Jewel
The movie Ever After with Drew Barrymore, which came out back in 1998, is what makes this song so relevant to the period of my life when I was in high school. I loved this movie from the moment it was advertised as postcards in the Seventeen magazines that I liked to read. It quickly became my favorite movie and some of my favorite memories are of me and my friend Lauren watching the movie a million times and going on Lewis and Clark expeditions in the woods during our summer vacations. Therefore, the stanza starting with, “poverty stole your golden shoe” through “ but I knew it wasn’t ever after” holds a special meaning to me. In addition though, this song was one of my favorites (specifically during my freshman and sophomore years of high school). It aided in me continuing to hold strongly to my faith and to never give up on my dreams.
If I could tell the world just one thing it would be:
That we’re all OK
And not to worry ‘cause worry is wasteful and useless in times like these
I won’t be made useless
I won’t be idle with despair
I’ll gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoe
It didn’t steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn’t ever after
We’ll fight not out of spite
But someone must stand up for what’s right
Cause where there’s a man who has no voice
There I shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
In the end, only kindness matters
In the end, only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God’s eyes, God’s hands, God’s heart (repeat)
The movie Ever After with Drew Barrymore, which came out back in 1998, is what makes this song so relevant to the period of my life when I was in high school. I loved this movie from the moment it was advertised as postcards in the Seventeen magazines that I liked to read. It quickly became my favorite movie and some of my favorite memories are of me and my friend Lauren watching the movie a million times and going on Lewis and Clark expeditions in the woods during our summer vacations. Therefore, the stanza starting with, “poverty stole your golden shoe” through “ but I knew it wasn’t ever after” holds a special meaning to me. In addition though, this song was one of my favorites (specifically during my freshman and sophomore years of high school). It aided in me continuing to hold strongly to my faith and to never give up on my dreams.
If I could tell the world just one thing it would be:
That we’re all OK
And not to worry ‘cause worry is wasteful and useless in times like these
I won’t be made useless
I won’t be idle with despair
I’ll gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoe
It didn’t steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn’t ever after
We’ll fight not out of spite
But someone must stand up for what’s right
Cause where there’s a man who has no voice
There I shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
In the end, only kindness matters
In the end, only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they’re not yours they are my own
But they’re not yours they are my own, and
I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God’s eyes, God’s hands, God’s heart (repeat)
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