Jesus Alone – English Lyrics

• By: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Album: Skeleton Tree

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of grief and resilience through Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' *Jesus Alone*. This poignant song, born from profound personal loss, offers a unique opportunity to confront complex emotions and discover the power of art in processing tragedy. Delve into the evocative lyrics and haunting melodies to understand the universal themes of faith, suffering, and the enduring human spirit.

[English]

You fell from the sky

Crash landed in a field

Near the river Adur

Flowers spring from the ground

Lambs burst from the wombs of their mothers

In a hole beneath the bridge

She convalesce, she fashioned masks of clay and twigs

You cried beneath the dripping trees

Ghost song lodged in the throat of a mermaid

With my voice

I am calling you

You're a young man waking

Covered in blood that is not yours

You're a woman in a yellow dress

Surrounded by a charm of hummingbirds

You're a young girl full of forbidden energy

Flickering in the gloom

You're a drug addict lying on your back

In a Tijuana hotel room

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

You're an African doctor harvesting tear ducts

You believe in God, but you get no special dispensation for this belief now

You're an old man sitting by a fire, hear the mist rolling off the sea

You're a distant memory in the mind of your creator, don't you see?

With my voice

I am calling you

Let us sit together until the moment comes

Let us sit together in the dark until the moment comes

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

With my voice

I am calling you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fell /fɛl/ A2	verb - past tense of fall; to drop or descend
landed /ˈlændɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of land; to come to rest on a surface
spring /sprɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards noun - the season after winter
burst /bɜːrst/ B1	verb - to break open or apart suddenly and violently
womb /wuːm/ C1	noun - the organ in the body where a baby develops before birth
convalesce /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛs/ C1	verb - to get better after an illness or injury
fashioned /ˈfæʃənd/ B2	verb - past tense of fashion; to make or shape something
masks /mæsks/ B1	noun - coverings for the face
lodged /lɒdʒd/ B2	verb - past tense of lodge; to become fixed or stuck in a place
throat /θroʊt/ A2	noun - the part of the neck and upper throat
mermaid /ˈmɜːrmeɪd/ B2	noun - a mythical sea creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the bodies of humans and animals
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - an item of clothing worn by women or girls
energy /ˈɛnərdʒi/ B1	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
addict /ˈædɪkt/ B2	noun - a person who is addicted to a substance or activity
harvesting /ˈhɑːrvɪstɪŋ/ B2	verb - gathering a crop or yield
dispensation /ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən/ C1	noun - exemption from a rule or obligation
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving along continuously
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information