1994
The Lacemaker
Composed by 
André Previn
André Previn Text by 
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison Four Songs (André Previn) Song Collection
"The Lacemaker" is the fourth and final song of André Previn's song cycle Four Songs, which sets the text of Toni Morrison.
Text
The Lacemaker
by Toni Morrison
I am as you see
what most becomes me:
miles skipped
cancelled trips
masters yet unmet.
Lace alone is loyal, sacred, royal,
in control
of crimes stopped
by patterns of blood bred to best
behavior.
As you see I am
what has become of me.
Sheet Music
Four Songs (André Previn)
André Previn
1. Mercy
2. Stones
3. Shelter
4. The Lacemaker
2. Stones
3. Shelter
4. The Lacemaker
Soprano