Flack was the first solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year on two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won at the 1973 Grammys as did "Killing Me Softly with His Song" at the 1974 Grammys.
Flack performs in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk, and is best known for singles such as "Killing Me Softly with His Song", which won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year, and "Where Is the Love", which was one of her many duets with Donny Hathaway.
Flack began her professional career recording for Atlantic Records without much success, until one of her earliest recordings, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1969), was included on the soundtrack to Clint Eastwood's directorial debut Play Misty for Me; it became a number-one hit in 1972.
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Roberta Flack Lyrics
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And that I was through with love
You came along
I found in you something beautiful
And I'll never give it up
You're the reason I go on
You are a dream and I'm dreamer
Cause a dream takes so long
If we should ever use this magic
Where we need it just for love
And what we have made us thought
When we will long
And i see that look in your eyes
I'll realize that you're something wonderful
I can't believe you are so alive
And it seems that love was made just for us
You mean so much to me
More than everything
I never wanted go
And now I'd give the world to you
If i could put it on a street for you
Yes, I would
This is what i mean before
You are everything and more
More than everything to me
The song "More Than Everything" by Roberta Flack featuring Peabo Bryson is a beautiful love song that expresses the depth of the singer's feelings for her partner. The song begins with the singer talking about how she had given up on life and love, but her partner came along and reignited her hope for a bright future. She found something beautiful in her partner and she will never give it up. Her partner is the reason she goes on in life.
The singer then goes on to talk about how her partner is a dream and she is a dreamer. She can't get enough of him/her and although a dream takes so long to materialize, she believes that their love is magical and was made just for them. She looks into her partner's eyes and realizes that he/she is something wonderful and she can't believe how alive their love makes her feel.
The chorus of the song emphasizes how much the singer's partner means to her. The singer tells her partner that he/she is more than everything to her and that she would give the world to him/her if she could. She never wants to let go of her partner because he/she has become her whole world. The singer concludes by reminding her partner that he/she is everything and more to her.
Line by Line Meaning
Just when I thought my life was over
At the point where I believed that I had exhausted all possibilities and options in life
And that I was through with love
When I had lost all belief and trust in love
You came along
Then you appeared in my life
I found in you something beautiful
I discovered in you an attractive and admirable quality
And I'll never give it up
I will not let go of this special and valuable thing
You're the reason I go on
You are the motivation that propels me forward
You are a dream and I'm dreamer
You are the ideal and I am the one who aspires to fulfill that ideal
But I just can't get enough
However, my desire for you remains insatiable
Cause a dream takes so long
Because it takes a considerable amount of time to realize a dream
If we should ever use this magic
If we ever decide to utilize this exceptional quality that we possess
Where we need it just for love
When we require it exclusively for the purpose of love
And what we have made us thought
And what we are together has had a profound effect on our perspectives
When we will long
When we yearn and desire each other
And i see that look in your eyes
And I observe that particular gaze in your eyes
I'll realize that you're something wonderful
I will come to the realization that you are exceptional and remarkable
I can't believe you are so alive
I am overwhelmed by the fact that you are so vital and vibrant
And it seems that love was made just for us
It appears that love was specifically created for us
You mean so much to me
You hold a significant and important place in my heart
More than everything
Even more than all other things combined
I never wanted go
I never desired to depart from your presence
And now I'd give the world to you
And now I would sacrifice everything for you
If i could put it on a street for you
If it were possible to give you everything that I have
Yes, I would
Without hesitation, I would do so
This is what i mean before
This is what I intended to convey previously
You are everything and more
You are all that I require and even surpass my expectations
More than everything to me
You are the most important and valuable thing in my life
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PEABO BRYSON, ROBERTA FLACK
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