Jewel Kilcher - flower

Can't Take My Soul

Weather's gettin cold
But it's ninety degrees outside
Feels like I'm dying ?
?
I probably could hear your cold words after all
They're just words
And I thought I could see your sad eyes after all
Eyes won't lie

I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up
Who, I'll never give you
Say you can take my life
And you can keep this heart
Whooo, but you'll never take my soul
Nooo, never you can take my soul
Feels so good I can not feel
That these tears running down my face
I dry my eyes to see the sunrise
And I find it set, it's too late
So I sit there and listen to you scream after all
I never know
But I cry before I go to sleep after all
I know I wasn't what I should be

I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up
Who, I'll never give you
Say you can take my life
And you can keep this heart
Whooo, but you'll never take my soul
Nooo, never you can take my soul

Tried to say goodbye yesterday
But we ended up in bed instead
Asked you if ?
But I couldn't turn away, turn my head
Walking with the strings that you pull after all
I'll never go
After all the times I tried after all
I know I wasn't what I should be

I thought that I could just take this hatred in
Let it back out and see love again
But now I'm giving up
Whooo, I'm never giving in
Say you can take my life
You can have this car
You can keep this stuff
I don't want your damn dog
You can have my ? in my head
And all of those good things
Everywhere
You'll never take my soul

You would of think that you could possess
All of my hopes and all of my (breasts?)
(And all of my babies and my lovers too)
But don't you know that you will pull with you
Yeah never take my soul
No, you'll never take
Can't take my soul

Carnivore

So much space can fit in a sigh
More than words can say
I'm left here with my hands all awkward
Trying to mend space

I used to know you
But not anymore
Your substance has been subtracted
Word by word

Silence in my ears
Where once you offered your conviction
Your promises are dry beads
That crack with nostalgia

But, that's all right
That's okay
Had no business
Giving myself to you anyway

Be careful next time for sure
And I'll
Never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a Carnivore
Carnivore

Your soul is an ink stain
Your perfection is a mend
You're as fragile as your thoughtlessness
As strong as you can bend

You could only believe in embryos,
Had all your high hopes through a telescope
And lavender haunted you
So I could only laugh in yellow

You have a fire down in genius, subtlety
And you slip through the fingers of ambiguity

Well, that's all right
That's okay
Had no business
Giving myself to you anyway

Be careful next time for sure
And I'll
Never trust my pink fleshy heart
I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a Carnivore

I did it before
But I don't think I'll do again
Next time
I won't hunger for this thing
I take back my songs
And my poetry
This time i won't be too easy to read

And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
And I'll never trust my pink fleshy heart
To a carnivore
To a carnivore
To a carnivore

Chime Bells

Up on a mountain so gay and so free heh heh
There is a young man and he's waiting there for me
Out on the lake, we'll drift with the tide
And hear those chime bells ring

Chime bells are ringing
(Yodel)
Mockingbirds are singing
(Yodel)
Hush, little lover
(Yodel)
Up on a summer's eve
(Yodel)

Moonbeams were shining as I kissed him there
(kiss)
Nightbirds were singing and the ? filled the air
Each little star that twinkled above
Was heaven well it smiled on our love

Chime bells are ringing
(Yodel)
Mockingbirds are singing
(Yodel)
Hush, little lover
(Yodel)
Up on a summer's eve
(Yodel)
Should I go faster?
(Faster)
(Even Faster)
Should I go faster?
(Pause)
(Even Faster Yodel)

Circle Song (With You I Will Always Be)

If you see me speak without words
Know that I am speaking of the wind
And if you see my words like wind
Know that soft tongues cut through stone
And if you see my tongue like stone
Know its wisdom lies in silence
And if you see my wisdom in silence
Then with you I will always be

And if you doubt my true love is true
Just see how you have no mockings on your hands
And if you see you wear no chains
You are free like poor men
And if you see your freedom in being poor
Pleased you'll be with the treasure of your mind
And if you're pleased with the treasure of your mind
Then with you I will always be

And if you wonder how it is that I left
Just watch the sun set slip away
And as you watch that sun slip away
Know some things are better left unseen
And if you know things are better left unseen
Then night shall carry you in her arms
And if you see I carry you in my arms
Then with you i will always be
With you I will always be

Cold Song

It's getting cold and I'm starting to sneeze,
I wipe my nose on my sleeve.
I've got the sniffles
I'd better drink my tea.
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?

I'd catch a cold with you anytime,
I ain't just feverish, I ain't just lyin'
'Cause when your nose is running it's a perfect time for kissing and hugging.
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?

We'll stay inside where it's nice and warm
Tell our bosses, we're caught in a sneezing storm.
We'll sniffle and snuggle and watch some more tv.
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?

I'd catch a cold with you anytime,
I ain't just feverish, I ain't just lyin'
'Cause when your nose is running it's a perfect time for kissing and hugging.
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch a cold with me?

Do you do you wanna wanna wanna wanna do you do you wanna
do me yes indeed,
Oh do you do you wanna wanna catch/have a cold with me?

Comfortably Numb

Snow is on the mountain
Winter settles in my heart
Icy fingers are familiar
Smooth and cold and oh so hard
Comfortably numb

Frost bites deep
Tiny birds fly from my heart
White winds scream
As they leave frozen lands of my heart
Comfortably numb

I watch my hands
To see what it is they do
Their dirty, they don't build churches
They don't take risks and they don't remember you
Comfortably numb

Orion was a mighty warrior
Cleopatra was a cheap French maid
He said sweetheart I give you the moon
She says I much prefer jewelery
So in the stars he stayed
Comfortably numb

Me and Jesus, we go way back
'Cause we used to hang at the mall
He says you can't trust them
They'll just put holes in your hands
So I covered him while he stole a bottle of cheap cologne
Comfortably numb
Lord, forbid, care crawled up my arm
And I killed it right on the spot
For fear it might tear out of my heart
And make me love what I do not
Comfortably
Comfortably
Comfortably Numb

Cruise Control

Where do you go
When the cold wind blows
What do you see
When you're staring down victory

Well, hey mister, this one's gonna pass you by if you let it fly
Let it go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love
You're on Cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control

You have no taste for
What is too known
You have to ignore something
Once it is shown

Well, hey mister, this one's gonna pass you by if you let it fly
Let it go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love
You're on Cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control

You can't get it back,
It's like a heart attack
Once you lose track,
You can never find the track back home
You lost a friend and you lost something great
You sold yourself
Just to save a little faith
Just like a razor with nothing left to cut through
You throw yourself on everyone around you
Oh you're invincible, you ?
You catch cleverness up around your heart
You were always like the rest of us

But you'll be lonely tonight
Lonely tonight
Lonely tonight

You can't comprehend hunger
Before it begins
You can't appreciate good love until it's too late

Well, hey mister, I'm gonna pass you by if you let me fly
Let me go, oh
You're not here, you're not in love,
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control
You're on cruise control