"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.
Greetings, Himeros
God of sexual desire, son of Aphrodite
Lay back and feast as this audio guides you
Through new and exciting positions
I wanna be the girl under you (oh yeah)
I wanna be your G.U.Y., oh yeah
I wanna be the grave and earth you (oh yeah)
Our sex doesn't tell us no lies
I'm gonna wear the tie, want the power to leave you
I'm aiming for full control of this love (of this love)
Touch me, touch me, don't be sweet
Love me, love me, please retweet
Let me be the girl under you that makes you cry
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you, guy
I'm gonna say the word
And own you (oh yeah)
You'll be my G.I.R.L
Guy, I'm romancin' love's to hold you (oh yeah)
Know you'll wear my make-up well
I'm gonna wear the tie, want the power to leave you
I'm aiming for full control of this love (of this love)
Touch me, touch me, don't be sweet
Love me, love me, please retweet
Let me be the girl under you that makes you cry
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you (guy)
I don't need to be on top-top to know I'm worth it
'Cause I'm strong enough to know the truth
I just want it to be hot because I'm best when I'm in love
and I'm in love with you
(Guy, G.U.Y.) touch me, touch me
Mount your goddess (guy, G.U.Y.)
Touch me, touch me
A summer moon comes into full phase (guy, G.U.Y.)
Get on top of me
And Mars' warring spirit rams into the atmosphere (guy, G.U.Y., I wanna be that)
Touch me, touch me, don't be shy
I'm in charge like a G.U.Y.
I'll lay down face up this time
Under you like a G.U.Y.
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you, guy
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I'll wreck you right up, guy (G.U.Y.)
I'll lie down face up guy, (G.U.Y.) (achtzehn)
The girl under you, guy (sechzehn)
Fourteen
Vierzehn
Drei, eins
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
God of sexual desire, son of Aphrodite
Lay back and feast as this audio guides you
Through new and exciting positions
I wanna be the girl under you (oh yeah)
I wanna be your G.U.Y., oh yeah
I wanna be the grave and earth you (oh yeah)
Our sex doesn't tell us no lies
I'm gonna wear the tie, want the power to leave you
I'm aiming for full control of this love (of this love)
Touch me, touch me, don't be sweet
Love me, love me, please retweet
Let me be the girl under you that makes you cry
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you, guy
I'm gonna say the word
And own you (oh yeah)
You'll be my G.I.R.L
Guy, I'm romancin' love's to hold you (oh yeah)
Know you'll wear my make-up well
I'm gonna wear the tie, want the power to leave you
I'm aiming for full control of this love (of this love)
Touch me, touch me, don't be sweet
Love me, love me, please retweet
Let me be the girl under you that makes you cry
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you (guy)
I don't need to be on top-top to know I'm worth it
'Cause I'm strong enough to know the truth
I just want it to be hot because I'm best when I'm in love
and I'm in love with you
(Guy, G.U.Y.) touch me, touch me
Mount your goddess (guy, G.U.Y.)
Touch me, touch me
A summer moon comes into full phase (guy, G.U.Y.)
Get on top of me
And Mars' warring spirit rams into the atmosphere (guy, G.U.Y., I wanna be that)
Touch me, touch me, don't be shy
I'm in charge like a G.U.Y.
I'll lay down face up this time
Under you like a G.U.Y.
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
The girl under you, guy
I wanna be that guy (G.U.Y.)
I'll wreck you right up, guy (G.U.Y.)
I'll lie down face up guy, (G.U.Y.) (achtzehn)
The girl under you, guy (sechzehn)
Fourteen
Vierzehn
Drei, eins
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
Nein zedd
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G.U.Y. Lyrics as written by Stefani Germanotta Anton Zaslavski
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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