Jewel

Released: September 11, 2015

Songwriter: Jewel Lisa Carver

Producer: Jewel

[Verse 1]
Mama, I see your face now
In the mirror
It's getting clearer
Daddy, all those things I said I wouldn't do
I've been drawn to
'Cause I looked up to you
And I've loved you through this tangled legacy
Tracing the twisted roots of our family tree

[Chorus]
I stayed strong like you did
I moved on like you did
And I wound up tough as stone like you did
If I don't learn to bend, I know I'm going to break
Like you did

[Verse 2]
Lover, I must forgive you
I confused you
With what I couldn't see
Inside of me
Dark things pulling
Not evolving
Made a puppet out of me
And you came with your own history
Both caught in the branches of our family tree

[Chorus]
But I stayed strong like you did
I moved on like you did
And I wound up all alone like you did
If I don't learn to bend, I know I'm going to break
Just like you did

[Bridge]
I love you but I need to look at who we've been
Take the fruit but choose the seeds I scatter in the wind
That's the job of the kid
To do better than our parents did

[Chorus]
So I'll stay strong like you did
And I'll move on like you did
But I won't hide from the truth like you did
I'm learning to bend so I won't break
And you can bet I'll teach my child that love will always find a way
Just like you did

Jewel Kilcher was born May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah and raised in Homer, Alaska by her parents, Atz and Lenedra Carroll Kilcher. She is divorced from husband Ty Murray, with whom they share a son, Kase Townes Murray, who was born on July 11, 2011. Jewel is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress and author/poet. She is known for yodeling during her concerts. She has appeared on 7th Heaven and Crime Scene Investigation, among others. She played the lead of June Carter Cash in Ring of Fire, a Lifetime original movie. Besides vocals, instruments that Jewel plays are the guitar and autoharp. Songs that Jewel is noted for include “Foolish Games” and “You Were Meant For Me”.

As of 2010, Jewel has sold 15.2 million albums in her career, according to SoundScan.

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