Its amazing how a video visual can change the meaning of a song, well it did for me at least in this case....this is what I see now...after thinking about it.....
The "Poison" wasn't really the alcohol, it was the "blinders" Carrie put over her eyes she was intoxicated by a good looking guy paying her some attention, she didn't see the truth of the situation as it progressed in front of her. Notice that Carrie never showed any signs of the effects of the Cuervo...lol she was just wide eyed and innocent to what was happening to her... ok so, Good looking guy sees her, she's flattered he asks her to dance, and immediately hes flirting with every single other woman he sees for the rest of the video, right in front of Carrie, the winks are cheesy, but very deliberate now I get why...so Carrie leaves with him, again is "blinded" she sees the "Pinto" and taps the fuzzy dice, but just laughs it off, but her first reaction was..."you're kidding right? good looking guy drives a loser car?" that was the "should have been a warning"..line in the song..now the casino, Carrie is again "poisoned" by the winning at the tables and winning the "pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive"...she's on a roll, shes feeling lucky now... so why not... get married???? lol....it feels so right, good looking guy, pays attention to her, seems to be lucky.. but then in the chapel, Carrie sees the exchange of winks..raises her eyebrows (just like in the BHC video, but less condeming..) he convinces her shes the one for him, he makes his false promises... and Carrie puts the "blinders" on again and seals the deal.. the fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview, is hilarious. Loved that Carrie's band was again part of this video, Carrie's performace and look with the band is awesome!!! I guess "awesome" is the word of the day..lol..
Roman, loved that he put this spin on "Last Name", loved how he and Carrie chose to portray Carrie in this video, they took it in a direction that was entertaining, yet still has a message, listen to the wake up call, if you open your eyes, you can see the truth, its right there in front of you.... it'll save you some pain down the road....