Artist: Carole King
Track: Tapestry
Lyrics
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue
An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view
A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold
A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold
Once, amid the soft, silver sadness in the sky
There came a man of fortune, a drifter passing by
He wore a torn and tattered cloth around his leathered hide
And a coat of many colors, yellow, green on either side
He moved with some uncertainty, as if he didn't know
Just what he was there for, or where he ought to go
Once he reached for something golden hanging from a tree
And his hand came down empty
Soon within my tapestry, along the rutted road
He sat down on a river rock and turned into a toad
It seemed that he had fallen into someone's wicked spell
And I wept to see him suffer, though I didn't know him well
As I watched in sorrow, there suddenly appeared
A figure, gray and ghostly, beneath a flowing beard
In times of deepest darkness, I've seen him dressed in black
Now my tapestry's unraveling, he's come to take me back
He's come to take me back
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
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Carole King – Tapestry
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The song that is also the albums title.
Per Carole King:
just sort of happened, that I had started a needlepoint tapestry a few months before we did the album, and I happened to
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Carole King – Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
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Carole is frequently asked about these lyrics, which portray the uncertainty of a young woman dealing with sex. However, they were written by her then-husband, Gerry Goffin. King
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Carole King – It's Too Late
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Arguably Carole King’s most popular song (and the competition is fierce). It was released as a single and topped the charts in April, 1971. Ironically, it was displaced as No. 1 by
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Carole King – Beautiful
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The albums fifth song could have been easily placed in the end – having the positive message that everything is beautiful – if we make it so.
Upbeat tempo, with prominent musical
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All-4-One – Tapestry
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My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue / An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view / A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold / A tapestry to feel and see
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Carole King – You've Got a Friend
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Written in 1969 by Carole King and included in her Grammy winning and Album of the Year (1972) Tapestry. It was written for her fellow co-workers, married couple, Cynthia Weil and
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Carole King – So Far Away
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The second track on the album Tapestry is a most personal song in a very personal album. It weaves her own experience as a songwriter and a performer and the constant travelling
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Carole King – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
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The hit song written by Carole King and husband-writing partner Gerry Goffin in 1967 specifically for Aretha Franklin.
This intimate song closes the story in this very intimate
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Carole King – Sweet Seasons
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It wasn’t easy to follow Tapestry, one of the best selling ever albums, with another gem, but Carole King did it with Music.
It topped the charts in Dec ‘71, and spawned hits
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Carole King – Where You Lead
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In this and the previous song – You’ve Got a Friend on the album the “story teller” – this time the writer again is Tori Stern, who also wrote the lyrics for It’s Too Late, talks
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Carole King – Way Over Yonder
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After being So Far Away and wishing to be Home Again, it seems that the writer has found a place - either physically, or deep inside. She is not there yet, but she knows where to
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Carole King – Home Again
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[Verse] / Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever gonna make it home again / It's so far and out of sight / I really need someone to talk to, and nobody else / Knows how to comfort me
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Carole King – I Feel the Earth Move
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This and It’s Too Late were double A-sided single that were huge hits in 1971. It was a number 1 hit on the Billboard chart for 5 weeks.
The first track on her much acclaimed
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Carole King – Smackwater Jack
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This is the “oddball” track in the album, since it deviates from the personal voyage the singer is experiencing throughout the album. Kind of a comic relief from he heavier meaning
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Tapestry by Carole King
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Speeding Time is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1983.
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Really Rosie by Carole King
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Glee: The Music, Jagged Little Tapestry is a Glee digital extended play, released on January 12, 2015 via Columbia Records. The extended play features all the songs from the Season
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Home Again - Live From Central Park, New York City, May 26, 1973 by Carole King
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Carole King - Tapestry Lyrics
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Carole King "Tapestry": My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view A...
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Carole King - Home Again Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far Away.
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Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move Lyrics
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Tumbling down, tumbling down... Submit Corrections. Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry ...
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Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King, Gerry Goffin. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move.
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Carole King - Out In The Cold Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far Away.
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Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Lyrics ...
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Writer(s): Carole King, Jerry Wexler, Gerry Goffin. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The ...
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Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Lyrics ...
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Writer(s): Carole King, Jerry Wexler, Gerry Goffin. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The ...
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Carole King - You've Got A Friend Lyrics
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... lyrics. Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far ...
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Carole King - Beautiful Lyrics
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Carole King Lyrics. "Beautiful". You've got to get up every morning with a smile ... Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far Away.
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Carole King - It's Too Late Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King, Toni Stern. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So ...
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Carole King - So Far Away Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far Away.
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Carole King - Way Over Yonder Lyrics
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Thanks to Addy Heid for correcting these lyrics. Writer(s): Carole King. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry ...
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Carole King - Smackwater Jack Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King, Gerry Goffin. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move.
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Carole King - Where You Lead Lyrics
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Writer(s): Carole King, Toni Stern. AZLyrics · C · Carole King Lyrics. album: "Tapestry" (1971). Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So ...
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Carole King
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Genius Q&A
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Q:When did Carole King release “Tapestry”?
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Carole King released “Tapestry” on February 10, 1971.
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Q:When did Carole King release “Tapestry (Demo)”?
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Carole King released “Tapestry (Demo)” on April 24, 2012.
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Carole King Lyrics
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Carole King lyrics - 280 song lyrics sorted by album, including "You've Got A ... Carole King - Tapestry album cover. I Feel The Earth Move · So Far Away · It's ...
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