Jewel
Spirit

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 scrape yourself up
But you keep seeping out like cheap gin through a broken cup
And you try to find yourself
In the abstractions of religion and the cruelty of everyone else

And 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
It's nothing without love

When you realize your only friend
has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end
And you wake up to see all your dreams have been compromised
Our standard of living somehow got stuck on survive
That's when suddenly everything fades or falls away
Cause the chains which once held us are only the chains which we've
made
We sacrifice our pride, compromised our health
We must demand more, not of 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
It's nothing without love

What's Simple Is True

Turn to me with frozen lips
 Your hands are icy cold
 Your eyes burn bright
 Against the frost-bit sky
 You never seemed more lovely
 Than you do tonight

 Pale on the horizon
 Like leaves frozen in the snow
 Our two shadows merge inseparably
 Will time stand still
 If it's pierced with cold

 The more I live
 The more I know
 What's simple is true
 I love you

 There's a warmth in my heart
 It haunts me when you're gone
 Mend me to your side
 And never let go
 Say time knows nothing
 We'll never grow cold

 The more I live
 The more I know
 What's simple is true
 I love you

 And twilight descends
 On our silhouette
 How soon Spring comes
 How soon Spring forgets
 I wanna hold time
 Say it'll never begin
 Old Man Winter be our friend
 Old Man Winter be our friend

 The more I live
 The more I know
 What's simple is true
 What's simple is true
 I love I love you

Hands

If I could tell the world just one thing it would be
 That we are all ok
 And not to worry
 Cuz worrying is wasteful and useless
 In times like these
 I won't be made useless
 Won't be idol with despair
 I'll gather myself around my faith
 Of light the darkness is most feared

 My hands are small I know
 But they are not yours they are my own
 But they are not yours they are my own
 And I am never broken

 Poverty stole your golden shoes
 It didn't steal your laughter
 And heartache came to visit me
 But I knew it wasn't ever after
 We will fight not out of spite
 But someone must stand up for what's right
 Cuz where this man who has no voice
 There are shadows singing

 My hands are small I know
 But they are not yours they are my own
 But they are not yours they are my own
 And I am never broken

 In the end only kindness matters
 In the end only kindness matters

 I will get down on my knees and I will pray
 I will get down on my knees and I will pray
 I will get down on my knees and I will pray

 My hands are small I know
 But they are not yours they are my own
 But they are not yours they are my own
 And I am never broken

 My hands are small I know
 But they are not yours they are my own
 But they are not yours they are my own
 And I am never broken

 We are never broken

 We are God's eyes
 God's hands
 God's heart

 We are in God's eyes
 God's hands
 God's heart

 We are God's hands
 We are God's hands
 We are God's hands

Kiss The Flame

Please love let's make no impartial vow
 Let it all fall away that's not crucial now
 I want a brave love
 One that makes me weak in the knees
 I want a crazy, crazy love
 One that makes me come undone at the seams

 Cause I'm tired of all these pilgrims
 These Puritans, these thieves
 Of all these unbelievers
 Who whittle love down at the knees
 Let these swift roads destroy themselves
 Let the world fall into its sleep
 For we shall be spared
 We shall be left standing
 To face what's left of concrete and honey

 Kiss the flame
 Let's run with the hunted, the untamed
 Kiss the flame
 Embrace the faceless, the unnamed
 Kiss the flame

 There are nightmares on the sidewalk
 There are jokes on TV
 There are people selling thoughtlessness
 With such casualty
 Oh where for art thou, Romeo?
 Where've all the brave men gone?
 Show me one man who knows his own heart
 With him I shall belong

 Kiss the flame
 Let's run with the hunt of the untamed
 Kiss the flame
 Embrace the faceless, the unnamed
 Kiss the flame
 Kiss the flame
 Kiss the flame
 Please love let's make no impartial vow

Down So Long

Sun sets 'cross the ocean
 I'm a thousand miles 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 someone'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
 Ooh, it can't be longer still
 I've been down for so long
 That the end must be drawing near 

 I look to everybody but me to answer my prayers
 'Til I saw an angel in the 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
 Ooh, it can't be longer still
 We'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 man takes my money
 And like cattle we all stand

