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Little Wars

by Mathieu Lavigne

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1.
Little Wars 04:42
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There's a seed that's in a field, a minefield in your heart And crows are always mining, and tearing things apart Over the stars is a shroud, of rain laden clouds And when thunder pounds it frightens, the feathered beaks of death And the rain that falls a friend, to whatever strength was left Like a flame is to a coal, it feeds your petrified soul Then the sleeping child, that was stuck inside, believing every lie Is suddenly grown, and you are one, fighter in the storm Chorus: So you fill.. your life with little wars... you're pounding down your scars...deep in your core... You say you're growing like a willow, you say you bend but never break But wouldn't it be better to grow, if old leaves were never raked If finally stars could drape, your amorphous shape Then the sleeping child, that was stuck inside, no longer fed any lies Would be finally grown, and you'd be one, sheltered in your home Chorus: But you fill... your life with little wars... you're pounding down your scars... deep in your core Music Some say you're the some of your hurts, I guess there's some truth in that Cause though you hide the past that you curse, think you forge a better path Old pain is structural, to your amorphous soul Chorus: But you fill... your life with little wars... you're pounding down your scars... deep in your core...
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Vague Riverside Song 05:00
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Well I've seen you bent over this paper with tear stained eyes Looking for a better rhyme to come in time and finalize A song about a vague notion of walking by the riverside But still you don't know that you're looking for a bridge under witch to hide... chorus: That both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows Yeah both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows Under the lights you close your eyes to see crowds for who they are stripped of skin and bones their longing souls hover over not too far You sing about a vague notion of walking by the riverside But still you don't know that you never found a bridge under witch to hide... Chorus: That both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows Yeah both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows Well it's been a long time just looking in and not doing anything About the songs that are alive before they're written and need just for you to sing All your longing for freeing up the world from all the pain you know But you only get a vague notion of walking by the riverside And still you don't know you could never write a song in witch you could hide... Chorus: That both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows Yeah both gold and granite mingle in your heart and the weight only grows(x3)
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Au millieu d'un été 04:49
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J'ai mis mon corps dans un train Et mon coeur dans un coffre Et toujours arrive demain Vide hasard qui s'offre Et j'parcours les avenues Des oasis desséchées Comme un anti-héros déchu En mal d'aimer J'me dis un jour l'amour arrivera Un jour l'amour me sauvera Alors pendant que j'dérive J'attends qu'il arrive J'pense à la philosophie Et à l'éternité J'me trouve petit ici Au milieu d'un été Et c'est tentant de se depecher Sentant le temps qui fuit Mais je saurai patienter Pour toi dans ma vie Refrain: Tes yeux pourront voir en moi Ce qu'il y a De bon et beau Et ton coeur qui bat dans le noir S'il a froid Dans mes bras il sera au chaud Musique Peut-être en hivers peut-être en ville Je marcherai dans tes pas La flèche en plein dans le mille Tu t'arrêtera Refrain: Tes yeux pourront voir en moi Ce qu'il y a De bon et beau Et ton coeur qui bat dans le noir S'il a froid Dans mes bras il sera au chaud
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Riptide 04:41
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It's hard to open, when a cold's fallen And my mind's frozen, in mid-emotion And your dark hair smell like nature's dream But I'm stuck in my head, laying with you in bed I don't want to argue, but the fire's in you I know it's weak to be tough, and strong to be soft When we feel so far apart, and I'm standing in front Scared to uncover my heart, almost forgetting that I want The peaks and valleys doors and walls with you I want it all The peaks and valleys doors and walls with you I want it all But this tension here, the moment's gone I fear... Then you, reach for me, and ask if I could let you see... The dam, blocking the stream, and the tone in your voice is scared and sweet... Like nature's dream Chorus: Then the flood is a riptide when I give in to you and let go Over to your side then I know my love will always grow... Like nature's dream I want to make room for you, I want to trust you'll come trough I want to show you every side, I want you deep in my life I see in your eyes...nature's dream But now we're in a fight, not sure about who's right We dragged it for to long, now even good words come out wrong I know it's cowardly to be tough, and brave to be soft When your pain is like a dart, and I'm standing in front Scared to uncover my heart, almost forgetting that I want The peaks and valleys, doors and walls, I want them all The peaks and valleys, doors and the walls, with you, I want them all But this tension here, the moment's gone I fear... Chorus: Then the flood is a riptide when I give in to you and let go Over to your side then I know my love will always grow Music Yeah the flood is a riptide when I give in to you and let go Over to your side then I know my love will always grow Like nature's own dream...
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Behind The Prayer 05:56
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After the car collision Got out and laid by the road Thought that your time had come Laying on your broken bones Then from somewhere a lady came Who thought she knew what to say She said tell me what’s your name I’ll hold your hand and pray Chorus: Behind the prayer was care and for the first time Part of you wasn’t deaf In her eyes the glass amongst the grass shined Like the peaceful stars of death The sky was blurry and blue The road was hot like a pan Broken body wouldn’t do Like before when you ran Away from the scary creatures... Seeking heart to hearts But somehow religious whispers could reassure The wildness in your heart But you never believed in god Never did never will Close to death you first saw A hole that can’t be filled Chorus: Behind the prayer was care and for the first time... Part of you wasn’t deaf In her eyes the glass amongst the grass shined... Like The peaceful stars of death But god’s voice you never heard... But your hand felt hers
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Sixteen Months 03:54
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You were young, grandma’s son The tree grows without you My mom was young and felt so strong... Despair’s hold without you That wicked time is gone But the lasting impression... You left, never expired It made home in her soul Yeah she was just, a young girl Still cries for her little brother... Who swallowed wrong, while laughing Looking at them not knowing, What to do... Mother, father, brother, sister At loss... Nobody back then could... Find a way to save you They all learned, to move on But are a little less strong When I asked around... About you they looked so sad Said you were, The joy they had And they can still hear your laugh Your nephew’s hand is all grown Yours is forever young 16 month is just old... Enough to fill in a song
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Lost The Cradle 05:23
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Small things Like the holes that were made Are big things Sadly downplayed In the night, you lost the cradle, that used to rock you a little Though your eyes, are the same eyes, as when you were little When it's tough love, now you're tough as nails when push come to shove, you're a train without rails Aren't you a house of loss, who never finds a home Stirring clouds of dust, when your mind roams White light, the black night, slip out of sight You're walking, by my building, while dawn's birds sing When you roam, the back of Chinatown, and ride the limits of... A numbing stone, you take your mind around, where you don't crave any love In the night, you lost the cradle, that used to rock you a little Though your eyes, are still the same eyes, as when you were little No you can't take care, the world's hard like pavement When you lost the gift of unconditional...love White light, the black night, sank in the balm You fall asleep in tough love's arms...
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Tomorrow 04:29
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Don't let sorrow, fool you Tomorrow, when the night is through I've seen too much, bloom and fade And the unfair touch, of light and shade And I'm old now, time to Go now, away from you My old lover, my children You'll put a shine to, what I've given But don't let sorrow, fool you Tomorrow, when the night is through Cause I'm the man I am I've been right and I've been wrong But while I sinned I sang A righteous song So I've never resolved Great wrongs I've done Hope you evolve To forgive some Tomorrow, just you know I love you, I loved you... Don't let sorrow fool you Tomorrow when the night is through When morning's light arrives And shines on your lives Tomorrow, just you know, I love you, I love you...
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Burning Heart 05:17
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The war has dimmed all light...forever... your eyes can't trust clear skies The blue haunts your mood...under...the wavy hues of the moon The young kids in their play...could never.. Think that light could change, on their living stage While the snow's falling slowly on your burning heart Music In your dream you don't move, you're blending on the hill Still hoping you could choose, to not...kill But all that blows away When guns start to spray You just save your childhood memories It's yours or your enemies The sun is in the dark sky, and the moon is in an ocean blue... Old soldier your task goes amiss, when we think there is A peace always strong A people never wrong While the snow's falling slowly on your burning heart
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Lullaby 03:14
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I want it to be warm, I want it to be soft I want it to be warm, I want it to be soft In my arms, for my boy I want it to be warm, in my arms, for my boy To be rocked into But when sometimes my heart Feels frozen or hard I gotta sing daddy... Feels better...and a whole lot warmer While holding the joy you bring I wanna soar high and fulfill my dreams I wanna soar high and fulfill my dreams And never sigh, in front of my boy I wanna soar high, towards my dreams, so his eyes Can look up to me But when over my dreams Is a ceiling not high I gotta sing daddy... Soars higher...a whole mile higher While rocking you towards your dreams

