Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.

King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored. She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.

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Studio albums
Writer (1970)
Tapestry (1971)
Music (1971)
Rhymes & Reasons (1972)
Fantasy (1973)
Wrap Around Joy (1974)
Thoroughbred (1976)
Simple Things (1977)
Welcome Home (1978)
Touch the Sky (1979)
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)
One to One (1982)
Speeding Time (1983)
City Streets (1989)
Colour of Your Dreams (1993)
Love Makes the World (2001)
A Holiday Carole (2011)

Lovelight
Carole King Lyrics

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I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the longing in your eyes
When you look at me
I want it to be the way it used to be
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

I want to feel the passion in your touch
I want to feel the burning love I need so much

When I reach for you
I want you to hold me like you used to do
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

You used to walk with me on the street of dreams
I remember you telling me
You said nothing is what is seems
Now as I walk alone, cold in the morning after
Thoughts of you in someone else's arms
In someone else's bed
Explode inside my head

I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the fire back in your eyes
When you look at me
I want it to be the way it used to be
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the longing in your eyes
When you look at me
I want it to be the way it used to be
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

I want to feel the passion in your touch
I want to feel the burning love I need so much
When I reach for you
I want you to hold me like you used to do
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

You used to walk with me on the street of dreams
I remember you telling me
You said nothing is what is seems
Now as I walk alone, cold in the morning after
Thoughts of you in someone else's arms
In someone else's bed
Explode inside my head

I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the fire back in your eyes
When you look at me
I want it to be the way it used to be
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the lovelight in your eyes

Overall Meaning

Carole King’s song “Lovelight” is about the desire to rekindle a lost love. The lyrics express the longing to see the passion and love that were once present in the eyes of the person they loved, and the aching feeling of being alone and wishing for their return. The song’s story is told with vivid imagery, as the singer recalls walking on “the street of dreams” with their lover and how they were warned that “nothing is what it seems.”

As the song progresses, the singer admits that they are alone and filled with thoughts of their lost love being with someone else, which causes them to explode with emotion. They yearn for their lover’s touch and burning love they once had, wanting to feel it again. They desire for their lover to hold them like they used to do and for things to be the way they used to be.

Overall, “Lovelight” is a poignant song about the pain of losing a love and yearning for it to be restored. It captures the feelings of wanting to hold onto something that once felt so real and passionate, even if it means experiencing heartbreak and loneliness in the process.

Line by Line Meaning

I want to see the lovelight in your eyes
I want to see the longing in your eyes and feel the passion in your touch, just like the way it used to be when we were happy together.

When you look at me
I want to feel your gaze, and know that you still feel the same way about me.

I want it to be the way it used to be
I want us to go back to the way things were when we were together, happy and loving.

You used to walk with me on the street of dreams
We used to walk together, full of hopes and dreams for the future.

I remember you telling me
I remember the words you used to say to me, full of love and promises for a future together.

You said nothing is what is seems
You warned me that things might not turn out the way we thought they would, but I didn't believe you.

Now as I walk alone, cold in the morning after
Now I walk alone, feeling the pain of our separation and the emptiness of being without you.

Thoughts of you in someone else's arms
I can't help but think of you with someone else, and it breaks my heart.

In someone else's bed
I imagine you with someone else, intimately connected and happy, and it brings me to tears.

I want to see the fire back in your eyes
I want to see the same passion and intensity in your eyes that was there before, and I want to feel it too.

When I reach for you
When I try to touch you or hold you, I want to feel your arms around me, just like you did before.

I want you to hold me like you used to do
I want to feel your strong arms around me, and know that you still love me.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BENNY ANDERSSON, BJOERN K ULVAEUS, BJORN ULVAEUS

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