"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.
Lucy Liu (yeah, yeah)
With my girl, Drew (uh-huh, yeah)
Cameron D and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, come on (come on)
Uh, uh, uh (bring it, bring it)
Question, tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your celly when I'm feelin' lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question, tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me, boy, you get dismissed
Pay my own car note and I pay my own bills
Always fifty-fifty in relationships
The shoes on my feet, I bought 'em
The clothes I'm wearing, I bought 'em
The rock I'm rockin', I bought it
'Cause I depend on me if I want it
The watch I'm wearin', I bought it
The house I live in, I bought it
The car I'm driving, I bought it
I depend on me, I depend on me
All the women who independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, it ain't easy being independent
Question, how'd you like this knowledge that I brought?
Bragging on that cash that he gave you is the front
If you're gonna brag, make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on no one else to give you what you want
The shoes on my feet, I bought 'em
The clothes I'm wearing, I bought 'em
The rock I'm rockin', I bought it
'Cause I depend on me if I want it
The watch I'm wearin', I bought it
The house I live in, I bought it
The car I'm driving, I bought it
I depend on me, I depend on me
All the women who independent (hey, hey)
Throw your hands up at me (oh)
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me (throw your hands up a me, baby)
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Destiny's Child, what's up?
You in the house? Sho'nuff
We'll break these people off Angel style
Child of Destiny
Independent beauty
No one else can scare me
Charlie's Angels, oh whoa
All the women who independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
With my girl, Drew (uh-huh, yeah)
Cameron D and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, come on (come on)
Uh, uh, uh (bring it, bring it)
Question, tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your celly when I'm feelin' lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question, tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me, boy, you get dismissed
Pay my own car note and I pay my own bills
Always fifty-fifty in relationships
The shoes on my feet, I bought 'em
The clothes I'm wearing, I bought 'em
The rock I'm rockin', I bought it
'Cause I depend on me if I want it
The watch I'm wearin', I bought it
The house I live in, I bought it
The car I'm driving, I bought it
I depend on me, I depend on me
All the women who independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, it ain't easy being independent
Question, how'd you like this knowledge that I brought?
Bragging on that cash that he gave you is the front
If you're gonna brag, make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on no one else to give you what you want
The shoes on my feet, I bought 'em
The clothes I'm wearing, I bought 'em
The rock I'm rockin', I bought it
'Cause I depend on me if I want it
The watch I'm wearin', I bought it
The house I live in, I bought it
The car I'm driving, I bought it
I depend on me, I depend on me
All the women who independent (hey, hey)
Throw your hands up at me (oh)
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me (throw your hands up a me, baby)
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Destiny's Child, what's up?
You in the house? Sho'nuff
We'll break these people off Angel style
Child of Destiny
Independent beauty
No one else can scare me
Charlie's Angels, oh whoa
All the women who independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who making money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollars
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
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When I first heard this song by Destiny's Child I realized they are one of the greatest R&B/Pop groups of our time. It's not their hot moves, great looks, or fancy footwork, but it's the depth in their music that makes them fully deserving of this title.
Destiny's CHild certainly doesn't "front" with this song, they are very blunt and to the point about just how independent women live. The metaphor, "throw your hands up at me" captures the feminist movement and it's importance in society. The rhetorical questions they ask to the imposing male dominated world prove their conquering independence- "Tell me what you think about me...". They even predict upcoming rhetorical questions, for example "shoes on my feet, I bought it."
This song greatly reminds me of another feminist song- "She Works Hard For the Money." Unlike this song, Destiny's Child doesn't delay in relaying their message. "She Works Hard For the Money" is a bit misleading in the independent lifestyle, and doesn't make a direst point right away, but Destiny's Child certainly rebutles with "ladies it a'int easy bein independent." They're not kidding anyone, it's not easy being independent ladies, but you'll be able to buy the watch other people are wearing. How's that for freedom?
Destiny's Child is a great group and believers in feminist thought. They present this argument in many more of their hit songs such as "Survivor," "Bills, Bills, Bills," and the articulatly named "Bug-A-Boo." Thank you Destiny's Child for everything you do. I must say, YOU GO GIRLS!
Beyonce told me this song was an attack on fucking annoying pseudo-feminists, who go on about being independent but also complain about having to pay their own bills!
I think she's right, this is a great satire of these types of annoying fools and for extra effect, they even wrote it to really annoying backing music, to highlight their point! - Now that's talent!
This song is cool, I like the beat and the words.
kronologikal, what you think is your own opinion but you dont have to be a big deal about it.
i wish all women were independent.....pay for ur own mean bitch. ha ha ha
HIGH 5 TO GIRL POWER, ALTHOUGH I DIG GUYS (MOST OF 'EM R HOT!)
LOL YEA ME TOO
(crickets chirp)
It's not that I don't respect their independence, but what about their songs about how they want a man paying their bills? And I don't just mean Bills, Bills, Bills. There's, say, Soldier. ('They wanna spend that on me') and like twenty other. It's ridiculous.
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This song is great! I love everything bout it! Destiny's Child is extremly talented