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released March 26, 2011

Mathieu Lavigne: (vocals, guitar, bass, accordion)
Jacob Aginsky: (piano, organ)
Mark Beady: (double bass)
Andrew Burden: (double bass, trombone)
Mike Foster: (percussion)
Mike Frost: (drums)
Marissa Johnson: (backing vocals)
Clayton Murray: (lead guitar)
Sam Parton: (piano)
John Raham: (drums)

Recorded and mixed by John Raham at Ogre Studio
and by Mike Foster at Blackfish Sound.

"Mathieu Lavigne comes on strong with Little Wars...with lyrics that are intimate, uncynical odes to everyday struggles—some of which are not won...as swooningly tuneful as anything by Rufus Wainwright...Lavigne’s earnest, unmannered vocals reward close attention" -The Georgia Straight

"Like the high note that shatters wineglasses, some folk songs are perfectly pitched to break your heart. Mathieu Lavigne hits that note. . .the effect is devastating. . .And even when he's not jerking tears and shredding hearts, the Vancouver, BC singer-songwriter does a beautiful job with melody." - Exclaim! Magazine

"The last name brings to mind a certain horrid pop troll, but Vancouver singer-songwriter Mathieu Lavigne’s downbeat guitar-and-vocals approach will please fans of Iron & Wine and Okkervil River. In other words, people with actual taste." - The Georgia Straight

"Little Wars is a strong first effort that at times brings to mind the syrupy qualities of Will Oldham’s folk-country output mixed with the gruff stylings of Dan Mangan, but as a whole it is very much Lavigne. . .best suited for those rainy inside days when there is more time to soak in its lyrics and musical textures, of which there is plenty." - Discorder Magazine

". . .Moving songwriting. . .genuinely touching." - Leicester Bangs

"...There are elements of early Leonard Cohen throughout LITTLE WARS but
the more relevant comparisons from today’s popstars would be Iron & Wine
or perhaps Okkervil River as Mathieu also bares his soul in a very soft and contemplative manner." -Maverick Magazine UK

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Mathieu Lavigne Vancouver, British Columbia

Drawing comparisons to artists like Iron And Wine, Okkervil River, Ray Lamontagne and Leonard Cohen, Mathieu Lavigne's music combines intelligent and poetic lyrics with warm, heartfelt delivery and sparse, mostly acoustic arrangements. "Little Wars" was released in March of 2011 to very positive reviews. Mathieu is a bilingual speaker from Montreal and now call Vancouver home. ... more

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