"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.
Pasolini is me
Accattone, you'll be
I entered nothing and nothing entered me
'Til you came with the key
And you did your best but?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
Piazza Cavour
What's my life for?
Visconti is me
Magnani
You'll never be
I entered nothing and nothing entered me
'Til you came with the key
And you did your best but?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
Who am I, that I, come to be here?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
And there is no point saying this again
There is no point saying this again
But I forgive you
I forgive you
Always, I do forgive you
Accattone, you'll be
I entered nothing and nothing entered me
'Til you came with the key
And you did your best but?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
Piazza Cavour
What's my life for?
Visconti is me
Magnani
You'll never be
I entered nothing and nothing entered me
'Til you came with the key
And you did your best but?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
Who am I, that I, come to be here?
As I live and breathe
You have killed me
You have killed me
Yes, I walk around somehow
But you have killed me
You have killed me
And there is no point saying this again
There is no point saying this again
But I forgive you
I forgive you
Always, I do forgive you
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You Have Killed Me Lyrics as written by Jesse Alejandro Tobias Steven Morrissey
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
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Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
To me, here is how I interpret the song. On one level, the speaker views himself as an artist (the director Pasolini) and his lover is like his work of art (Pasolini's film - Accattoni). 'I entered nothing and nothing entered me till you came with the key' can mean that he was apathetic and emotionally isolated. Nothing could affect him, until this person came along and opened him up. 'You did your best but...' is to say that this person did everything to get to him, and then just broke his heart. I think "you have killed me" is more metaphorical than literal. It is just a way of saying he is hurt so badly and yet he is still alive. In the second verse, he again compares himself to another director, saying that his lover will never be a heroine in his film, perhaps because this person has already left him, or because the lover is not worth of being praised. In the outtro, the speaker keeps saying that despite it all, he is willing to forgive his lover, implying that he wants this person to come back. It ends with the romantic desperation that Morrissey is known for.
With that being said, it is hard to overlook many of the homosexual hints in this song, such as the references to (not one but) two openly-gay directors, the obvious pun "entered" and the phallic symbol "the key". Therefore, it is possible that this said lover is indeed a man, although it does not change the meaning of the song or make it only about gay love. I can still see it as a generic love song and it is relatable to anyone.