"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 speak to mee
And in your words I hear a melody
But in the twilight it's so hard to see
What's wrong for me
I can't resist
Until you give the truth a little twist
As if you're gonna get away with this
You're not sorry
I can't believe I fell for this
I fell through the hole
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go so low
Look at what you done
You're losing me
Is what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
You sing to me
Too bad you couldn't even stay on key
If your life is such a mystery
Why don't you just stick to acting
Oh
Here we go again
You couldn't find my number until when
You thought that you could get to my best friend
Without a script your game is lacking
I can't believe I fell for this
I fell through the hole
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go so low
Look at what you done
You're losing me
Is what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
I'd rather go to a party alone
Than have to walk around with you on my arm
Now that I'm better to admit that we're done
Good luck trying to find me
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go solo
Oh oh oh
Look at what you've done
You're losing me
Here's what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
Now we're done oh oh
Cause you got me planning to go solo
And in your words I hear a melody
But in the twilight it's so hard to see
What's wrong for me
I can't resist
Until you give the truth a little twist
As if you're gonna get away with this
You're not sorry
I can't believe I fell for this
I fell through the hole
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go so low
Look at what you done
You're losing me
Is what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
You sing to me
Too bad you couldn't even stay on key
If your life is such a mystery
Why don't you just stick to acting
Oh
Here we go again
You couldn't find my number until when
You thought that you could get to my best friend
Without a script your game is lacking
I can't believe I fell for this
I fell through the hole
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go so low
Look at what you done
You're losing me
Is what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
I'd rather go to a party alone
Than have to walk around with you on my arm
Now that I'm better to admit that we're done
Good luck trying to find me
Down at the bottom of your soul
Didn't think you could go solo
Oh oh oh
Look at what you've done
You're losing me
Here's what you've won
Got me planning to go solo
Now we're done oh oh
Cause you got me planning to go solo
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Solo Lyrics as written by Scott Cutler Demetria Lovato
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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This is reminds me of a boy who I used to like and who used to act like he liked me back:
You speak to me and in your words I hear a melody But in the twilight it's so hard to see what's wrong for me I can't resist until you give the truth a little twist As if you're gonna get away with this, you're not sorry
This guy used to talk so sweetly to me and I couldn't see that he was wrong for me. Then he started acting like he liked another girl and he wasn't even sorry for making me feel like that.
I can't believe I fell for this
I knew he was a player but I fell for him anyway.
I fell through the hole down at the bottom of your soul Didn't think you could go so low Look at what you've done, you're losing me, here's what you've won Got me planning to go solo, solo
I feel for his schemes and plans, I didn't think he could be that cruel. But now I don't even speak to him even though he's starting to show feeling for me again. So now I'm solo. But I'm ok.
You sing to me, too bad you couldn't even stay on key If real life is such a mystery why don't you just stick to acting? Oh, here we go again, you couldn't find my number until when You thought that you could get to my best friend Without a script your game is lacking
He tries to sing songs about girls that he likes but he's a horrible singer. His life is a mystery because you never know his true feelings about people. He just plays girls and moves on. Then he tried talking to me again when he wanted to hit on my best friends, but I wasn't gonna let him get to her because he's broken 2 of my best friends hearts.
I can't believe I fell for this
I knew he was a player but I fell for him anyway.
I fell through the hole down at the bottom of your soul Didn't think you could go so low Look at what you've done, you're losing me, here's what you've won Got me planning to go solo, solo
I feel for his schemes and plans, I didn't think he could be that cruel. But now I don't even speak to him even though he's starting to show feeling for me again. So now I'm solo. But I'm ok.
I'd rather go out to a party alone Than have to walk around with you on my arm Now that I'm proud to admit that we're done Good luck, trying to find me
*I'd rather be alone, then be with him because he's known as a player. Now I'm proud to say that I don't like him, and if he ever tries to get to me alone I wish him luck."
woow what an amazing comment! You really "lived" the song
If i may have some input
I believe it isn't about Taylor or Cody Twilight - time of day (but in the twilight its so hard to SEE, whats wrong for me)- unless u think being in the cinema or at home watchin it, as its a dark movie and hard to see the person sittin next to you unless u have the light on. however since she uses the word "IN" meanin a tense (present), i think that demi means the time of day all you guys are relating to her tweets. Have u ever thought to associate "orange" with nickelodan(obvs i cnt spell that word) or sunset, you don't have to take the literal term for it, meaning fruit or tan, it could also be sunset or sunrise (idk if that makes sense to anyone) she also said we may not no them, since she also made it seem like he was a rising star, everybody new taylor lautner was a heartthrob long before she wrote that tweet I feel its about a person who she may have been with, and the have gone "So LOW" and has made her want to be by herself rather than with someone who wants to stoop so low and make her feel uncomfortable or embrassed - "I'd rather go out to a party alone Than have to walk around with you on my arm Now that I'm proud to admit that we're done Good luck trying to find me"
I don't no if i am right in any of this but its how i feel
i did some research, i might be wrong but i think its about cody linley
like in gossip there was talk about him going out with selena gomez and he went out with demi lovato. "You thought that you could get to my best friend" or her other "best friend" miley cyrus , idk..
cody is also an actor, "Why don't you just stick to acting?" -or- "Without a script, your game is lacking"
it also could be taylor lautner. cuz also the lyrics<br /> "but in the twilight its so hard to see..."<br /> ^^^^^^^^<br /> taylor's in Twilight...
i think this song means that her and a guy(taylor lautner) have become friends because her best friend (selena gomez) fell for him. but he broke her best friends heart so demi is saying that she cant believe she let him get to her best friend
idk just my opinion
hmmm, i cant think of anyone that this might be about, any ideas people?
i love this song. fave on this album so is catch me and here we go again
"You speak to me And in your words I hear a melody But in the twilight, it's so hard to see What's wrong for me"
wow, she's simply amazing. (L).
wow you're smart mufasaofpasta that's really good reasoning you probably figured it out dead on
but her saying "twilight" is more convincing it's about taylor
demi said on her twitter that it was not about taylor lautner
its about her knowing that this guy is wrong for her and she's thinking about breaking up with him. to put it simply