"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.
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Verse 1[ Da Candy]
Tell 'em what you feel
When you under my heel
I'm a real Cruella Devil
Listen Fella
I'm Your Bella (e e e ella)
You might treat the way better
Be better
I use your feels to improve ma dreams (ma dreams)
I bet I got you under ma high heels
Imma real pretty monsta-
Dictator of the rules
Keeping them impossible
Impossible (impossible for fools)
Like Jasmine & Alladine
You are ma favourite gin
I'm your G O D
What puppet would you like to be for me
I hypnotise ya
Am i Bad? (Noooo)
Do you like to be a "z" in relations alphabet
No rights, no feels, no thoughts
How do you feel without your homies-idiots
You'll do it like i said, do it, do it like i said
Understand? Like that, Like I said
[Chorus]
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Verse 2 [Kseniya Kess]
You're under the girl's heel
That's what it iiiiiis
Everybody see that
Everybody feel that
You can't even imagine you can heart ya friends
And act like a softy
You show your disrespect
Look at yaaa
You have your own brain
But her words are orders for yooou
Everytime she calls
You always do like she says
Do you really like that?
SHAME ON YOUUU
Real love, friendship, looove
It's all inside of us
And you can just trust
in something that must
it must beeee,so reallyyy
And it's so easy to see ( to sse)
You're a supplier of the girl's fancys
You're a denier
No, STOP, Dat's IT!
But if you really like dat
Keep it doing Like, Like she saaid
[Chorus]
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Li i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
Like i saaaid
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said (x4)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Verse 1[ Da Candy]
Tell 'em what you feel
When you under my heel
I'm a real Cruella Devil
Listen Fella
I'm Your Bella (e e e ella)
You might treat the way better
Be better
I use your feels to improve ma dreams (ma dreams)
I bet I got you under ma high heels
Imma real pretty monsta-
Dictator of the rules
Keeping them impossible
Impossible (impossible for fools)
Like Jasmine & Alladine
You are ma favourite gin
I'm your G O D
What puppet would you like to be for me
I hypnotise ya
Am i Bad? (Noooo)
Do you like to be a "z" in relations alphabet
No rights, no feels, no thoughts
How do you feel without your homies-idiots
You'll do it like i said, do it, do it like i said
Understand? Like that, Like I said
[Chorus]
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Verse 2 [Kseniya Kess]
You're under the girl's heel
That's what it iiiiiis
Everybody see that
Everybody feel that
You can't even imagine you can heart ya friends
And act like a softy
You show your disrespect
Look at yaaa
You have your own brain
But her words are orders for yooou
Everytime she calls
You always do like she says
Do you really like that?
SHAME ON YOUUU
Real love, friendship, looove
It's all inside of us
And you can just trust
in something that must
it must beeee,so reallyyy
And it's so easy to see ( to sse)
You're a supplier of the girl's fancys
You're a denier
No, STOP, Dat's IT!
But if you really like dat
Keep it doing Like, Like she saaid
[Chorus]
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Do you like that that (dat dat da da dat)
Foor reaal, for real
To be under( de de de de de)
Now tell me how you feel
Under my heel
Li i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said
Like i saaaid
L i i i i i i i i i i i i i i said (x4)
Lyrics submitted by KseniyaKess
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