"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.
She's a Wicked Girl
Worst in all the world
A mystery lies in her
She spends her days
In a violent rage
Try as I might
I love her
Everytime the tears run dry
The story goes
What's left behind
Shivers like a leaf
Taciturn and gentle
It's not hard to believe
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
She likes to fight
The whole world bang to rights
Yours truly, I'd die for her
The growing pains
Dissolve in lemonade
The sweetness flies to her
Every time her temper flares
A storm will blow
What's left's so rare
A fragment of the girl
Soft and sentimental
The side she tries not to share
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my head
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
When your song is sung
Don't let me colour your opinion
That girl's my life, I tell ya
Every time my tears run dry
And the moment's flown
And re-designed
My feelings for the girl
How could I be with out her?
I would surely still find
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Worst in all the world
A mystery lies in her
She spends her days
In a violent rage
Try as I might
I love her
Everytime the tears run dry
The story goes
What's left behind
Shivers like a leaf
Taciturn and gentle
It's not hard to believe
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
She likes to fight
The whole world bang to rights
Yours truly, I'd die for her
The growing pains
Dissolve in lemonade
The sweetness flies to her
Every time her temper flares
A storm will blow
What's left's so rare
A fragment of the girl
Soft and sentimental
The side she tries not to share
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my head
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
When your song is sung
Don't let me colour your opinion
That girl's my life, I tell ya
Every time my tears run dry
And the moment's flown
And re-designed
My feelings for the girl
How could I be with out her?
I would surely still find
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
The Girlshapedlovedrug
Messes with my mind
Lyrics submitted by lostinhollywood
Girlshapedlovedrug Lyrics as written by Ian Thomas Ball Benjamin Joseph Ottewell
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"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:
"I had all and then most of you"
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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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
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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/
Wow I can't believe no one has commented on this song yet! I think it's brilliant! The video is also great. Liking the rest of the album as well. I think it is about the writer being addicted (hence the title) to a female. However, he (assuming the writer is male) is confused because she is nice to him one minute but then horrible towards him the next. She clearly has quite a temper and flies off the handle with him a lot and he doesn't know why. All he knows is he loves her.My only correction is that I believe it goes more like 'Yours truly'd (would) die for her'. There are a few other parts I'm unsure of as well but on the whole it is accurate. Great song!
Agreed. This is a great song- the whole album is awesome. This song is particularly self-explanatory, which isn't a bad thing...
I love this song. I cannot believe only two people commented on it! The second I heard it on grey's anatomy i was hooked. it has a catchy beat and good lyrics. i think the meaning is quite obvious. he is addicted to a girl-hence the word drug-who has a quick temper. she has a tough edge, but he seems to know the real her, which is the girl he loves and it obsessed with.
woah. i just heard this song 4 the first time like 10 minutes ago and its already one of my faves
snow.patroler, are you a fan of snow patrol because of grey's anatomy also. that freaking show has ruined so much for me. Every time i find a new band on my own i hear people say, "oh, i've heard them on grey's." it's so freaking annoying. Gomez rocks on this album, and this song is the best. true, it''s self-explanatory, but the theme and idea behind it is brilliant. word to you girls out there you are like a drug to guys. thanks a lot...!
snow.patroler, are you a fan of snow patrol because of grey's anatomy also. that freaking show has ruined so much for me. Every time i find a new band on my own i hear people say, "oh, i've heard them on grey's." it's so freaking annoying. Gomez rocks on this album, and this song is the best. true, it''s self-explanatory, but the theme and idea behind it is brilliant. word to you girls out there you are like a drug to guys. thanks a lot...!
snow.patroler, are you a fan of snow patrol because of grey's anatomy also. that freaking show has ruined so much for me. Every time i find a new band on my own i hear people say, "oh, i've heard them on grey's." it's so freaking annoying. Gomez rocks on this album, and this song is the best. true, it''s self-explanatory, but the theme and idea behind it is brilliant. word to you girls out there you are like a drug to guys. thanks a lot...!