Pearls Before Swine - The Jeweler

The jeweler has a shop on the corner of the boulevard

in the night, in small spectacles, he polishes old coins

he uses spit and cloth and ashes

he makes them shine with ashes

he knows the use of ashes

he worships god with ashes

the coins are often very old by the time they reach

the jeweler

with his hands and ashes he will try the best he can

he knows that he can only shine them

cannot repair the scratches

he knows that even new coins have scars

so he just smiles

he knows the use of ashes

he worships god with ashes

in the darkest of the night

both his hands will blister badly

they will often open painfully

and the blood flows from his hands

he works to take from black coin faces

the thumbprints from so many ages

he wishes he could cure the scars

when he forgets he sometimes cries

he knows the use of ashes

he worships god with ashes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pearls Before Swine
• The use of ashes
• Tom Rapp
• The Jeweler

[sarson1979]

@orchote

[ittycar]

What a beautiful, and sadly overlooked, song. it has been one of my favorites for decades. Thank you for putting this up for all to enjoy.

[dario1980ful]

What a sad song...now i understand why This Mortal Coil decided to cover it....

[graemebrown25]

A much underated artist , and band . Have all his records , and have for a long time . Never

got to see them , but I believe they were very good.

The music is very clean and delicate , and very emotional ..........the message was clear......

Eagle Eye

Australia

[TheSodagrrl]

It's so hard to pick a favorite from this album.... Listening to the album in it's entirety is a treat even after 40+ years. These songs touch my heart.

[mouldybear]

This is my favourite track from their best album. Much better than the law Thomas Rapp.

[orchote]

I like This Mortal Coil's version much better.

[Gammadian]

So beautiful to, listen to Tom Rapp thank you

[ScenesFromPalacio]

What a beautiful song..Thanx so much for uploading :)

[seventeenboi]

stunning music