In times like these where we could use all the positivity to get us through, and that’s exactly what Jewel’s new song is all about.
Jewel finds the sunshine in darkness in the new track, which will be included on her new, currently untitled twelfth studio album.
“It’s all the little things that make the world go round/ It’s all the little things that are almost powerful,” she sings over a bluesy guitar riff. ‘There’s no politician no sky too dark/ No one can take the love from my heart.”
The singer-songwriter took to Instagram to talk about her anxiety. “Anxiety has been a teacher to me,” she wrote. “It has caused me to learn there are only two basic states of being: dilated and contracted, and that every thought, feeling and action led to one of those two states. Fear, anxiety, jealousy, anger, greed all led to contraction. Joy, curiosity, observation, love, gratitude all led to dilation.”
“I learned that if I was headed into a panic attack, I could hack my way into a dilated state by focusing very hard on a different feeling,” she added. “I choose gratitude. It’s amazing how profound such a single thing can be if you feel it deeply enough. It’s a practice I still use today. I’m pleased to release this new song inspired by the transformative capability of a simple feeling.”
Jewel is offering free mental health tools online through her Never Broken program, aiding those suffering from anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. She recently raised $550,000 for at risk and homeless youth at her Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert, which has a longterm goal of getting 5,000 people to pledge $1 a day for a year.
Jewel is also slated to perform on the MTV Unplugged livestream series, joining a lineup of artists that include Shaggy, Finneas, Melissa Ethridge and others.
Take a listen to the new song now!