"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.
Your flirt finds me out
Teases the crack in me
Smittens me with hope
Possibly maybe possibly maybe
possibly maybe
As much as I definitely enjoy solitude
I wouldn't mind perhaps
Spending little time with you
Sometimes
Sometimes
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Uncertainty excites me
babe
Who knows what's going to happen?
Lottery or car crash
Or you'll join a cult
Probably maybe possibly love
Probably maybe possibly love, possibly
Mon petit vulcan
You're eruptions and disasters
I keep calm admiring your lava
I keep calm
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Electric shocks?
I love them!
With you, dozen a day
But after a while I wonder
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is it?
Possibly maybe probably love, possibly
Possibly maybe probably love, possibly
How can you offer me love like that?
My heart's burned
How can you offer me love like that?
I'm exhausted
Leave me alone
Possibly maybe possibly maybe
Possibly maybe
Since we broke up
I'm using lipstick again
I suck my tongue
In remembrance of you
Teases the crack in me
Smittens me with hope
Possibly maybe possibly maybe
possibly maybe
As much as I definitely enjoy solitude
I wouldn't mind perhaps
Spending little time with you
Sometimes
Sometimes
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Uncertainty excites me
babe
Who knows what's going to happen?
Lottery or car crash
Or you'll join a cult
Probably maybe possibly love
Probably maybe possibly love, possibly
Mon petit vulcan
You're eruptions and disasters
I keep calm admiring your lava
I keep calm
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably love
Electric shocks?
I love them!
With you, dozen a day
But after a while I wonder
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is it?
Possibly maybe probably love, possibly
Possibly maybe probably love, possibly
How can you offer me love like that?
My heart's burned
How can you offer me love like that?
I'm exhausted
Leave me alone
Possibly maybe possibly maybe
Possibly maybe
Since we broke up
I'm using lipstick again
I suck my tongue
In remembrance of you
Lyrics submitted by dank, edited by Hidemenow, OldAngelScraper
Possibly Maybe Lyrics as written by Bjork Gudmundsdottir Marius De Vries
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
the song definatly has a sexual over tone.
"Electric shocks? I love them! With you dozen a day But after a while I wonder Where's that love you promised me?"
while at work i was getting the little electric shocks from someone i am close to. maybe its love.. maybe its not.
i guess this line stuck out for me for the fact that, this person did tease me on all levels. and then i started to be complacent with the "spiritual" aspect, like this person affects me so much that my body feels them even when they are not there. so being carried away so far beyond, sex, or having sex used as a way of taming my beast.
so i was being satified by getting just the tingles from this person, and this person was promising love, but i did not see it or feel it. they wanted me to only love on their own conditions. thats not love, how could they offer me a love like that. one where i am forever in the lacking.
my female sexuality became burnt, the more burnt/ hurt i felt the more hyper femmine i became to compansate, to feel in power. a whore if you will.
"Since we broke up I'm using lipstick again I'll suck my tongue As a remembrance of you... "
to feel as though i had power over my sexuality and no one else. thanks for reading. hope i made sense.
Anyone know what "mon petit vulcan" means?! x___x i can't find "vulcan" in any french dictionary so i'm forced to believe it's a Star Trek reference! xD
ummm....you know this is going to sound odd, but...I believe she is talking about her sexual relationship with her lover. Let me explain before you think I'm some dirty pervert.
"Your flirt finds me out Teases the crack in me " Umm, yes. Well, her lover is using forplay and is teasing her. Which basically means he's teasing her vagina....her crack. Yes, i told you this was going to be dirty.
"Mon petit vulcan You're eruptions and disasters I keep calm Admiring the lava" Well, guys, this is about his erection and the ejaculation and how she is admiring it while still remaining calm as he's getting off during sex.
"Electric shocks? I love them! With you dozen a day But after a while I wonder Where's that love you promised me?" Notice this line follows the man's orgasm line and then she starts taking about her own...her electric shock. But as she continues to explain, the relationship starts out with lots of sex but slowly begins to subside as the newness of it fades and she's dissapointed because he probably promised to love her with the same amount of passion forever.
Anywho, i know that's a twisted perspective as apposed to the other posted. But a friend of mine, who is the biggest Bjork freak I've ever met, told me that most of her songs are all sexual references. Soo....I guess you can make of it what you will.
Sorry, if I ruined the song for anyone.
I agree with Prisoner.I.Was I think that the guy in the song promised her love but the relationship turned out to be just about sex. So she's basically saying: "this was a lot of fun but now i want to get serious, i don't like this kind of relationship".
She sums it up in this verse:
Electric shocks? I love them! With you dozen a day But after a while I wonder Where's that love you promised me?
She enjoyed the sex, but she wants more than that.
Electric shocks? I love them! With you dozen a day !! brillant lyrics. i like the modem sounds in the bkground.
I was listening this song, and suddenly realized that this song tells about my life, my situation..great lyrics,my life.
ahm, yes, Hantta, mine too. Bjork's great.
Doveluv that is the best and probably most accurate intermpretation of that song. Thank you
yes, that interpretation is pretty damn good, I must say.
yes, that interpretation is pretty damn good, I must say.