 But we've been down so long
 Ooh, it can't be longer still
 We've been down for so long
 The end must be...
 I know the end must be...
 Oh, I know the end must be drawing near

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Innocence Maintained

Ophelia drowned in the water
 Crushed by her own weight
 And Hitler loved little blue-eyed boys
 and it drove him to hate
 Birds always grow silent before the night descends
 Cause nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

 A hero's torso built of steel and novicane
 His heart a bitter beat inside a bloodless frame
 There was a hole inside his soul
 a manicure could not fill
 So he found himself a whore to love
 while daisies choked on the windowsill

 We've made houses for hatred
 It's time we make a place where
 People's souls may be seen and made safe
 Be careful with each other these fragile flames
 Innocence can't be lost it just needs to be maintained

 A small town in Ohio
 Two boys are filled with violence
 And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance
 We are given to a god to put his faith therein
 But to be forgiven we must first believe in sin

 We've made houses for hatred
 It's time we make a place 
 Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
 Be careful with each other 
 These fragile flames
 For innocence can't be lost 
 It just needs to be maintained

 I want to live bravely and love without fear
 I want to always feel the wings of great near
 We all will be Christed when we hear ourselves say
 we are that to which we pray

 We've made houses for hatred
 It's time we make a place where
 People's souls may be seen and made safe
 Be careful with each other these fragile flames
 Innocence can't be lost it just needs to be maintained

Jupiter

Venus de Milo in her half-baked shell 
 Understood the nature of love very well 
 She said, "A good love is delicious, 
 you can't get enough too soon. 
 It makes you so crazy you want to swallow the moon 
 Oh, oh Jupiter 
 Oh, oh be still my little heart 
 Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame 

 Take these stars from my crown 
 Let the years fall down 
 Lay me out in firelight 
 Let my skin feel the night 
 Fasten me to your side 
 Say it will be soon 
 You make me so crazy, baby 
 Could swallow the moon 

 My hands are two travelers they've crossed oceans and lands 
 Yet they are too small on the continent of your skin 
 Wandering, wandering I could spend my life 
 Traveling the length of your body each night 

 Oh, oh Jupiter 
 Oh, oh be still my little heart 
 Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame 
 Take these stars from my crown 
 Let the years fall down 
 Lay me out in firelight 
 Let my skin feel the night 
 Fasten me to your side 
 And say it will be soon 
 You make me so crazy, baby 
 Could swallow the moon 
 Swallow the moon 

 Oh, oh Jupiter 
 Oh, oh be still my little heart 
 Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame 
 Take these stars from my crown 
 Let the years fall down 
 Lay me out in firelight 
 Let my skin feel the night 
 Fasten me to your side 
 And say it will be soon 
 You make me so crazy, baby 
 Could swallow the moon 
 Swallow the moon 
 Swallow the moon 
 Swallow the moon 

Fat Boy

Fat boy goes to the pool
 He sees his reflection, doesn't know what to do
 He feels little inside
 And filled with pride

 Oh, fragile flame
 When no one sees the same

 Fat boy goes about his day
 Trying to think of funny things to say
 Like this is just a game I play
 And I like me this way

 Oh, fragile flame
 When no one feels the same

 Hush, sleep,
 Don't think, just eat
 You're momma's little boy
 You're daddy's pride and joy
 You know he love's ya
 But not because he holds ya

 Fat boy says "Wouldn't it be nice
 If I could melt myself like ice
 Or outrun my skin
 Just be pure wind."

 Oh, fragile flame
 Sometimes I feel the same

Enter From The East

I went out awandering
 Beneath an unknown sky
 The heavens all shook violently
 He caught my eye
 A Strange Fruit Fell
 It struck me to the core
 My heart became a single flame
 It wanted nothing more

 Stranger, enter from the east
 Stranger, step inside this place

 Oh, and own me, own me
 The clock became a bullet hole
 Cruel and unkind
 It hurt me with its second hand
 Alone another night

 Stranger, enter from the east
 Stranger, step inside this place

 Blue, is that you?
 Well don't bother knocking on my door this time
 Blue, go be true for someone else
 There's no room inside this heart of mine
 My heart has four empty rooms
 Three wait for lightning
 And one waits for you
 I must have you all to myself
 Feel the full weight of your skin
 I'll hollow out my insides
 To place you in

