Carole King – “I Feel the Earth Move”

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“I Feel the Earth Move” is a vibrant and energetic song by Carole King, featured on her landmark album Tapestry.

Release Date: February 10, 1971

Background and Inspiration

“I Feel the Earth Move” is the opening track on Carole King’s highly acclaimed album Tapestry, which became a defining work of the singer-songwriter era in the early 1970s. The album is noted for its emotional depth and musical brilliance, and “I Feel the Earth Move” is a prime example of King’s ability to blend personal lyrics with engaging melodies. The song was inspired by the powerful emotions of love and desire, which King translates into a metaphor of an earthquake to describe the impact of these feelings.

Lyrics Overview

The lyrics of “I Feel the Earth Move” describe the intense emotions and physical sensations experienced when the singer is with their lover. The song uses the metaphor of an earthquake to capture the overwhelming and thrilling aspects of being deeply in love.

Lyrics
I feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling downI feel my heart start to tremblingWhenever you’re around
Ooh, baby, when I see your faceMellow as the month of MayOh, darling, I can’t stand itWhen you look at me that way
Hey, I feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling downI feel my heart start to tremblingWhenever you’re around
Ooh, darling, when you’re near meAnd you tenderly call my nameI know that my emotions are something I just can’t tameI just got to have you, babyUh, uh, uhUh, uh, uh, yeah
I feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling down, a-tumbling downI feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling down, a-tumbling downI just a-lose controlDown to my very soulI get-a hot and coldAll over, all over, all over, all over
I feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling down, a-tumbling downI feel the Earth move under my feetI feel the sky tumbling down, a-tumbling down
A-tumbling down, a-tumbling downA-tumbling down, tumbling down

 

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