Jewel Kilcher - flower

Last Dance Radio

Your lungs fill up with concrete
Her voice is all you can hear
Red lips and a screwdriver
Wrapped around some mink-clad smear
And you know that she's a diamond
In this damn juke box hell
'Cause fools gold only fools fools
In two-bit hotels
But she's cooler than all that
She's a real high-class cat
She's queen of the last dance rodeo

But under the gas lamp
The air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger
Your heart filled with longing
You're no longer human
You're an insatiable hole
You wanna bury your face forever
In the navel of her soul
'Cause you know,

All you need is a heart to call home
All you need is a heart to call home
That's all

Light bulbs, and nylons
And plastic chandeliers
Objects are only objects,
They can't feel when you're near
And tangerine lips
And lily-white breasts
These things are eternal
Inside them humanity rests
The skin is like a seashell
You listen to the soul
Like an old-time radio show

But under the gas lamp
The air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger
Your heart filled with longing
You're no longer human
You're an insatiable hole
You wanna bury your face forever
In the navel of her soul
'Cause you know,

All you need is a heart to call home
All you need is a heart to call home
That's all

But don't wander too far
On one constant star
Darkness exists, except where you are
Your feet are filled with wandering
They follow your own
'Cause everywhere you are
Feels like home

So search all you miners
You hunters of dreams
Look in the alleyways
For what you know is not what it seems
And fame, all you maidens,
But don't exist too long
Least look behind you
And see your own shadow's gone
Don't you know it's the last rodeo
You gotta find yourself a cowboy
Or someone to keep you
Warm when it snows

But under the gas lamp
The air is thick and velveteen
Your bones filled with hunger
Your heart filled with longing
You're no longer human
You're an insatiable hole
You wanna bury your face forever
In the navel of her soul
'Cause you know,

All you need is a heart to call home
All you need is a heart
All you need is a heart to call home
That's all

Last Night

by Tracy Chapman

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleeples night for me
It won't do no good to call the police
Always come late if they come at all

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleeples night for me
It won't do no good to call the police
Always come late if they come at all

And when they arrive, they say they can't interfere with domestic
Affairs between a man and his wife
And as they walked out the door
The tears were left in her eyes

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
I pray that I was dreaming when I saw the ambulance in the road
And the police man said "I'm here to keep the peace,
Would the crowd please disperse"
I think we all could use some sleep

Let Them In

by John Garcas

Let them in, Peter
For they are very tight
Give them couches where the angels sleep
And let those free
Let them wake up whole again
To brand new dreams
And fired by the sun
Not wartimes bloody guns
And may their peace be deep
Remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were to have to die
Well, God knows how young they were to have to die

Give them things they like
Let them make some noise
Give ? armbands and golden harps to these old boys
Let them love, Peter
For they've had no time
They should have birds, songs, and trees
And hills to climb
The task of summer
In a ripened pear
And girls as sweet as meadow wind with flowing hair
And tell them how they are missed
But say not to fear
It's gonna be all right with us down here
It's gonna be all right with us down here

Let them in, Peter
For they are very tight
Give them couches where the angels sleep
And let those free
Let them wake up whole again
To brand new dreams
And fired by the sun
Not wartimes bloody guns
And may their peace be deep
Remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were to have to die
And tell them how they are missed
But say not to fear
It's gonna be all right with us down here
It's gonna be all right with us down here

Life's a Great Big Mystery Show

Went downtown just to be a martyr
But a telephone pole beat me to it
It was covered in barbed wire
Saw a little boy's white teeth
Like wild horses encaged by an iron string

Oh god, does not feel good unless he bleeds

And daily crucifictions are hung up on street signs
They use all sorts of names
Hope they never use mine
These consonants and vowels
That cannot scream nor howl
Only just hang around

Oh god, how'd things get so turned around

And in the office building
9 to 5 goes on trial
The man is startin to crack
But the ceiling stones smile
And the boss comes in
To see what fragile things
His dull and pointless tongue can tear

Oh god, he combed over a baldspot with a bit of hair

'Cause everybody needs
Somebody else to blame
They can't curse themselves
They take their doctor's name in vain
They'd rather jump through hoops
And therapeutic groups
Then in their own minds delve

Oh god, why don't we believe in ourselves

Sometimes
I think
Life is just a movie
And these
Strangers
Are folks we really know
Sit back
Relax
Enjoy some popcorn
Life's a great big mystery show

Saw tiny faces that are tattered and torn
But there's paint upon the mansion that is hardly worn
I'd like to go inside
But why I don't know
As though I could peel the paint
And feed it to the poor

Oh god, can't live like this anymore

My landlord ? no ?
My neighbor is as tolerant as a feeding shark
But they tell me that her bite is much better than her bark
She goes ramblin on
From dusk until dawn
Sayin' I should try bein' like her sometime

