This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Late at night in summer heat
Expensive car and empty street
There's a wire in my jacket
For this is my trade
It only takes a moment, don't be afraid
I can hotwire an ignition like some kind of star
I'm just a poor boy in a rich man's car
Et le moteur s'allume enfin
Nos vies s'enlacent
And we drive into the night
Oh le cuir doux s'en mêle
Affole ton imagination
Je te vois déjà
Dans une autre situation
Tu es company director
Une vie de famille
J'ai ce feeling qu'il y a bien plus de choses à dire
There's some kind of complication
Il lui dit
He's alone
Spends the night with his lover
Il y a des traces
Of her cologne
Tous les mots de sa maîtresse
A l'oreille sans détour
Comme une chanson d'amour
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Les promesses d'un jour d'un soir, je les entends comme un psaume
I'm just a prisoner of love
Prisonnière de mes failles
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Imagine ta femme
Sa vie glisse entre ses doigts
Il y a une règle, être chasseur ou bien la proie
Il lui dira "je rentre tard" ses affaires, partir à Rome
But there's more than a suspicion
In this lingering cologne
Et les enfants feront la tete
And she runs a traffic light
And she drives into the night
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Les promesses d'un jour d'un soir, je les entends comme un psaume
I'm just a prisoner of love
Prisonnière de mes failles
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Expensive car and empty street
There's a wire in my jacket
For this is my trade
It only takes a moment, don't be afraid
I can hotwire an ignition like some kind of star
I'm just a poor boy in a rich man's car
Et le moteur s'allume enfin
Nos vies s'enlacent
And we drive into the night
Oh le cuir doux s'en mêle
Affole ton imagination
Je te vois déjà
Dans une autre situation
Tu es company director
Une vie de famille
J'ai ce feeling qu'il y a bien plus de choses à dire
There's some kind of complication
Il lui dit
He's alone
Spends the night with his lover
Il y a des traces
Of her cologne
Tous les mots de sa maîtresse
A l'oreille sans détour
Comme une chanson d'amour
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Les promesses d'un jour d'un soir, je les entends comme un psaume
I'm just a prisoner of love
Prisonnière de mes failles
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Imagine ta femme
Sa vie glisse entre ses doigts
Il y a une règle, être chasseur ou bien la proie
Il lui dira "je rentre tard" ses affaires, partir à Rome
But there's more than a suspicion
In this lingering cologne
Et les enfants feront la tete
And she runs a traffic light
And she drives into the night
Please take me dancing tonight I've been all on my own
Les promesses d'un jour d'un soir, je les entends comme un psaume
I'm just a prisoner of love
Prisonnière de mes failles
Take me dancing, please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Please take me dancing tonight
Lyrics submitted by U2takemehigher, edited by songdyr
Stolen Car Lyrics as written by Mylene Farmer Gordon Sumner
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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sting says this song is about some kind of car thief that can sense the owner of the car and all about his/her life.
This song is about 3 ladies that are wronged. One lady, a car, is stolen. The story of the other two ladies is sensed/imagined by the thief as he drives the stolen car. One woman is wronged by her husband because he decieves her with a mistress. The mistress is wronged by the man because of his empty promises to her about offering more to her than the stolen moments of intimacy. The real criminal in this song is the man between a wife and a mistress. The car thief is merely the teller of the tale. The stealing of the car is merely a side-not in the story.
I heard Sting said that this song is not about stealing cars at all (that's what my local radio said). Sting was supposed to have said that the car is a metaphore for love, and Love is stolen; the girl is somewhat the car. I can' fugure it out all that well.
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Rapper Twista is featured on the current remix of Sting's latest single, "Stolen Car." MTV.com reports that the rapper was star-struck while recently shooting a video for the song. He said, "For one of the scenes he (Sting) was singing his part and I'm doing my part in the car next to him. It was real exciting to me. I'm sitting there like, 'Look where we came from. I'm doing this? This guy was in the Police. We're doing a record together.' It's off the chain."
The rapper also explained how he came up with his lyrics for the remix. He said, "I basically rewrote the lyrics for 'Stolen Car.' I described his same story about the young guy stealing the car and he's having visions about the guy whose car he stole. It turns out to be a businessman, and the rich businessman is doing a few things he shouldn't be doing."
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