"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 don't love you anymore
No, this isn't some mistake
For the past two months I've just been getting drunk and watching Lost and then
Getting even drunker just so I can fall asleep
Every second I'm with you
I get an ache in my head and I spin in my bed
And again and again and again again
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
I don't love you anymore and no, this isn't some mistake
I cannot count how many nights at 5 a.m I lied awake
I can't remember all the stupid shit I said
I didn't give a shit about myself, I didn't give a shit about my friends
Every second I'm with you
I get increasingly sick and I stop thinking quick
And I act like a dick, like a dick, like a dick
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
Get off your ass and work this out
Get off your ass and work this out
Don't be such a bastard to yourself
Get off your ass and work this out
Get off your ass and work this out
Don't be such a bastard to yourself
I don't love you anymore and no, this isn't some mistake
Spent 25, 35, 45, 55 nights a month I lied awake
I'm really tired of being broke, really tired of all the shakes
Really tired of being ashamed, I'm gonna stop
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
No, this isn't some mistake
For the past two months I've just been getting drunk and watching Lost and then
Getting even drunker just so I can fall asleep
Every second I'm with you
I get an ache in my head and I spin in my bed
And again and again and again again
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
I don't love you anymore and no, this isn't some mistake
I cannot count how many nights at 5 a.m I lied awake
I can't remember all the stupid shit I said
I didn't give a shit about myself, I didn't give a shit about my friends
Every second I'm with you
I get increasingly sick and I stop thinking quick
And I act like a dick, like a dick, like a dick
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
Get off your ass and work this out
Get off your ass and work this out
Don't be such a bastard to yourself
Get off your ass and work this out
Get off your ass and work this out
Don't be such a bastard to yourself
I don't love you anymore and no, this isn't some mistake
Spent 25, 35, 45, 55 nights a month I lied awake
I'm really tired of being broke, really tired of all the shakes
Really tired of being ashamed, I'm gonna stop
And all the money I spend is my money again
I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends
And at the end of the night
Baby, I'm'a gon' drive 'em home
And all the time that I waste repeating the mistakes
And the ridiculous taste and the look on my face
I'm gonna take it back
Baby, I don't love you no more
Lyrics submitted by MintyMintyMinty
I Don't Love You Anymore Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Ernest Rosenstock
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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It should say
"Every second I'm with you I get increasingly sick and I stop thinking quick and I act like a dick like a dick like a dick."
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:] best song ever :]
i dedicated this too my ex she got pissed cause this is pretty much true what i did....
I recently wrote Jeff telling him how much I can relate to this song and how for six months I just got drunk and watched shows like "Lost" and then would drink more to fall asleep because I wouldn't even feel drunk by the middle of the day anymore, and I couldn't take thinking about this girl.
He wrote me back, and said that's weird. But the song is about quitting drinking... I can still relate it to my situation but the song takes on a whole different meaning to realize it's about quitting drinking, it's not about not loving a girl anymore. I can also relate to it as quitting drinking though too, As the girl in my situation caused me to become an alcoholic, and I eventually stopped loving both of them, and realized i had to get back on the horse and grow up and move on.
I recently wrote Jeff telling him how much I can relate to this song and how for six months I just got drunk and watched shows like "Lost" and then would drink more to fall asleep because I wouldn't even feel drunk by the middle of the day anymore, and I couldn't take thinking about this girl.
He wrote me back, and said that's weird. But the song is about quitting drinking... I can still relate it to my situation but the song takes on a whole different meaning to realize it's about quitting drinking, it's not about not loving a girl anymore. I can also relate to it as quitting drinking though too, As the girl in my situation caused me to become an alcoholic, and I eventually stopped loving both of them, and realized i had to get back on the horse and grow up and move on.
Wow, now that I think about it "baby" would refer to some sort drink, and his drinking habits. Everything else ties in perfectly with the thought of stopping to drink. It seems to have nothing to do with a female
:I'll understand what is said when I'm out with my friends. And at the end of the night, baby I'm'a gon' drive 'em home: Being able to drive them home, and not sounding like a complete idiot - I feel almost stupid for not seeing this before
wow I love how this can have two meanings, being about a girl it works perfectly and same with alcohol
Basically it's about drinking and how it fucks up your life, can relate a lot.