Lyrics to
The Awful Truth

This version of The Awful Truth was released by Carole King in 1975.

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The awful truth
Concerning me
The creature-feature mystery
Is simply this
In the worst way
I wanna play
MRS. DRACULA

The challenge is tough
But I know I’ve got the stuff
To be just spectacular
Can’t you see it in lights
ROSIE REALLY MEETS DRACULA!
So close your eyes
And visualize
Me in a cape
And fangs in my head
Loving a guy who’s mostly dead
(I don’t see him often
‘Cause he sleeps in a coffin)
Nothing could be zanier
Than our lives in Transylvania
We’re fabulous one day
And rotten the next
Variety says
THOSE TWO MUST BE HEXED!

At six in the morning
When my sweetie is yawning
I feed all the bats
A mush made of rats
Then I tidy the tomb
Cover all the trap doors
And wash any old blood stains
Offa the floors

DON’T YOU SEE
This juicy part
Was meant for me!
I got the looks
I got the style
I got the bloodshot eyes
And a ghastly smile
It’s the dream of my life
To play DRACULA’S WIFE!
The reviews will all rave
This movie’s a whopper
A super show-stopper
And no one can top her
Not Rosie!
Dear Academy,
Take note
I should get the Oscar vote
If I don’t
I’ll bite your throat!
Signing off now
Quote, unquote

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About Lyrics and The Awful Truth by Carole King

The lyrics for The Awful Truth are defined as the words making up the song released by Carole King in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The Awful Truth have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Carole King and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to The Awful Truth by Carole King if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Awful Truth" means the words set to the music of The Awful Truth, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Awful Truth and the lyrics to The Awful Truth are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Awful Truth, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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