"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.
You make me agitated
With all the things you've hated
But you're uncomplicated
So why should it affect you
My loving is so untrue?
Yeah
You do it to me sweetly
To my yeah-yeah
You do it to me lovely
To my yeah-yeah
You try to make me crazy
You make me agitated
And then I'm suffocated
Why should it affect you
My loving is so untrue?
You do it to me sweetly
To my yeah-yeah
You do it to me lovely
To my yeah-yeah
Ah!
With all the things you've hated
But you're uncomplicated
So why should it affect you
My loving is so untrue?
Yeah
You do it to me sweetly
To my yeah-yeah
You do it to me lovely
To my yeah-yeah
You try to make me crazy
You make me agitated
And then I'm suffocated
Why should it affect you
My loving is so untrue?
You do it to me sweetly
To my yeah-yeah
You do it to me lovely
To my yeah-yeah
Ah!
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It's about being agitated
It's possibly he wants to keep the deeper meanings to himself and the band; it's a personal thing but he's expressing it through his complex lyric-writing and composing.
Oh these lyrics really are appauling and matt bellamy well hes like that, thats why i love muse...they make u think, the meaning isnt just given to you on a plate...its wonderful.
who says lyrics are meant to be literal.... (Late response, I know) You're probably dead by now.... ):<br />
lol at the above. i didn't think it was possible but i think this is about a girl whos even crazier than Matt himself!
i think he just tries to give everyone their own meaning so that everyone can relate and so that its not all about his own feelings. it is interpretated differently.
I Like this song, it's pure rock, the riffs wow
ne way, i think it is about a broken relationship and also the LIVE version on the hullabaloo version rocks and so does the album version hehe
Cya all Later AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE
Its gotta be about a girlfriend (at the time) who just does not give him what he needs sexually. WOuld explain the riffery and frustration in the song
I think it's about fighting with a partner then having make-up sex. Seriously, look at the lyrics and listen to the song. The changes in texture and mood outline it perfectly. (-:
Also, hectic riffage. My fave live version of this (As well as most of muses early songs) was the show live at London Astoria in 2000. Look it up, the outro is awesome.
Happy questing benny
I can't believe how wrong these lyrics are! :o
Matt Bellamy writes many bullshit songs. I mean that in a nice way-honest. I actually mean he writes songs that have a meaning but he makes them sound like another meaning. He completely mixes up how the song is supposed to be translated as.
I know! (about the incorrect song lyrics)<br /> <br /> one of my favourite songs of the moment. Lyrics follow;<br /> <br /> You make me agitated <br /> With all the things you´ve hated<br /> But you´re uncomplicated<br /> So why should it affect you<br /> That my loving was so untrue?<br /> <br /> You do it to me sweetly<br /> To my yeah yeah<br /> You do it to me lovely<br /> To my yeah yeah<br /> <br /> You try to make me crazy<br /> You make me agitated<br /> But we´re not suffocated<br /> And why should it affect you<br /> That my loving was so untrue?<br /> <br /> You do it to me sweetly<br /> To my yeah yeah<br /> You do it to my lovely<br /> To my yeah yeah