just bored out of my mind one day and i was downloading songs, when i see one titled FUCK IT. i thought to myself.... y not and i downloaded it. i liked the song but at first i didnt kno who it was cuz it said a long list of other bands that had nothing to do with the song. im glad i clicked on it though... cuz this is a song i fell in love with first time i heard it.... its even better when ur pissed off....... hehehehehe.....
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