Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: emo
Song Meaning of “Julio Won’t Get Out Of The Car” by Wavelets
‘Julio Won’t Get Out Of The Car’ by Wavelets captures the difficult emotions of grappling with instability and the longing for something more tangible in life. It speaks to a desire to outrun difficult feelings, the same way Julio won’t get out of the car. The song’s protagonist is weighed down by hurt and it’s clear that something is keeping him from getting out of the car, regardless of where he’s going. This resistance to being in the present is echoed in the chorus’ repeated plea, “Can we go faster?”
The sentiment of wanting to run away, but also not wanting to fully leave behind what is familiar is woven throughout the song. The speakers wants to go faster, to go somewhere that is more reassuring than the present, but somewhere that has the same comforts as his current life. The speaker also shifts between blaming himself for his current state, as seen in the lyric “It’s a matter of will to keep going,” yet the speaker feels incapable of making a decision.
Julio’s refusal to get out of the car could also be symbolic of holding onto a specific part of the past. By not leaving the car, Julio is protecting himself from the unknown by clinging onto his past. It could be argued that this is the pain of being unable to go back and rehash moments in hopes of a different outcome.
The song’s compelling chorus speaks to the universal desire to feel safe and secure, even when the world is uncertain and frightening. While the speaker is frustrated and maybe even desperate to move on, it’s clear they don’t want to just abandon the past and leave it behind. The song expresses a tension between wanting to both escape and stay, and the struggle of having to come to terms with the fact that even if Julio won’t get out of the car, life still moves on.