Getaway Car Song lyrics (Taylor Swift)

Getaway Car

Song	Getaway Car
Artist	Taylor Swift
Album	reputation
Released	10 Nov, 2017
Songwriters	Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
Producers	Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
Composer	Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
Label	Big Machine Records
Genres	Pop, Country

Lyrics

No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

It was the best of times, the worst of crimes

I struck a match and blew your mind

But I didn't mean it

And you didn't see it

The ties were black, the lies were white

In shades of gray in candlelight

I wanted to leave him

I needed a reason

"X" marks the spot where we fell apart

He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself

I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed

We never had a shotgun shot in the dark (Oh!)

You were drivin' the getaway car

We were flyin', but we'd never get far

Don't pretend it's such a mystery

Think about the place where you first met me

Ridin' in a getaway car

There were sirens in the beat of your heart

Should've known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me

In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh

No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh

No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

It was the great escape, the prison break

The light of freedom on my face

But you weren't thinkin'

And I was just drinkin'

While he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "Go, go, go!"

But with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow

And a circus ain't a love story

And now we're both sorry (We're both sorry)

"X" marks the spot where we fell apart

He poisoned the well, every man for himself

I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed

It hit you like a shotgun shot to the heart (Oh!)

You were drivin' the getaway car

We were flyin', but we'd never get far

Don't pretend it's such a mystery

Think about the place where you first met me

Ridin' in a getaway car

There were sirens in the beat of your heart

Should've known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me

In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh

No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh

No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (Oh-oh)

Until I switched to the other side

To the other side

It's no surprise I turned you in (Oh-oh)

'Cause us traitors never win

I'm in a getaway car

I left you in a motel bar

Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys

That was the last time you ever saw me (Oh!)

Drivin' the getaway car

We were flyin', but we'd never get far (Don't pretend)

Don't pretend it's such a mystery

Think about the place where you first met me

Ridin' in a getaway car

There were sirens in the beat of your heart (Should've known)

Should've known I'd be the first to leave

Think about the place where you first met me

In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh

No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh

No, nothing good starts in a getaway car

I was ridin' in a getaway car

I was cryin' in a getaway car

I was dyin' in a getaway car

Said goodbye in a getaway car

Ridin' in a getaway car

I was cryin' in a getaway car

I was dyin' in a getaway car

Said goodbye in a getaway car

About

Taylor uses the image of criminals in a speeding car as the central metaphor of a doomed romance. She compares her rebound relationship with Tom Hiddleston to a "getaway car" ride away from a crime scene, or her failed relationship with Calvin Harris.

Like her 2014 track "Wonderland," she incorporated a pop-culture reference to tie her experiences to something that listeners are familiar with, adding another layer of liveliness to the story.

Co-writer Jack Antonoff, also known by his stage name Bleachers, has released a song titled "Rollercoaster" featuring a similar tune and another shotgun metaphor.

What inspired the getaway car?

"Getaway Car" appears to be about the end of a short-lived, Bonnie and Clyde-esque love story, with lyrics like, "We were damned / In the dark we never took a shotgun shot." There are relatively few of Swift's many publicized relationships that stand out as potential "getaway car" inspiration: Harry Styles.

What is written about the getaway car?

Getaway Car is about being eager to leave a relationship by starting on a whim, and then running away from it. Swift also reveals that she suddenly left Hiddleston when she wasn't least expecting it.