Jewel

Released: September 11, 2015

Songwriter: Jewel

Producer: Jewel

[Verse 1]
I am a woman haunted by hands even though I'm alone
Traces of palm across my skin
An invisible map of where you've been
It's dry road to Idaho, a thirsty tongue across the land
And soil so dry it could swallow an entire man
Took the first road out of town hoping you were just skin deep
But I feel you like some sort of phantom limb
Beside me when I sleep

[Chorus]
'Cause you are here when gone
You are here when gone
You are here when gone
You are here when gone

[Verse 2]
I watch another grey day unfold it's dusty wings
Sometimes I wish I were more like rocks and stones and things
Sometimes I wish my heart were not like flowers at all
That way I would not get butterflies when you call

[Verse 3]
Your absence undermines the landscape
Incomplete without your body like a pillar holding up the sky
My body thirsty for your touch
There's no use wondering why

[Chorus]
'Cause you are here when gone
You're here when gone
You are here when gone
Here when gone

[Verse 4]
And some birds abandon the nest
'Cause the instinct is too strong to fly
Sometimes I feel like abandoning
My guitar and my books and I'm afraid that I know why
I'm afraid that I know why

[Chorus]
'Cause you are here when gone
You're here when gone
You are here when gone
You're here when gone
You are here
You are here
You are here
You are here when gone

[Outro]
Oh, your kiss lingers on my lips
It lingers

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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