Jewel is the daughter of Nedra Carroll, an artist and personal manager, and Atz Kilcher, an elementary school music teacher, folk singer and social worker. Her mother of Irish descent and her father is of Swiss-German origin. She is the cousin of actress Q'Orianka Kilcher. She spent most of her young life in Homer, Alaska, United States, living with her father. The home she grew up in did not have indoor plumbing; it had a simple outhouse instead. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. Her father was a Mormon, but they stopped attending the church shortly before she turned eight. Yule Kilcher, her grandfather, was a state senator involved in drafting Alaska's constitution for its admission into a state from a territory in 1959.
During high school, Jewel was known to spell her name "Jule" or "Juel," but she attributes this to simply playing with her name.
Jewel learned to play the guitar while at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, United States where she majored in operatic voice. She started writing songs at the age of seventeen.
For a time, she was poverty-stricken and lived in her van while traveling about the country doing street performances and small gigs. She gained some recognition by singing at the Innerchange Coffeehouse and Java Joe's in San Diego, California, United States. Her friend Steve Poltz's band, The Rugburns, played at the same venues. Jewel later collaborated with Poltz on some of her songs, including "You Were Meant For Me" (He also appeared in the second, best-known, video for this song). The Rugburns opened for Jewel on her Tiny Lights tour in 1997. Poltz appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing guitar.
In 1993, Michael Balzary (better known by the stage name – Flea) of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers met Jewel after he saw her perform at a local cafe. He went back to her van where she was living, where she sang a few of her songs to him. He described her singing voice as being "beautiful" and "breathtaking".
Jewel was discovered by Inga Vainshtein in August 1993, when a musician from a local San Diego band, Rust, whom Vainshtein was managing at the time, called to tell her about a girl surfer who sang at a local coffee shop on Thursdays. Vainshtein drove to Innerchange coffee shop with a rep from Atlantic Records, and after the show they called Danny Goldberg, the head of Atlantic Records west coast operations, and asked him to pay for Jewel's demo. Vainshtein eventually became Jewel's manager, and was instrumental in creating a major bidding war, which led to Jewel's deal with Atlantic Records. She cut her debut album, Pieces of You, when she was nineteen and it was released in 1995. Jewel recorded "Pieces of You" in a studio on Neil Young's ranch, and was backed by his band, The Stray Gators, who played on Neil Young's "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon" albums. Part of the album was cut live at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego where she had risen to local fame. The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for an impressive two years, reaching number four at its peak. The album spawned the Top 10 hits "You Were Meant for Me", "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Foolish Games". The album was a huge success and eventually sold over 12 million copies in the United States. alone, more than all of her subsequent albums put together.
Due to her successes, she was chosen to sing the American national anthem at the opening of the Super Bowl in January 1998 in San Diego. She was introduced as "San Diego's own Jewel!" However, she was criticized for lip-syncing the anthem to a pre-recording. This was especially noticeable due to her missing her cue and not mouthing the first words.
In November 1998, Jewel released her second album, Spirit. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 4 million copies in the United States. The songs "Hands" and "Down So Long" hit the Top 10. Other singles followed, a new version of "Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)", "What's Simple Is True", the theme song to her upcoming movie, and the charity single "Life Uncommon".
A year later, In November 1999, Jewel released Joy: A Holiday Collection. The album sold over a million copies and peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200. She released a cover of "Joy to the World" from the album.
In November 2001, the album This Way was released. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1 million copies in the United States, standing as her most critically acclaimed album to date. Jewel hit the Top 10 with the song "Standing Still" and the Top 40 with the song "Break Me". Other singles released were "This Way" and "Serve The Ego", the latter giving Jewel her first number one club hit.
