Hotel Angel

I remember when I first found the lyrics to this song, I was completely thrilled. There are days where I just wanted to drop everything and fly to Austin to see this girl that I love more than anything. Every time I hear this song, it reminds me that we're sleeping under the same sky.

This song is one of Jewel's best. I'm dissapointed she never recorded it as few know of this song. If she ever does record this one I hope she maintains the sweet meloncholy, intimate tempo of the bootlegs I've heard on the net.

The lyrics above are mostly correct, but they are a bit different than she sang it in the one bootleg that I've heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASWGl2tIMSs Its possible that Jewel made mistakes in her performance as she sometimes does with new songs. She has hundreds of songs. I prefer the way the lyrics are here however.

To me this song is about a deep connection and love between two people on a one-night stand. Weather this is an affair, or two distant lovers or just some chance meeting in a hotel isn't clear, but its something that probably won't go any further.

"'Til dawn steals you from me And takes me to the next town" "Tonight is one promise we both can keep"

What is beautiful and haunting about this song is the way it takes something that is cheap and dirty and shows the beauty and tenderness of two people making a deep connection.

"You're the kind of man Who's kind of girl could maybe give her hand So sweet man in your sweet misery Lie upon my temporary sea Love's dressing, I will adorn To my side your absence be thorn And I'll rock you gently to sleep"

Its a simple idea executed so well that takes the cliche of the one-night-stand and turns it on its head and makes us think more deeply about our own human-ness.

This is classic Jewel--deep, tender, thoughtful, and beautiful.