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His Pleasure Is My Pain (Demo)Jewel

Released: November 20, 2020

Songwriter: Jewel

[Verse 1]
The man stands in the doorway like a small child, angry fists
She lies in her bed, her head buried in her pillow, she stares at the moon
He speaks to her, all the words she's heard too many times before
And pretty soon she just lets his voice fade away
She thinks this was a gradual steel frost that started with cold feet
And ended with numb hearts
It was once satisfying sex, but now no longer is
It was once filled with all the possibilities of new china or old stone
But now it's exaggerated and water-logged
No longer what these hands had intended and still I cry in my sleep

[Chorus]
He always said I was too sensitive
But I say, least I never meant to make him cry
Least I never meant to make him hurt that way
No, I never meant to make him cry
I never meant to make him hurt that way
Yes it's true, I'm too sensitive but
He takes pleasure in my pain
Yes it's true, I'm too sensitive but
He takes pleasure in my pain

[Verse 2]
And the unheard hours they fly by, she goes to the window
She puts on a nightgown and brushes her hair
He's already asleep by the time she goes and lays herself back down
She thinks, my God, what am I doing here?

[Verse 3]
My bones have grown tired of his hunger, of his grey eyes
And I feel that if I were to stay one more night here I'd die
Or explode, or worse yet, just fade away
And there've been days so dark when I felt like July
And that I soon too would have to turn to Fall

[Chorus]
He said I always was too sensitive
If I dared to care so much, the world could kill me that way
I wonder if he's only half alive or if he simply has always been this unobservant
'Cause I say, at least I ever meant to make him cry
At least I never meant to make him hurt that way
No, I never meant to make him cry
I never meant to make him hurt that way
Yes it's true, I'm too sensitive but
He takes pleasure in my pain
Yes it's true, I'm too sensitive but
He takes pleasure in my pain

[Verse 4]
She gets out of bed and looks at her feet as though
They were the wings for her freedom
She gets up and goes to the drawer
It's a moment in which anything can happen
Instead she gets out some clothing, puts them in a bag
And leaves him sleeping while she heads for the door

[Outro]
Gone
Gone

Jewel

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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