"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.
I've been
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
And I know and I need you in the storm
And I oh-oh-oh-I-I, oh-oh-oh-I-I-I-I
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play (and I cry)
Well baby, I can go and go (and I cry)
And every other day you're running off with so and so (and I cry)
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby I would throw you, if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
I hold on, and I don't care what you say
But the way it goes it's happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
I hold on, and I don't care what you say (I can see space on my radio)
'Cause the way it goes it's not happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday-day-y-day-y-day, everyday-y-day-y-day
Everyday-y-day-y-day
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
And I know and I need you in the storm
And I oh-oh-oh-I-I, oh-oh-oh-I-I-I-I
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play (and I cry)
Well baby, I can go and go (and I cry)
And every other day you're running off with so and so (and I cry)
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby I would throw you, if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
I hold on, and I don't care what you say
But the way it goes it's happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
I hold on, and I don't care what you say (I can see space on my radio)
'Cause the way it goes it's not happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday-day-y-day-y-day, everyday-y-day-y-day
Everyday-y-day-y-day
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
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I've been..
Oh I've been waiting desperately And my heart is here right next to me And I'm caught waiting in the rain x2
and I know and I need you in the storm and I oh-oh-oh-I-I, oh-oh-oh-I-I-I-I (you can def see her oh-I in the video)
Hey hey you wanna play but baby I can go and go And every other day you're running off with so and so but baby I would throw you if I didn't know you but I'm paying for it x2
ooh ha huh ha huh ah huh ah huh
Baby I would throw you, if I didn't know you, but I'm paying for it
I hold on and I don't care what you say but the way it goes it's happening everyday I can see space on my radio
I hold on and I don't care what you say cause the way it goes it's happening everyday
Everyday x 5 day d-day d-day Everyday d-day d-day Everyday d-day d-day
Hey hey you wanna play Well baby I can go and go and every other day you're running off with so and so baby I'd throw you, if I didn't know you, but I'm paying for it x2
I've seen Grimes live twice and I'm seeing her again in July, and everytime she obviously says "BABY I WOULD THROW YOU" not blowy you, hold you, or employ you (c'mon EMPLOY you that's just fucking stupid). I also have the special edition album with the lyrics inside. So here you go FINAL lyrics. Obviously, I have no way to prove it but you'll just have to trust a stranger; I have finally put an end to this Vanessa lyrics madness!
I trust you! As an admin, I'll update the lyrics.
I think it's about being in love with someone who's cheating on you, but you love them too much to leave them, even though you know it's not going to work out and that staying is only making things worse.
So eerie...this song reminds me of an ex lover with the same name.
amazing song amazing sound! reminds me a lot of the old band Cranes. she's my favorite new artist tho!
i'm glad your hear the similarities too. i love cranes, and i love grimes too.
i think its "i've been waiting destiny[s]" and "my heart is here right next to me"
After watching the video a few times I think this part is wrong. it's "and every other day you're running off with so and so"
and I'm almost positive she says
"but I'm paying for it" as well
by the way, does anyone knows what she means by "running off with so and so?<br /> and..."but I´m PAYING for it"?
The lyrics as listed make sense but they dont match the sounds she makes in the song. Though in concert Sunday night my friend who was stage front heard Claire has a lisp but you couldnt hear one 30 feet back where I was standing. In an interview she said she gets really nervous so that could have been the change in voice that came across as a lisp. She also baby talks for different song lines which can sound lisp like.
This is as I hear it. Help/change/add please if anyone else also hears different than the lyrics as written above.
Grimes-Vanessa lyrics
I've been..
Oh I've been waiting definitely And my heart is here right next to me And I'm caught waiting in the rain x2
and I know and it ...what the is she saying? and I oh-oh-oh-I-I, oh-oh-oh-I-I-I-I (you can def see her oh-I in the video)
Chorus Hey hey you wanna play but baby I can go go And every other day you're running off with so and so
but baby I'd employ you if I didn't know you but I'm paying for it x2
ooh ha huh ha huh ah huh ah huh
Baby I'd employ you, if I didn't know you but I'm paying for it
I hold on and I don't care what you say but the way it goes it's happening everyday I can't see straight ...what the is she saying?
I hold on and I don't care what you say cause the way it goes it's happening everyday
Everyday x 5 day d-day d-day Everyday d-day d-day Everyday d-day d-day
Hey hey you wanna play but baby I can go go and every other day you're running over flow-flow baby I'd implore you if I didn't know you but I'm paying for it x2
Note the chorus changes which is somewhat atypical of the average song so I'm not claiming this is what she does but I hear it one way at the beginning of the song and a bit different at the end. In Claire's own words, she makes the beats and sounds, most specifically ah or ooh sounds when writing and then she constructs the vocals around that.
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the lisp is so cute
I'm hearing "Oh, I've been waiting desperately and my heart is here right next to me and I'm caught waiting in the rain". Also the "And every other day you're running off with so and so" is correct as is "PAYING for it". If you watch the video, at 2:01 it looks like she saying "Baby I would throw you if I didn't know you, but I'm paying for it". The soft part in the middle, where she's not baby talking, sounds like: "I hold on and I don't care what you say 'cause the way it goes is happening everyday. (I can see space on my radio)".
That's enough time on this for me, thanks.
It's "Baby I would blow you if I didnt know you but I'm paying for it"
@gamersgene <br /> <br /> 1:35 "Hey, hey, you wanna play?<br /> Well baby I can go and go, and every other day I'll ride it on <br /> for so long, baby I would blow you if I didn't know you, boy I'm begging for it.."<br /> <br /> 2:24 "Oh dom, and I don't care what you say, goes away cause it's not happening everyday.. a verità (a truth)"<br /> <br /> I may be really wrong, but I always hear this, and that makes it special. Grimes is a really smart and sensual girl.