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Beautiful
Alone with my enemy
And share a bitter cup
Of poisoning
My countenance
To see his face in mine
And follow every line
Back to my enemy
You are mine
Pennyroyal wine fly
Like an innocent child
That followed every line
Back to my enemy
Beautiful
Falling fast from a state of grace
And trusting there is a light
In darkest place
My dirty knees
Hold the ground till it's done with me
I've come to see that beauty is a thing
That is without grace
You are mine
Pennyroyal wine fly
Like an innocent child
That followed every line
Back to my enemy
Beautiful
At home with my history
And run the scarlet ink
With the tears of mercy
My battle wounds
Lay to rest a treasure box
And thinkin of the scars
As the jewels of my story
You are mine
Pennyroyal wine fly
Like an innocent child
That followed every line
Back to my enemy
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 21:00 Cynaera wrote: ROMEO!!!!! Good to see you! The back is totally FUBAR, but the spirit is still strong. Hope you're doing well, my friend.  Miss you so much, Cynaera... everybody in my church loves this song... |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 14, 2013 - 17:21 Got this on psd...wonderful...play this moe |
| Toke (Bournemouth UK) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 12:29 I still think this is ''Kimya Dawson'' maybe they came out of the same egg... ??? |
| Hasan | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 10:17 Grating. Annoying. PSD ==> bye bye. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 10:11 This song is groovy... dig it... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 11, 2012 - 22:02 beautiful... love it... |
| Propayne (Richmond VA) | Posted: Mar 11, 2012 - 07:17 I had not heard of Jesca when I saw her open for the Eels a year or so back. I was just mesmerized by her. Not sure why, as she is such a unique performer, but she really seemed familiar to me. Her voice, her lyrics. She manned her merchandise table after her performance and I got to chat with her and bought some cds and some vinyl. She made a fan out of me and I hope she continues to make records. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 17:44 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| ce (the Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 06:18 Lovely harmonies |
| Dalebarely | Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 06:18 More from Jesca please... both albums are exquisite |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 22:36 Come on Bill, a bit more action for this cold and windy morning in europe!! |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 11:57 This song - her voice, those mystic lyrics, the simple-yet-complex guitar - hits me right in the muse, much the way the "Runes" Zeppelin album did. I think I'm going to buy this. I bought this just now. It's exquisite. RP, you make it FAR TOO EASY to get carried away with spending money on good music.   |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 18:00 Cynaera wrote: ROMEO!!!!! Good to see you! The back is totally FUBAR, but the spirit is still strong. Hope you're doing well, my friend. Cynaera, I sure hope your back is feeling better now... I am so sorry you are having to deal with that... hugs to you— very gentle hugs... Jesca Hoop reminds me of my father, Elvis Presley... I like this song a lot... |
| jhorton | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 17:55 What a sweet little thing this is. |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 18:15 romeotuma wrote: This song is soooo good for the ears... ROMEO!!!!! Good to see you! The back is totally FUBAR, but the spirit is still strong. Hope you're doing well, my friend. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 18:12 This song is soooo good for the ears... |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 22:10 danimal3114u wrote: She reminds me of Regina Spektor, but with more range. And less accent. Of course, I like her accent. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 30, 2011 - 08:46 Cynaera wrote: I agree - I bumped it to a 9, because those vocals are SO intriguing, and it's almost like there are some subliminal messages being sent. This song entrances me. I might have to buy the CD to see if her other work has a similar effect on me. Yes, it has a really beautiful sound to it... and there is some irony to how the music is so beautiful and gentle and the lyrics are so hard and brutal... makes this song very interesting... |
| Toke (Bournemouth UK) | Posted: Jul 02, 2011 - 12:48 This aint Kimya Dawson's sister by any chance ???? |
