Swiftionary:  Cars/Driving & related [B. Meaning 9- Escape]

There are a lot of songs for this Swiftionary entry so I think it’ll get too long if we go over the meanings all in one post as we have for the other words.  I already put them into categories so we’ll do a small series within the series to keep things readable.

Escaping

• And we drive and drive until we’ve found a town far enough away [The Best Day/Fearless]
• So, baby, drive slow, 'til we run out of road [Fearless/Fearless]
  • Wanting to savor a special moment
• And my so-called friends, they don't know/I'd drive away before I let you go [Run/Red]
  • Taylor is willing to leave her town and fake friends to abscond with this person
• He said, “Let’s get out of this town, drive out of the city, away from the crowds” [Wildest Dreams/1989]
  • The car is a symbol of escape and privacy, where Taylor and her lover can be themselves
• I’m in a getaway car, I left you in the motel bar [Getaway Car/Reputation]
  • Taylor has run away from difficult things in order to be with this person
• No, nothing good starts in a getaway car [Getaway Car/Reputation]
  • Running away is not a good relationship foundation
• You were driving the getaway car, we were flying but we’d never get far [Getaway Car/Reputation]
  • She's comparing the relationship to this frantic escape ride
• I want to drive away with you [Paper Rings/Lover]
  • Taylor would leave her life in order to be with this person. 
  • She'd love to escape prying eyes, and expectations to be with this person.
• But it always ends up with a Town Car speeding/Out the drive one evening
  • They are always running away from everything
• Just screeching tires and true love [But Daddy, I Love Him/TTPD]
  • Taylor and this other person are running away from judgement
• I'm telling him to floor it through the fences [But Daddy, I Love Him/TTPD]
  • Taylor wants to get out of this judgmental place with her person as fast as possible
  • Going through fences is breaking chains and barriers that control Taylor