"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.
Are you not the slightest bit confused?
Just the truth
The speed at which we move blends so well
It's too soon
Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
Push your way on to me entirely
Stay away from me, stay away from me now
Unless you gonna see, unless you gonna see me out
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
Trust me when I say just a few more weeks
Don't move
Resist temptation or do as you see fit?
Just choose
Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
Push your way on to me entirely
Stay away from me and stay away from me now
Unless you gonna see, unless you gonna see me out
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
If you're using me do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
Stay away from, stay away from
Stay away from me
Stay away from, stay away from
Stay away from me
Stay away from, stay away from me
Just the truth
The speed at which we move blends so well
It's too soon
Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
Push your way on to me entirely
Stay away from me, stay away from me now
Unless you gonna see, unless you gonna see me out
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
Trust me when I say just a few more weeks
Don't move
Resist temptation or do as you see fit?
Just choose
Separate yourself from what compels you to relinquish us
Push your way on to me entirely
Stay away from me and stay away from me now
Unless you gonna see, unless you gonna see me out
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
You're using me, do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
No, I can't dance unless it's slow or sad
To a song that's far less obvious
If you're using me do it slowly
Make it last until I have to go
Stay away from, stay away from
Stay away from me
Stay away from, stay away from
Stay away from me
Stay away from, stay away from me
Lyrics submitted by grimmreaper212
Stay Away Lyrics as written by Jarrod Gorbel
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I love this song and can really relate. Take it from someone who knows, it sucks to be in that sort of position where you're more emotionally invested than the other person. I especially like the lines "You're using me, do it slowly. Make it last until I have to go" I mean I could be way off here, but, to me, those lines are saying "I'm not stupid, I know you don't feel the same and I'm just here so you can use me, but I do care and I don't want it to end." Again, I could be way off though.