In 2003, Jewel released the album 0304. She writes in the liner notes, "I wanted to make a record that was a modern interpretation of big band music. A record that was lyric driven, like Cole Porter, that also had a lot of swing. And a lot of it is thanks to Lester, because when I told him I wanted to make a record that combined dance, urban, and folk music, he didn't look at me like I was crazy." While some fans considered 0304 an innovative album that held to the tradition of her previous albums, others felt that it was too much of a departure from the style of her previous albums. Following the limited success of "Serve the Ego", Jewel moved to a more pop-oriented sound with the release of the single "Intuition". The song, which strays from her usual folk style with simple guitar instrumentation, starts off with a French accordion and experiments with pop beats using synthesizers. The song was successful, reaching #5 on the Billboard Adult Top 40. However, a number of Jewel's fans criticized her for abandoning her traditional folk style in exchange for a new pop sound. Accusations of "selling out" for personal gain, among other things, were made. Despite the different sound style, the song is lyrically similar to her previous work. It has a number of references to culture, including mentioning celebrities such as pop star Jennifer Lopez, model Kate Moss, magazines, film culture and commercialism.
On May 2, 2006, Jewel released her sixth album, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland. The album received mixed reviews, but still managed to debut at #8 on the Billboard Albums Chart. The album sold 82,000 copies in its first week out. The lead single "Again and Again" has had moderate success on Adult Top 40 Radio, peaking at #16. The second single, "Good Day", was released to radio in late June but failed to gain any traction on the radio airplay charts. Later, a video for "Stephenville, TX", her next single, has been seen on Yahoo! Launch.
As of December 2006, the album barely sold 270,000 copies. It is notable in that it is the only Jewel album not to achieve Gold certification, even though it has been hailed as arguably one of her best albums. As one music critic, Timothy Duggan, notes: "This album showcases Jewel's unique talent as a lyricist, alongside a definite growth in her musicianship. It is what 'Pieces of You' might have been had Jewel had the musical knowledge then that she has now. A very satisfying work, all in all". Rolling Stone however, called the album "overdone and undercooked" with a rating of 2 stars out of 5.
In early February 2007, Jewel recorded a duet with Jason Michael Carroll, "No Good in Goodbye (With Jewel)", that was featured on Carroll's debut CD, "Waitin' in the Country". She also made a promotional appearance on the T in Boston for the Verizon Yellow Pages, playing songs on a moving subway car and then doing an hour-long acoustic concert in South Station for a large crowd of adoring fans. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Jewel confirmed that she is no longer affiliated with a record label, confirming rumors that Atlantic Records failed to renew her contract after the lackluster sales of her then-latest album. She also hinted that she would like to do a country album next. She is working with John Rich of Big & Rich fame. He says that she is "probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have had". He also said that "every label in Nashville" is talking to her now.
In November 2007, Jewel was signed to Valory Records, a newly formed division of the independent Big Machine Records label. Her first country album, Perfectly Clear, is currently scheduled for release on June 3, 2008; its lead single, Stronger Woman was released to country radio on January 17, 2008, and has entered the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. As of the April 26, 2008 country charts, the single was #13 on the charts, which is its peak position thus far.
She will tour with Brad Paisley, Chuck Wicks, and Julianne Hough on Paisley's 2008 tour.
Official site: www.jeweljk.com
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3. Jewel is also a raw black metal band from Canada.
Deep Water
Jewel Lyrics
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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
When you're standing in deep water
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
And 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
You wake up to realize your only friend
Has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end
That's when suddenly everything fades or falls away
Cause the chains which once held us
Are only the chains which we've made
When you're standing in deep water
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
And 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've compromised our pride
And sacrificed our health
We have to demand more
Not of 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
Jewel's "Deep Water" is a poignant exploration of the often-overwhelming feeling of being lost and searching for answers. The opening lyrics set the scene, with the imagery of hope in the sky and heart like "grape gum on the ground" offering a sense of disconnection between the two. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer is grappling with big questions about faith, purpose, and relationships. The abstraction of religion is juxtaposed with "the cruelty of everyone else", suggesting the singer has felt let down by both institutions and individuals alike.
