"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart is torn in pieces
It's my offering
Take me to the king
Truth is I'm tired
Options are few
I'm trying to pray
But where are You?
I'm all churched out
Hurt and abused
I can't fake
What's left to do?
Truth is I'm weak
No strength to fight
No tears to cry
Even if I tried
But still my soul
Refuses to die, mm-hmm
One touch will change my life
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart's torn into pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And sing to You this song
Please take me to the king
Truth is it's time
To stop playing these games
We need a word
For the people's pain
So Lord speak right now
Let it fall like rain
Oh yeah, we're desperate
We're chasing after You, oh
No rules, no religion
I've made my decision
To run to You
The healer that I need
Take me to the king
Don't have much to bring
My heart's torn to pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And to sing to You this song
Take me to the
Lord we're in the way
We keep making mistakes (the glory)
The glory is not for us
It's all for You
Come on, come on
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart's torn to pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And sing to You this song
Take me to the king
Take me to the king
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart is torn in pieces
It's my offering
Take me to the king
Truth is I'm tired
Options are few
I'm trying to pray
But where are You?
I'm all churched out
Hurt and abused
I can't fake
What's left to do?
Truth is I'm weak
No strength to fight
No tears to cry
Even if I tried
But still my soul
Refuses to die, mm-hmm
One touch will change my life
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart's torn into pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And sing to You this song
Please take me to the king
Truth is it's time
To stop playing these games
We need a word
For the people's pain
So Lord speak right now
Let it fall like rain
Oh yeah, we're desperate
We're chasing after You, oh
No rules, no religion
I've made my decision
To run to You
The healer that I need
Take me to the king
Don't have much to bring
My heart's torn to pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And to sing to You this song
Take me to the
Lord we're in the way
We keep making mistakes (the glory)
The glory is not for us
It's all for You
Come on, come on
Take me to the king
I don't have much to bring
My heart's torn to pieces
It's my offering
Lay me at the throne
Leave me there alone
To gaze upon Your glory
And sing to You this song
Take me to the king
Take me to the king
Take me to the king
Lyrics submitted by mike, edited by Mamugenius
Take Me to the King Lyrics as written by Kirk Franklin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing
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