Carole King re-released "One Small Voice" because

[KewlKat]

Last edited Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)

Carole King, one of the most prolific singer/songwriters of all time, has just re-released a song she first wrote in 1982, after being inspired by the Women’s March on Jan. 21.

The track, called “One Small Voice,” is a play on the fable, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” In a letter to the Huffington Post, King explained that she wanted the song to be free for everyone to listen to because “it will take the strength and persistence of many small voices to overcome the lies of the loudest voice with our message of truth, dignity, and decency.”

King, who is the subject of Broadway’s hit musical Beautiful, missed the March in D.C., but attended one in the tiny town of Stanley, Idaho, near her home.

“I marched in a snowstorm in Stanley, Idaho (pop. 63) with 29 other people comprising half the town,” she wrote. “I carried a handmade sign that said ‘One Small Voice’ because I’ve never stopped believing that one small voice plus millions of other small voices is exactly how we change the world.”


Here's the lyrics -

The Emperor's got no clothes on
No clothes? That can't be he's the Emperor
Take that child away
Don't let the people hear the words he has to say

One small voice
Speaking out in honesty
Silenced, but not for long
One small voice
Speaking with the values we were taught as children

So you walk away and say, Isn't he divine?
Don't those clothes look fine on the Emperor?
And as you take your leave, you wonder why you're feeling
So I'll-at-ease don't you know?

Lies take your soul
You can't hide from yourself
Lies take their toll on you
And everyone else

One small voice speaking out in honesty
Silenced, but not for long
One small voice speaking with the values we were taught as children
Tell the truth
You can change the world
But you'd better be strong

The Emperor's got no clothes on, no clothes
He doesn't want to know what goes on, though everyone knows
The Emperor's got no clothes on
The Emperor's got no clothes on

One small voice can change the world
But you'd better be strong

[CherokeeDem]

1. I love this woman....

Not only incredibly talented but she stands for what is right!

[bmbmd]

2. Tears.

She is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[Skittles]

3. thanking Ms. King

still fighting the good fight

[blm]

4. ((Carole King))

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[Gothmog]

5. Thanks for posting

This song is great

[KewlKat]

6. The words are so appropriate for our times.