What You Are by Jewel
What You Are by Jewel

What You Are

Jewel * Track #4 On Sweet and Wild

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What You Are by Jewel

Release Date
Tue Jun 08 2010
Performed by
Jewel
Produced by
Nathan Chapman
Writed by
Jewel & Dave Berg
About

Lyrically, “What You Are” is meant to encourage and empower, most likely targeted toward female listeners.

In 2008, Jewel married her husband, rodeo star Ty Murray. Subsequently, she returned to her country roots while writing her next album. Influences from Jewel’s relationship are evident on the...

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What You Are Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
I'm driving around town
Kinda bored with the windows rolled down
See a girl on the bus stop bench
Dressed to draw attention
Hopin' everyone will stare
If she don't stand out, she thinks she'll disappear
Wish I could hold her, tell her, show her
What she wants is already there

[Chorus]
A star is a star
It doesn't have to try to shine
Water will fall
A bird just knows how to fly
You don't have to tell a flower how to bloom
Or light how to fill up a room
You already are what you are
And what you are is beautiful

[Verse 2]
Heard a story the other day
Took place at the local VA
A father talking to his dying son
This was his conversation
"It's not supposed to be like this
You can't go first, I can't handle it"
The boy said, "Dad, now don't you cry
Remember when I was a child, what you used to tell me when I'd ask why?"

[Chorus 2]
(You'd say) Gravity is gravity
It doesn't try to pull you down
Stone is stone
It can't help, but hold its ground
The wind just blows, though you can't see
It's everywhere like I'll always be
You already are what you are
And what you are is strong enough

[Bridge]
Look in the mirror
Now that's another story to tell
I give love to others
But I give myself hell
I'd have to tell myself
"In every seed, there's a perfect plant"
Everything I hoped to be
I already am

[Pre-Chorus]
A flower is a flower
It doesn't have to try to bloom
And light is light
Just knows how to fill a room

[Chorus 3]
And dark is dark
So the stars have a place to shine
The tide goes out
So it can come back another time
Goodbye makes hello so sweet
And love is love, so it can teach us
We already are what we are
And what we are is beautiful

[Outro]
And strong enough
And good enough
And bright enough

What You Are Q&A

Who wrote What You Are's ?

What You Are was written by Jewel & Dave Berg.

Who produced What You Are's ?

What You Are was produced by Nathan Chapman.

When did Jewel release What You Are?

Jewel released What You Are on Tue Jun 08 2010.

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