13 in my car
The Magnetic Fields Lyrics


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You were mean to me and broke my heart
Now you've gone away but we're apart
But I've got a special machine to take me where
Things turned out differently and you still care

I'm in my car I'm in my car I'm taking a ride to somewhere inside
Where you never left and I never cried at the speed of light in my car.
Never comin' back to the world
I know where I belong where I'm your girl




So I've got fuzzy dice to bring me luck
Roll me to a better place where we can rock

Overall Meaning

The Magnetic Fields' song "In My Car" depicts the singer's longing to be reunited with an ex-lover who had previously caused them heartbreak. The lyrics suggest that the singer has found a way to transport themselves through time and space to a different reality in which their relationship with the former lover was still intact. The repeated chorus, "I'm in my car, I'm in my car," represents the physical vehicle in which the singer is traveling, as well as a metaphor for the journey the singer is taking to revisit the past.


The lines "Where you never left and I never cried at the speed of light in my car" emphasize the idea that the singer is traveling to a parallel universe in which their heartbreak never occurred. The phrase "never comin' back to the world" suggests that the singer may have given up on reality altogether and is instead choosing to live in their own alternate universe. The lyrics "So I've got fuzzy dice to bring me luck / Roll me to a better place where we can rock" represent the singer's determination to create a new reality in which things are better with the former lover.


Overall, the song captures the pain of heartbreak and the desperation to revisit a past relationship. The metaphorical representation of the car as a vehicle for time travel adds an element of fantasy to the lyrics and creates a sense of escapism from the singer's current reality.


Line by Line Meaning

You were mean to me and broke my heart
You treated me poorly and caused my heart to break


Now you've gone away but we're apart
You left me alone and we are now separated


But I've got a special machine to take me where
Fortunately, I have a special device that can transport me to a different location


Things turned out differently and you still care
In this alternate reality, things played out differently and you still have feelings for me


I'm in my car I'm in my car I'm taking a ride to somewhere inside
I am inside my car and taking a journey to an interior place


Where you never left and I never cried at the speed of light in my car.
This place is where you never left my side and I never had to shed a tear, and we are traveling at the speed of light in my car


Never comin' back to the world
I am never returning to the mundane reality of the world


I know where I belong where I'm your girl
I am aware of my rightful place where I am yours


So I've got fuzzy dice to bring me luck
To ensure good fortune, I have fuzzy dice hanging in my car


Roll me to a better place where we can rock
Let the dice guide me to a better place where we can enjoy good music and have fun




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