"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.
(Ay)
(Ay)
Nobody likes (ay) being played
Oh, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Oh, Shakira, Shakira (hey)
He said I'm worth it, his one desire
I know things about him that you wouldn't wanna read about
He kissed me, his one and only, (yes) beautiful liar
Tell me how you tolerate the things you just found out about
You never know
Why are we the ones who suffer?
I have to let go
He won't be the one to cry
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
I trusted him, but when I followed you
I saw you together
I didn't know about you then 'til I saw you with him when, yeah
I walked in on your love scene
Slow dancing
You stole everything, how can you say I did you wrong? Yeah
We'll never know
When the pain and heartbreak's over
Have to let go
The innocence is gone
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
Tell me how to forgive you (ooh)
When it's me who's ashamed (oh, yeah)
And I wish I could free you
Of the hurt and the pain
But the answer is simple
He's the one to blame (hey)
Ay, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Ay, Shakira, Shakira
Oh, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Oh, Shakira, Shakira (hey)
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
(Ay)
Nobody likes (ay) being played
Oh, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Oh, Shakira, Shakira (hey)
He said I'm worth it, his one desire
I know things about him that you wouldn't wanna read about
He kissed me, his one and only, (yes) beautiful liar
Tell me how you tolerate the things you just found out about
You never know
Why are we the ones who suffer?
I have to let go
He won't be the one to cry
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
I trusted him, but when I followed you
I saw you together
I didn't know about you then 'til I saw you with him when, yeah
I walked in on your love scene
Slow dancing
You stole everything, how can you say I did you wrong? Yeah
We'll never know
When the pain and heartbreak's over
Have to let go
The innocence is gone
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
Tell me how to forgive you (ooh)
When it's me who's ashamed (oh, yeah)
And I wish I could free you
Of the hurt and the pain
But the answer is simple
He's the one to blame (hey)
Ay, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Ay, Shakira, Shakira
Oh, Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Oh, Shakira, Shakira (hey)
(Ay) let's not kill the karma
(Ay) let's not start a fight
(Ay) it's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
(Oh) can't we laugh about it? (Ha-ha-ha)
(Oh) it's not worth our time
(Oh) we can live without him
Just a beautiful liar
Lyrics submitted by lilangelgirl_8911, edited by cosmickiss
Beautiful Liar Lyrics as written by Ian Alec Harvey Dench Amanda Ghost
Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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ahh i love this song!! its SO good! i've definitely been through the situation of hating a girl because we both were seeing the same guy then we realized that HE was the dick head! haha!
the video is cool too! they look a lot alike at some parts!
I LOVE that this is like the FIRST song where the girls go, "cheated both of us and he isn't worth fighting over"'
FINALLY. SOmeone gets it right!
haha it's great to be one of the first to write about this song! I love it. About two girls with one guy who were played! In 2 weeks there will be tons of people commenting!
Its just like they said this song is about being played, he makes her fee like everything was her fault in the realtionship then she realizes that it was all on HIM!! and so karma's going to kick him in the @$$ pretty soon, remember what goes around comes around no matter what
awesome song. so... shakira and beyonce were with the same guy? and they didn't have a bitch fight? because that would make an awesome video.
I LOOOOOVE THIS SONG! Lol the caps weren't intentional, but they can stay there. I agree that they look alike in the film clip. They would have been the last 2 people i woulda expected to collaborate but it works realli well. Loves it!!
DUDE! Beyonce, and Shakira? Throw in Jessica Simpson and you've hit the hotness trifecta! But seriously, this song is awesome. I like the "Beyonce, Beyonce....shakira, shakira" parts the best...idky y tho.
i don't like it... their voices are too different from each others and they seem to clash, imo.
He kissed me, his one and only (This) Beatiful Liar "Tell me how you tolerate the things you just found out about"
I couldn't figure out what she was saying after the first line, but thats a missing part in the 1st verse.
THEY BOTH ARE SO FREAKIN HOT IN THIS VIDEO!! I LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH!