Tunes on Tuesday

Welcome back to the Tunes on Tuesday. Jewel is probably my favorite female artist {you'll be hearing a lot of her}. I love her songs. She writes all her own songs and the meaning runs so deep. As you read over the lyrics really read them and take them in.

This song by Jewel is called Life Uncommon. I was having a really hard time, when I was pregnant with James, coming to grips that I was going to be "just a mom." I was really afraid that I was going to lose myself. How was I going to change the world if I'm covered in spit-up and have dark circles under my eyes. As I listen to this song I realized that I don't have to have a cape to change to world. I need to be willing to be engaged in good things, be it raising kids, supporting a husband, coaching, or just being a friend. I need to not worry about the the things I can't change, and put all my focus on the things I can. I want to live a life uncommon, and the best way for me to do that is to help my boys be just that...uncommon


Life Uncommon
Don't worry mother, it'll be alright, And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep right, It'll be fine lover of mine, It'll be just fine,

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, No longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free from, Fill your lives with love and bravery, And you shall lead a live uncommon

I've heard you anguish, I've heard you hearts cry out, We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out, Set down you chains, until only faith remains, Set down you chains,

And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, No longer lent your strength to that, which you wish to be free from, Fill you lives with love and bravery, And we shall lead a life uncommon,

There are plenty of people who pray for peace, But if praying were enough it would have come to be, Let your words enslave no one, And the heavens will hush themselves to hear, Our voices ring out clear, With sounds of freedom, Sounds of freedom

Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way, There is a new army coming and we are armed with faith, To live, we must give, To live,

And lend out voices only to sounds of freedom, No longer lend out strength to that which we with to be free from, Fill your lives with love and bravery, And we shall lead...Lend out voices only to sounds of freedom, No longer lent out strength to that which we with to be free from, Fill you lives with love and bravery, And we shall lead a life uncommon

Here is a YouTube video of this song. It is NOT sung by Jewel.... don't look at the hair that these ladies have.... in fact just close your eyes and listen to it.