The chorus is perhaps the most resonant part of the song, emphasizing the feeling of being overwhelmed by life's challenges. The metaphor of standing in deep water and trying to bail oneself out with a straw illustrates the futility of trying to control situations beyond one's means. The line "And when you're drowning in deep water/And you wake up making love to a wall" is particularly striking, conveying a sense of desperation and disconnection from reality. Amidst all these struggles, the chorus asserts that love is the one thing that truly matters, capturing the song's central message that everything else pales in comparison to this crucial emotion.
Overall, "Deep Water" is a powerful exploration of the human struggle to find meaning and purpose amidst a barrage of difficulties. Its evocative imagery and direct language make it an affecting listen that resonates with anyone who's ever felt lost, alone, or overwhelmed.
Line by Line Meaning
You find yourself falling down
You feel yourself falling apart or losing control of your life.
Your hopes in the sky
You have high expectations for yourself and your future.
But your heart like grape gum on the ground
You feel stuck, like your heart has been stepped on and left behind.
And you try to find yourself
You attempt to discover who you are and your purpose in life.
In the abstractions of religion
You seek meaning, guidance, and comfort in religious/spiritual teachings.
And the cruelty of everyone else
You face the harsh reality of people's negative, selfish behaviours towards each other.
And you wake up to realize
You have an epiphany or awakening to the true nature of your situation.
Your standard of living somehow got stuck on survive
Your life has become about just getting by day-to-day, rather than thriving.
When you're standing in deep water
When you're struggling in a difficult, overwhelming situation.
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
When you're trying to fix the problem with inadequate, temporary solutions.
And when you're drowning in deep water
When you're sinking, overwhelmed, and helpless in a negative situation.
And you wake up making love to a wall
When you feel alone and disconnected from those around you.
Well it's these little times that help to remind
These struggles are necessary to remind you of the importance of...
It's nothing without love
The importance of love to make life worth living and to overcome challenges.
You wake up to realize your only friend
You realize you don't have many connections or support systems in place at the moment.
Has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end
You realize that you can't only rely on yourself, but have to reach out and build meaningful relationships.
That's when suddenly everything fades or falls away
The struggles and challenges you thought were everything seem to lose their importance or disappear.
Cause the chains which once held us
The societal norms and expectations that held us back.
Are only the chains which we've made
Are the ones we've created ourselves and can break free from through love and connection.
We've compromised our pride
We've given up our sense of dignity and self-respect to conform to societal norms.
And sacrificed our health
We've neglected our physical and mental health to meet societal expectations and standards.
We have to demand more
We need to aim for higher standards of living, self-care, and love in our lives.
Not of each other
We shouldn't depend on others to provide us with love and support, but should start it from ourselves.
But more from ourselves
We need to become stronger and better by beginning to love ourselves and share that love with others.
It's nothing without love, love, love
The importance of love is a repeated message, reminding us to see through hardships with a positive and loving attitude.
It's nothing without love
Love is the most essential thing to make us whole and help us thrive despite difficult times.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Jewel Kilcher
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Scott Mcaleer
I identity with these lyrics I feel it jewel ❤️ such a beautiful heart soul and compassion you have and so stunning beautiful gorgeous and very sweet ❤️❤️❤️
TBJ
One of my favs of all times. So many incredible memories with this song! I just love Jewel!
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Beautiful beyond comprehension!!!!!!♡!!!!!!!!
Jennifer Martinez
One of my faves!
h7opolo
thanks for uploading and making a playlist
Alfred Lee
Absolutely Beautiful,
Love and Light from the Heart of Texas.
Stew Who
Perfect for the time
Sergio Castro
How I love your voice...!
ROGNY FRANK
Wake up to realize.... yeah 🤘🎸
Eliza Merrifield
This song makes me think of the Christmas special "The Little Troll Prince"