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| Absence of Fear Inside my skin There is this space It twists and turns It bleeds and aches Inside my heart There's an empty room It's waiting for lightning It's waiting for you, and I am wanting, and I am needing you here Inside the absence of fear Muscles and sinew Velvet and stone This vessel is haunted It creaks and moans My bones call to you In a separate skin I make myself translucent To let you in, boy I am wanting, and I am needing you here Inside the absence of fear There is this hunger This restlessness inside of me And it knows that you're no stranger You're my gravity My hands will adore you Through all darkness, and they will Lay you out in moonlight And reinvent your name For I am wanting, and I am needing you here I need you near Inside the absence of fear Been Down So Long Sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousand mile from anywhere My pocketbook and my heart both just got stolen And the sun act like she don't even care The wind blows cold when you reach the top It feels like somebody's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe I got a plastic Jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room Got everybody but you telling me what to do But I've been down so long It can't be longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near I looked to everybody but me to answer my prayers 'Til I saw an angel in a bathroom who said she saw no one worth saving Anywhere And a blind man on the corner said it's simple, like flipping a coin Don't matter what side it lands on if it's someone else's dime But I've been down so long It can't be longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near I take a trip I catch a train I catch a plane I got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand We've been down so long It can't be longer still We've been down so long The end must be drawing near Deep Water When you find yourself falling down Your hopes in the sky But your heart like grape gum on the ground And you try to find yourself In the abstractions of religion And the cruelty of everyone else And you wake up to realize Your standard of living somehow got stuck on survive When you're standing in deep water And bailing yourself out with a straw When you're drowning in deep water And you wake up making love to a wall Well it's these little times that help to remind It's nothing without love When you realize your only friend Has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end That's when everything fades or falls away Cause the chains which once held us are only the chains which we've made And when you're standing in deep water And you're bailing yourself out with a straw And when you're drowning in deep water And you wake up making love to a wall Well it's these little times that help to remind It's nothing without love, love, love It's nothing without love We've compromised our pride And sacrificed our health We must demand more Not from each other But more from ourselves Cause when you're standing in deep water And you're bailing yourself out with a straw When you're drowning in deep water And you wake up making love to a wall Well it's these little times that help to remind It's nothing without love, love, love It's nothing without love You Were Meant For Me I hear the clock It's six a.m. I feel so far away from where I've been I got my eggs I got my pancakes too I got my maple syrup Everything but you I break the yolks and make a smiley face I kinda like it in my brand new place I wipe the spots off of the mirror Don't leave my keys in the door I never put wet towels on the floor anymore cause Dreams last so long Even after you're gone I know That you love me and soon you will see You were meant for me And I was meant for you I called my mama She was out for a walk Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't wanna talk So picked up a paper It was more bad news More hearts being broken or people being used Put on my coat in the pouring rain I saw a movie it just wasn't the same Cause it was happy and I was sad and It made me miss you oh so bad cause Dreams last so long Even after you're gone I know That you love me and soon you will see You were meant for me And I was meant for you I go about my business I'm doing fine Besides what would I say if I had you on the line Same old story Not much to say Hearts are broken every day I brush my teeth and put the cap back on I know you hate it when I leave the light on I pick up a book and turn the sheets down and then I take a deep breath and a good look around Put on my pj's and hop into bed I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead I try and tell myself it'll be all right I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause Dreams last so long Even after you're gone I know That you love me and soon you will see You were meant for me And I was meant for you Yeah, you were meant for me and I was meant for you Who Will Save Your Soul People living their lives for you on TV They say they're better than you and you agree He says hold my calls from behind those cold brick walls Says come here boys There ain't nothing for free Another doctor's bill Another lawyer's bill Another cute cheap thrill You know you love him if you put him in your will, but Who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now Who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy Who will save your soul if you won't save your own We try to hustle them Try to bustle them Try to cuss them The cops want someone to bust down on Orleans Avenue Another day Another dollar Another war Another tower Went up to where the homeless had their homes So we pray to as many different gods are there are flowers But we call religion our friend We're so worried about saving our souls Afraid that God will take His toll that we forget to begin but Who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now Who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy Who will save your soul if you won't save your own Some are walking Some are talking Some are stalking their kill You got social security But that don't pay your bills There are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay So you bargain with the Devil Say you're okay for today You say that you love them Take their money and run Say it's been swell sweetheart But it was just one of those things Those flings Those strings you've got to cut So get out on the streets Girls and bust your butts Who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now Who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy Who will save your soul if you won't save your own If you have more Jewel lyrics you would like to add, please email me and I'll post them to the page. |
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