 Stranger, enter from the east
 Stranger, step inside this place

 Oh, I'm lonely
 All lonely

Barcelona

Barcelona, where the winds all blew
 The churches don't have windows
 But the graveyards do
 Me and my shadow are wrestling again
 Look out stranger there's a dark cloud moving in

 But if you could hear
 The voice in my heart
 It would tell you
 I'm afraid I am alone

 Won't somebody please
 Hold me, release me, show me
 The meaning of mercy
 Let me loose
 Let me fly
 Let me fly
 Let me fly

 Super-paranoid
 I'm blending, I'm blurring, I am bleeding
 Into the scenery
 Loving someone else is always so much easier
 But I hold nyself hostage in the mirror

 But if you could hear the voice in my heart
 It would tell you
 I'm tired of feeling this way
 God won't you please
 Hold me, release me
 Show me the meaning of mercy
 Let me loose
 Let me fly
 Let me fly
 Let me fly

 And I won't be held down
 I won't be held back
 I will lead with my faith
 The red light has been following me
 But don't worry mother
 It's no longer my gravity

 Hold me, release me
 Show me the meaning of mercy
 Let me fly
 Let me fly
 Let me fly

Life Uncommon

Donıt worry mother, itıll be alright 
 And donıt worry sister, say your prayers and sleep tight 
 Itıll be fine lover of mine 
 Itıll be just fine 

 Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom 
 No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from 
 Fill your lives with love and bravery 
 And you shall lead a life uncommon 

 Iıve heard your anguish, Iıve heard your hearts cry out 
 We are tired, we are weary, but we arenıt worn out 
 Set down your chains, until only faith remains 
 Set down your chains 

 And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom 
 No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from 
 Fill your lives with love and bravery 
 And we shall lead a life uncommon 

 There are plenty of people who pray for peace 
 But if praying were enough it would have come to be 
 Let your words enslave no one and the heavens will hush themselves 
 To hear our voices ring out clear 
 With sounds of freedom 
 Sounds of freedom 

 Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way 
 There is a new army coming and we are armed with faith 
 To live, we must give 
 To live 

 And lend our voices only to sounds of freedom 
 No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from 
 Fill your lives with love and bravery 
 And we shall lead... 
 Lend our voices only to sounds of freedom 
 No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from 
 Fill your lives with love and bravery 
 And we shall lead a life uncommon 

Do You

Hey you say, you like the way
 The cowboys tip their hats and say
 "How's it going man?"
 But you're never quite clear
 If their glares are sincere
 Or really only just second hand
 To you it's all roses
 It's a lavender haze
 It's a shame about his brains
 That's okay you say
 He's got straight teeth
 And it's good sex

 You look to the sky
 You look to the man
 You claim innocence
 And not to understand
 Do you, do you

 There's a big man
 Wearing a white suit
 And patten leather shoes
 He wants to take his monkeys
 To see the kids at the zoo
 Cause the gypsy on the corner said
 "Hey mister you can't lose"
 And it's the first day at the track
 You feel that heat on your back
 We all want to find a way to beat the system
 Find some rhythm in the madness

 Get down on your knees and pray
 Say whatever you want, God
 Just let me have my way
 Well will you, will you

 Come on all you merry men
 Rally your cry
 Dance with the devil
 For tomorrow will surely, hey, hey
 Blow the men down

 You with all your cigarettes and cool stares
 Filled with blank glares
 And loaded regrets
 Just like the girls today
 With nothing to say
 No more pigtails on pony rides
 They're sophisticated
 They sip on lattes
 And have their eyes
 On a bigger prize

 We shake our fists and say
 "Well Good Golly we're mad"
 The God that kills children
 With our very own hands
 And claim innocence
 And not to understand
 Do we, do we

 Come on all you merry men
 Rally your cry
 Dance with the devil
 For tomorrow will surely, hey, hey
 Blow the men down
 We'll blow the men down
 Hey

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

 I am wanting
 And I am needing
 You to be 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 to be here
 Inside the absence of fear

 There is the splendor of this secret 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
 re-invent your name

 For I'm wanting
 And I am needing
 You to be here
 I need you near
 Inside the absence of fear