Jewel (58,86 %)
Spirit (72,54 %)
In collection
Released: 1998-11-17
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
2
Year (1998):
9
Decade (1990's):
117
Overall:
722
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1.
Deep Water
 04:17
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2.
What's Simple Is True
03:36
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3.
Hands
 03:55
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4.
Kiss the Flame
 03:17
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5.
Down So Long
 04:16
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6.
Innocence Maintained
04:09
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7.
Jupiter
04:20
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8.
Fat Boy
02:57
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9.
Enter from the East
04:04
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10.
Barcelona
03:55
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11.
Life Uncommon
 04:57
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12.
Do You
04:23
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13.
Absence of Fear
07:25
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Album length:
55:31
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Lyrics |
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1.
Deep Water
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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 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 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 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 compromised our pride, sacrifice 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 It's nothing without love |
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2.
What's Simple Is True
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Turn to me with frozen lips Your hands are so 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 inserparably 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 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 'Cause the more I live The more I know What's simple is true What's simple is true I love, I love you |
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3.
Hands
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If I could tell the world just one thing It would be that we're all OK and not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful and useless in times like these I won't be made useless I won't be idle with despair I will gather myself around my faith For light does the darkness most fear My hands are small, I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're not yours, they are my own and I am never broken Poverty stole your golden shoes But it didn't steal your laughter and heart ache came to visit me But I knew it wasn't ever after We'll fight, not out of spite For someone must stand up for what's right 'Cause where there's a man who has no voice There ours shall go singing My hands are small I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're 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're not yours, they are my own But they're not yours, they are my own and I am never broken My hands are small I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're 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 mind We are God's eyes God's hands God's heart We are God's eyes God's hands God's eyes We are God's hands We are God's hands |
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4.
Kiss the Flame
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Please, love, let's make no impartial vow Let 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 I'm tired of all these pilgrims, these Puritans, these thieves Of all the unbelievers who wittle 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 & honey Kiss the flame Let's run with the hunted; the untamed Kiss the flame Embrace the faceless; the unamed Kiss the flame There are nightmares on the sidewalk; there are jokes on TV There are people selling thoughtless with such casuality And wherefore art thou, Romeo? Where have all the brave men gone? Show me one man who knows his own heart- to him I shall belong Kiss the flame Let's run with the hunted; the untamed Kiss the flame Embrace the faceless; the unamed Kiss the flame |
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5.
Down So Long
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The sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousand miles from anywhere And my pocketbook and my heart Both just got stolen And the sun acts like She don't even care The wind blows cold When you reach the top Feels like someone's face Is stuck to the bottom of my shoe I got a plastic Jesus And 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 so long That the end must be drawing near I look to everybody but me To answer my prayers Until 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 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 fat 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 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
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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, 2 boys are filled with violence As night in the darkness spreads it's 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 Innocence can't be lost it just needs to be maintained Strange current pulling, a sleepless ebb and flow. Me, I drift sideways, and you, I don't know. 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. |
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7.
Jupiter
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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, oh-oh, Jupiter Oh-oh, oh-oh, be still my little heart Oh-oh, 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'll be soon You make me so crazy, baby Could swallow the moon My hands are two travelers They've crossed oceans and lands But they are too small On the continent of your skin And wandering, wandering I could spend my life Traveling the length Of your body each night Oh-oh, oh-oh, Jupiter Oh-oh, oh-oh, be still my little heart Oh-oh, 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'll be soon You make me so crazy, baby Could swallow the moon Swallow the moon Oh-oh, oh-oh, Jupiter Oh-oh, oh-oh, be still my little heart Oh-oh, 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'll be soon You make me so crazy, baby Could swallow the moon Swallow the moon Swallow the moon Swallow the moon |
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Fat Boy
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Fat boy Goes to the pool 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 Daddy's little boy You're Momma's pride and joy You know they love ya But not because they hold ya And fat boy says "Wouldn't it be nice? If I could melt myself like ice Or outrun my skin And just be pure wind?" Oh, fragile flame Sometimes I feel the same |
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9.
Enter from the East
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I went out a-wandering Beneath an unknown sky The heavens all shook violently He caught my eye Strange fruit fell It struck me to the core My heart became a single flame I wanted nothing more Stranger, enter from the east Stranger, step inside this place Oh, and own me The clock became a bullet hole Cruel and unkind It hurt me with it's 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, own me |
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10.
Barcelona
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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 Fly, let me fly Let me fly Super paranoid I'm blending, I'm blurring I'm bleeding Into the scenery Loving someone else Is so much easier But I hold myself 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 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 |
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11.
Life Uncommon
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Don't worry mother It'll be alright And don't worry sister Say your prayers and sleep tight And it'll be fine Lover of mine It'll be just fine 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 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've come to be Let your words enslave no one And the heavens will hush themselves To hear our voices ring our 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... 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 A life uncommon |
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12.
Do You
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Hey you say you like the way The cowboys tip their hats and say "How's it goin', ma'am?" 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 The man is a marvel It's a shame about his brains But 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 Or do you? Do you? There's a big man wearing a white suit And patent 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 your 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, "I'll do 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 we'll 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 and 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 That God kills children With our very own hands" We claim innocence And not to understand Or do we? Do we? Come on all you merry men Rally your cry Dance with the devil For tomorrow we'll surely Hey, hey, blow the men down Blow the men down Hey, hey |
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13.
Absence of Fear
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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 Muscle 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 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 aim, they will Lay you out in moonlight And reinvent your name For I am wanting, and I am needing you To be here I need you near Inside the absence of fear |