"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 can see you stalking like a predator
I've been here before
Temptation calls like Adam to the apple
But I will not be caught
'Cause I can read those velvet eyes
And all I see is lies
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Spin me faster like a kaleidoscope
All I've got's the floor
Yeah, you can try but I've found the antidote
Music is the cure
So you can try to paralyze
But I know best this time
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
La-da, da-da, la-da, la-da, da-da-da
Da-da, da-da, da-da-da-da, la-da
And when the music fades away
I know I'll be okay
Contagious rhythm in my brain
Let it play
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
I've been here before
Temptation calls like Adam to the apple
But I will not be caught
'Cause I can read those velvet eyes
And all I see is lies
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Spin me faster like a kaleidoscope
All I've got's the floor
Yeah, you can try but I've found the antidote
Music is the cure
So you can try to paralyze
But I know best this time
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
La-da, da-da, la-da, la-da, da-da-da
Da-da, da-da, da-da-da-da, la-da
And when the music fades away
I know I'll be okay
Contagious rhythm in my brain
Let it play
No more poison
Killing my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop stop praying
'Cause I'm not not playing
I'm not frozen
Dancing is my remedy, remedy, oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Move while you're watching me
Dance with the enemy
Here is my remedy
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Lyrics submitted by Technophobia
Remedy Lyrics as written by Victoria Hesketh Nadir Khayat
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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It's "And all I see is lies" lies not lights Later it is "Yeah you can try but I found the antidote" found not find
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Oops wrong box last time anyway think of move while your watching me and dance with the enemy with the enemy as to different sentences then it makes more sense at least to me anyways.
Awesome song this is on top of my favorite list. Music is my life and Dancing is my personal expression so ya this is pefect for my personality.
No more poison killin' my emotion I will not be frozen Dancin' is my remedy, remedy, oh
cool.
sooo addictive
I've always listened to this song thinking wow, this is addictive, until one night, i finally realised, dancing IS my remedy. I'm going back to dance.
"Move while you're watching me dance with the enemy" ???? Why is she dancing with the enemy? That is betrayal and intended to hurt someone. Why is she glorifying this?
Here is my take on the lyrics to this song. Though I'm not so sure how accurate it is, it's just what I think when I hear the song.
I can see you stalking like a predator I've been here before Temptation calls like Adam to the apple But I will not be caught 'Cause I can read those velvet eyes And all I see are lies
This part is about how the singer is at some sort of dance club and someone, the "predator" is flirting with / trying to seduce her, but she's not going to fall for his charisma, or his act, and get caught up in his web. In other words, she's not going to fall for his seduction this time - she knows better.
No more poison Killing my emotion I will not be frozen Dancing is my remedy, remedy
This part is about how she's not going to let the aforementioned someone ruin her fun or make her sad, 'cause she's not going to give him a chance, and that she's going to dance and just have fun instead.
Stop, stop prayin' 'Cause I'm not playin' I'm not frozen Dancin' is my remedy, remedy
Pretty much, "stop prayin' 'cause I'm not playing" means, again, she's not going to play his game and fall for his tricks (again, possibly, as the song possibly suggests that it happened before and she's smart enough not to fall for it a second time.)
Then most of that just repeats with different lyrics, but the same general meaning. The girl isn't going to fall for his charm and she's just there to dance, and just letting go, having fun and dancing is keeping her from considering doing anything more. Oh, and the "dancing with the enemy" part could be about her dancing with the guy who was trying to seduce her.
Summary: Not a chance mister, I'm dancing the night away and not going to fall for any of your tricks 'cause I know how to ignore them.
Or something like that. Now that's what came to my head, but I'd love to see a different take on this. :'D So if anyone wants to contribute another idea...? Do so~