Oh god, think somethin's died inside her mind

'Cause Sometimes...
Life's a great big mystery show

Life Uncommon (Spirit)

Don’t worry mother, it’ll be alright
And don’t worry sister, say your prayers and sleep tight
It’ll be fine lover of mine
It’ll 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
I’ve heard your anguish, I’ve heard your hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren’t 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

Little Bird (Spirit)

There's a little bird
Somebody sent down to Earth
To live along the wind
Blowing on the wind
And she sleeps on the wind
This little bird, somebody sent

Light and fragile
And feathered sky blue
Thin and graceful
The sun shining through
She flies so high up in the sky
Way out of reach of human eyes

Light and fragile
And feathered sky blue
Thin and graceful
The sun shining through
She flies so high up in the sky
Way out of reach of human eyes

Light and fragile
And feathered sky blue
Thin and graceful
The sun shining through
And the only time that she touches ground
Is when that little bird, little bird
Is when that little bird, little bird
Is when that little bird, little bird
Is when that little bird dies

Little Sister (POY)

Hey little sister I heard you went to Mr. So and So, knocking on his door
Again last night,said you needed it bad -
You know that ain't right
'Cause so many times you've come to me crying
Trying to stop, you said it hurts so bad
But please don't let you
Go back for more

My little sister is a Zombie in a body
With no soul a role she has learned to play
In a world today where nothing else matters
But it matters, we gotta start feeding our souls

Not our addictions or afflictions of pain
To avoid the same questions we must
Ask ourselves to get any answers

We gotta start feeding our souls

Have been lost to the millions with lots
Who feed on addiction selling pills and what's hot
I wish I could save her from all their delusions
All the confusion
Of a nation that starves for salvation
But clothing is the closest approximation
To God and He only knows that drugs
Are all we know of love
Every day we starve while we eat white bread
And beer instead of a handshake or hug
We spill the pills and sweep them
Under the rug

My little sister is a Zombie in a body
With no soul a role she has learned to play
In a world today where nothing else matters
But it matters, we gotta start feeding our souls

Hey little sister I heard you went to Mr. So and So's
Knockin' on his door again last night
Said you needed more

Louisa And Her Blue Guitar

A naked thigh has much to talk about
If it's just approached right
Just like girls who talk too much
In crowded barrooms like last night
Just like our Lisa, ain't that right?
Conversations overheard,
Sacred silver dollars become petty change
Suddenly red lipstick finds itself
On the wrong side of her age
Just like our Louisa, ain't that strange?

And washed nylons bleed dirty tears
From a stranger's window pane
The red light cannot change the mood
Of the blue guitar that's played
Blue guitar

The sound of painted nails are playing
Hi-ho silver, add another glass
Good intentions can beat up sick attention
And Louisa finishes last
"Oh goody, ain't life a blast."
Hollow glance
May I have this dance?
The face's been worn and thin
'Cause she's been wishing on too many stars again
Washed nylons bleed dirty tears
From a stranger's window pane
The red light cannot change the mood
Of the blue guitar that's played
Blue guitar
Blue guitar
Get in the car

Love Me Just Leave Me Alone

I saw you standing there
Hand in your pocket
You were combing barbed wire through your hair
You thought I didn't notice
The skin on your teeth had a tear

To make me notice you started to shout
Then you and all your midgets
Started flapping your tiny arms all about
They said you were a wise man
When did they teach wise men to pout?

It's not your little boy's smile
It's not your little boy's mind
It's those big boy hands
That are the ones to blame
I tried to be unlovable,
Why couldn't you do the same?

What's the matter?
Did your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me just leave me alone

Your mother was a wolf bite
Your daddy was a cigarette
Your brother was a rose bud
Cross-bred with a car wreck
Your sister was a stockbroker
But you ain't nothing but a turtleneck

And you were hypnotized
Just standing there in the middle of the street
You had iron butterflies as kisses
You had gold dust in your teeth
You used one eye as a hostage
The other one to stab your meat

I tried to forget you
But you had bells to your name
And they jingled everytime i thought of you
Without shine
I tried to be unlovable,
Why couldn't you do the same?

What's the matter?
Did your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me just leave me alone

But your mind is a circle
But it clings to straight lines
Your arms are like corset strings
They only know how to find
Linens are adorable
Why don't you try it sometime

What's the matter
Did your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me just leave me alone

It's not your little boy smile
It's not your little boy mind
It's those big boy hands that are the ones to blame
I tried to be unlovable,
Why couldn't you do the same?

Well, what's the matter?
Did your love need a home?
Alright then
Love me just leave me alone
Love me just leave me alone
Love me just leave me alone