| eb12 | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 22:08 Beautiful song, disturbing lyrics. I bought her "Hunting My Dress" album and can't stop listening to it. Highly recommended. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 21:45 romeotuma wrote: The music and the melody are just gorgeous... this song is soooo interesting... I agree - I bumped it to a 9, because those vocals are SO intriguing, and it's almost like there are some subliminal messages being sent. This song entrances me. I might have to buy the CD to see if her other work has a similar effect on me. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 21:43 The music and the melody are just gorgeous... this song is soooo interesting... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 17:47 Cynaera wrote: I like the simplicity and complexity of this song. The vocal is almost childlike, but the guitar is more complicated than it seems. And when the harmonies kick in, it's just magical. A very good listen!  Yeah, this music is gorgeous... in the lyrics there are hints of some profound possibilities... I don't quite know what to make of this song... Enemy by Jesca Hoop Beautiful Alone with my enemy And share a bitter cup Of poisoning My countenance To see his face in mine And follow every line Back to my enemy Chorus: Beautiful (repeat chorus) Beautiful (repeat chorus) |
| danimal3114u (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 08:21 Thanks for introducing me to this amazing artist. She works between a wide variety of genres, all of which she does an excellent job with. She reminds me of Regina Spektor, but with more range. |
| bluecshells (Texas) | Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 08:21 Lovely voice. |
| Binnion | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 02:55 I love the song. Can someone explain the lyrics? |
| jhorton | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 16:43 What a lovely little bit of strangeness that was. Listen different. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 16:43 Okay, wow. These vocals are pretty awesome. I like the haunting lyrics (I mean, who ever uses the word "pennyroyal"?) This is probably going to end up on my list of music to purchase. Good stuff! |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 09:37 wonderunit wrote: In truth, Tom Waits is only 3 years older than Justin Bieber. They have about the same level of talent too. |
| Dalebarely | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 09:33 MORE JESCA PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! She has at least a dozen songs that would fit great in the rotation here... |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Dec 25, 2010 - 14:38 A nice song....but a sway away from the mood of the previous sets..... |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 18:24 Mmmmm - I really like this one. Intricate, pure vocals and harmonies. This and the Jennys... I'm getting back into female vocalists lately, it seems!  |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Nov 20, 2010 - 08:13  I heart hippie art chicks! |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 08:34 handyrae wrote: Something about this sounds very old. Like she's using a centuries-old melody. Very interesting. Good call. It sounds a bit like renaissance music, or a madrigal. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 08:33 bugleboy624 wrote: She was Tom Waits nanny? She doesn't look quite old enough, but I'll go with it. Kinda cute, tho. If you believe Wikipedia, she was born in '76 and was indeed nanny to Tom Waits' children (not to Tom Waits himself, note). And yes, she is kinda cute, as is this song which is rather sweet :o) |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 12:37 Choking up my coffee, bugleboy and wonderunit!   Thanx!!! |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 12:36 What Mandolin said... |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 12:35  |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 13:53 Something about this sounds very old. Like she's using a centuries-old melody. Very interesting. |
| mtron | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 13:51 Finally, Jesca Hoop on RP! Her first album is wonderful. She's incredible live —- saw her open up for Sinead O'Connor in San Francisco and I was blown away. |
| wonderunit (structure w/roof, CA) | Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 23:02 bugleboy624 wrote: She was Tom Waits nanny? She doesn't look quite old enough, but I'll go with it. In truth, Tom Waits is only 3 years older than Justin Bieber. His publicists try to suppress knowledge of the fact that he suffers from Richards' Syndrome, a condition wherein the body ages prematurely in response to relentless exposure to recreational pharmaceutical agents. Being raised by a licentious nanny probably didn't help, either. |
| Inamorato (Twin Cities) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 12:13 A Jesca Hoop song on RP at last!  I like this entire album, perhaps better than her new one, Hunting My Dress, which is finally available in the US. |
| bugleboy624 (WV - Dreaming of the Ocean) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:59 She was Tom Waits nanny? She doesn't look quite old enough, but I'll go with it. Kinda cute, tho. |
| Mandible | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:59  LOVE this whole album! Tom Waits: "Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night." |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:56 Where is STINGRAY complaining about "Bill's Army of Girls"???  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 13:12 I like the simplicity and complexity of this song. The vocal is almost childlike, but the guitar is more complicated than it seems. And when the harmonies kick in, it's just magical. A very good listen! |
| casey1024 (Between the rock & the hard place) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 13:11 I like this. |