"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.
When we were young, we used to get so close to it
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same
Oh, I fear that no life will ever be like this again
'Cause your love kept me alive and it made me insane, oh, yeah
There were moments when it seemed okay
(But I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay?
(I go back alone)
There was a time when the music would play
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
When we were young, we used to get so close to it
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same, oh, yeah
There were moments when it seemed okay
(But I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay?
(I go back alone)
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
To reality
Oh, baby, every
To reality
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
It sounds like corporate art
Break bread with an infidel
And plunge into the dark
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same
Oh, I fear that no life will ever be like this again
'Cause your love kept me alive and it made me insane, oh, yeah
There were moments when it seemed okay
(But I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay?
(I go back alone)
There was a time when the music would play
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
When we were young, we used to get so close to it
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same, oh, yeah
There were moments when it seemed okay
(But I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay?
(I go back alone)
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
To reality
Oh, baby, every
To reality
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
It sounds like corporate art
Break bread with an infidel
And plunge into the dark
Lyrics submitted by uselessaffluence, edited by ghostyyy
Realiti Lyrics as written by Claire Elise Boucher
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Grimes really hit the ball out of the park with this song. Anyway, I think it's just about the general vulnerability of being with someone from her perspective. Maye "break bread with an infidel and plunge into the dark" means that as a feminist, she's still going into relationships with Men, maybe even Men whose ideals differ from hers, but I could be misinterpreting.
The rest of the lyrics tend to hint towards being forced to accept reality. It can hit hard and feel like landing on a cold hard surface, when it used to seem both less and more intimidating from a child's perspective. Either way, she will be remembered for this song, it's a classic.