Spoken Word: Jasmine Mans And Jennah Bell Perform “Gardenia”

Three years ago Jasmine Mans and Jennah Bell teamed up to perform a powerful called "Gardenia" which finds them talking about how can someone so beautiful do something so ugly and wonder how can she find beauty in someone who did something so ugly. It`s about beauty externally and internally: "Billie, did you wear that Gardenia in your hair so you wouldn’t smell yourself rotting? How did that work for you? Because I’m 20 and I’m trying to find the easiest way to not look like I’ve been hurting. Can you help me? Whether I wither or kiss a night too still. The man I fell for got his heart broken by girls prettier than me. Girls prettier than me have broken my heart."

I’m 20, and there’s picture of Billie Holiday hanging on my wall…
And I’m checking her arms for needle marks, wondering why such a beautiful woman didn’t choose a more classier diction, why she didn’t Marilyn Monroe the pain pretty in cocaine lily white Billie, If it makes you feel any better I like you more than her. The dresses of some women don’t blow for just any wind or maybe you ain’t blow the right men, I’ve learned not to put anything past women… you taught me that.

Steer clear with the lights, and look at the moon. Cause when you’re looking at the sky I’m looking at the same sky as you.

The base is slowing, certain secrets won’t allow you to wear sleeveless dresses momma told me, you won’t be able to wear the ones with the drape back and embroided shoulder. Sing over your crime scenes like I’ve taught you, Billie… did you wear that gardenia in your hair so you wouldn’t smell yourself rotting? How did that work for you? Because I’m 20 and I’m trying to find the easiest way to not look like I’ve been hurting…
Can you help me? Whether I wither or kissed a night too still, the man I fell for got his heart broken by girls prettier than me, girls prettier than me have broken my heart.

If you knew that you would be remembered would you have erased your finger prints,
Would you have worn more foundation I’m here and I’m standing in the mirror, trying to figure out if I should iron the creases out of my dress this morning.

Steer clear with the lights…and look at the moon,cause when you’re looking at the sky I’m looking at the same sky, as you.

Billy, how come all the woman I know destroyed themselves. What am I trying to buy myself out of, addiction is doing the same thing even when it’s not fun anymore, It’s the dizzy and the dancing after the music fades and I’m still moving, I’m standing at the head of the table holding my father’s hand. As he asks me to bless the food hoping that he doesn’t find the dirt under my nails.

Is this the part when we’re gonna decide to stop dancing, I’m coming home and I’m looking less like my mother’s daughter and I hate just as much as she does. Tonight, our lip stick will either smear or apologize for being so assertive. Will I die here…Did my bones sacrifice something my heart did not consent to… Billie… I promised my unbor daughter that she wouldn’t have to start on her knees. Because we’ve come too far by faith for that…… or have we?

Steer clear with the lights and look at the moon, cause when you’re looking at the sky I’m looking at the same sky as you.

The last quarter has flushed itself into the belly of the jukebox, his lips have released its kiss from the saxophone but I’m… but I’m still here… dancing… can someone tell me if I’ve crashed yet?

Steer clear with the lights please look at the moon, cause when you’re looking at the sky I’m looking at the same sky as. Words were left to say, to tell you to shout, too lonely to go away, what is there left to say, to tell you to shout, too lonely to go away.

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