Karen Carpenter

by @adastraperaliaporci

Liner Notes

Lyrics

Karen Carpenter carved herself away What little woman was left of her She whittled all away

The kindness she shared She never saved for herself Her own dreams were left Dusting on that closet shelf

Karen Carpenter carved herself away What little woman was left of her She whittled all away

When we keep what we love pinned down to the page It’s no wonder that they never Seem to act their age

Karen Carpenter carved herself away What little woman was left of her She whittled all away

When your light and likeness Are just packaged to be sold It's a heavy, heavy weight No wonder she wanted a lighter load

Comments

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@mace66

Like the heavily reverbed subtle falsetto harmonies that you dropped in. The guitar sound is quite spectacular too.

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@mikegtz

One of the saddest of stories in the music world, nicely rendered here.

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I always loved Karen, she had the voice of an angel and in the end all she really wanted to do was drum. Her voice was a curse and a blessing. Beautiful track.

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Such a sad story. Great treatment, makes me think about how much I loved her music, and what a tragedy it all was. "carved herself away" - very apt and sad.

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I am not familiar whit Karen but this is certainly a heavy song to listen to. What a tragic tale. Your voice is like velvet and suits this sort of story telling. A powerful listen.

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I think about the tragedy of her death fairly frequently, so these lyrics really touched me. The melodic dip and leap on the verse is lovely. Really sensitive, sweet treatment of a "heavy, heavy weight."

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@jimeddy9

This should be included in the director cut of Todd Hayne's "Superstar" film, would float nicely over the closing credits. Agree with other comments, you captured a lot in a concise song.

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Wow.. this is so sad, and so beautiful.. and so clever with the Carpenter/ Carving thing going on.. πŸ™ŒπŸ‘Œ

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tough to listen to, but in a good way

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@djohnson

What a beautiful guitar part and sound right from the start!

A tragic story that I never knew about until this song, sensitively told.

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very sad, a velvet unique voice! you've captured the story so well in a few lines

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