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Half Pint Full Heart

by Mip Power Trio

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jadechantel96 First saw MIP Power trio at Kispiox Music Festival in 2019. Rockin' band from start to finish. Hugely inspiring, had to follow their sets around Arts Wells. Favorite track: Breakthrough.
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1.
Breakthrough 03:21
Hey I'm no hustler, I try to stay honest as they come I'll tread through trench and over mountain if you point me in the right direction Like some eager benchwarmer c'mon and put me in coach I can perform under pressure and I promise not to choke and My knuckles are getting sore from Knockin' against your invisible door When all I wanna do All I wanna do, all I wanna do, all I wanna do Is breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, yeah Breakthrough to you Take me on as apprentice, I'll sculpt the next Venus de Milo I'll be a damn good intern, if you let me do more than fetch your cappuccino and for every one rejection note I'm twice determined I might not make it first to the finish line but I will get there with time and My knuckles are gettin' sore from Knockin' against your invisible door When all I wanna do All I wanna do, all I wanna do, all I wanna do Is breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, yeah Breakthrough to you And it's knock knock (who's there?) Knock knock (who's there?) 'Cause you have to answer sometime and I'm not goin' anywhere My foreheads gettin' sore from Bangin' it against your invisible door but I'm gonna stay right on track because I didn't save anything for the way back and I'm just sayin' that Woaaaahhh All I wanna do, all I wanna do, all I wanna do Is breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, breakthrough to you, yeah Breakthrough to you X3
2.
Winter Scene 03:18
Paid our cover at the door, X drawn on our hands No one's takin' off their coats, not even members of the band As I kid I had this painting of these kids in their snowsuits In a schoolyard full of slush that they kicked at with their boots Shufflin' to their own beat amidst the snow and sleet Ba da das Years later it's like nothin's changed, we're at the El Mo A bunch of kids in snowsuits tryin' to watch a rock show And I'm not shufflin' to a beat, just tryin' to maintain some heat, yeah Pull your loved one's close, maybe even your enemies We're all in this together, part of this indoor winter scene Ba da das We like our beer icy here I got one at the bar And now I'm cold inside and out, guess we're all masochists at heart But the lights have warmed the band a bit and they've shed a layer off If we all move in a bit closer we might help each other defrost And I'm not shufflin' to a beat, just tryin' to maintain some heat, yeah Pull your loved one's close, maybe even your enemies We're all in this together, part of this indoor winter scene Ba da das Pull your loved one's close, maybe even your enemies We're all in this together, part of this indoor winter scene
3.
Potential 02:50
A voice over the speaker plays, "Thanks for travelling with us today" Annie steps off the plane and unpins her hair 'Cause there's a world where no one knows her out there And she roams from place to place alone With a bunch of masks for her travelling show Back home she's poor, here she pretends to have riches Back home she's a martyr, but here she'll burn bridges And her mind wanders through some scenario Where first impressions are the last Who knows what could happen tomorrow When the potential is so vast Yeah back home she's shy, here's she's got confidence Back home she's a little modest, here she'll show a little skin There's no heavy burden of expectation If tomorrow you're just headed for a new destination And your mind wanders through some scenario Where first impressions are the last Who knows what could happen tomorrow When the potential is so vast And back home she's just working reception She wears conservative clothes and goes to bed by eleven But she's built a life and found community here Yet sometimes all she wants to do is explore new frontier And her mind wanders through some scenario Where first impressions are the last Who knows what could happen tomorrow When the potential is so vast Her mind wanders through some scenario X3 Where the potential is So vast
4.
My tutor smells like iron and clay He biked through the rain again I ask him why he doesn't drive But he just smiles and he never explains His phone's smashed like spider webs Just get a new one I said I guess when I'm older it will become plain Like these are all some sort of Grown-Up Games Now mummy's back from her apartment in New York City We watch the news on the TV There's a crowd on screen my tutor's clear in sight And his cardboard sign says, "Robin Hood was Right" "If you want my money," scoffs mummy, "Get a job, stop complaining" I guess when I'm older it will become plain Like these are all some sort of Grown-Up Games Days later my tutor arrives I said, "Don't teach me to multiply, teach me why mum and you don't like each other but you've never met" He said, "I'm sure we'd like each other but it's more complex than that" I guess when I'm older it will become plain Like these are all some sort of Grown-Up Games Double Dutch, Hop-Scotch I don't wanna think so much Marco Polo, Jungle Gym Back to those school yard antics Hide and Seek, Merry-Go-Round Let the adults sort it out Cops and Robbers, Simon Says For now I'll just go out and play X2
5.
Take Me Back 02:26
Take me back valley that I love Oh these rivers rush eddies through my blood These mountains lend strength to my bones Even though I may choose to roam When I was young mamma called me a wand'rer From the school-yard through the world I'd soon meander I've seen a few of those world wonders I've explored a little culture But when I'm spiritually sick there's only one sure cure Take me back valley that I love Oh these rivers rush eddies through my blood These mountains lend strength to my bones Even though I may choose to roam The people of the Andes say Gods are in the mountains Each newborn assigned a peak for his or her protection If that is so, then I have grown under the shadow of an army They watch over me wherever I may be Oh, Take me back valley that I love Oh these rivers rush eddies through my blood These mountains lend strength to my bones Even though I may choose to roam X3
6.
It's been the same thing each Tuesday for 30 years The 'ol boys jam on the blues, Jeanette serves 'em beer They all had big plans once, now their long gone, disappeared Started off with a day-job that ended up their careers Now they continue to play because it passes the time away Their eyes once flashed gold now its a sad sapphire No dream come true 'cause now their retired Lou likes to talk about the big gig he almost acquired And their just singin' away the blues at Le Pub Limoilou She blew in like a blizzard on the Carnival winds Shakin' up the place with an unusual rhythm And her voice, could-a summoned lost souls And her guitar playin' was out of control So all those 'ol boys thought, "She could make me a lot of money" And their eyes flashed gold but her's flash fire She's a dream-come-true just when they thought they'd retired Bernard from Ramouski says he'll make her a star But she wont forever sing the blues at Le Pub Limoi... And time's a devil taunting you with moments that don't last You pass the torch but it's haunting you with flickers of the past Oh, to live that dream again Oh to live that dream again Oh she just had to walk in Jeanette noticed a problem around 3 'o clock All the players kept playin' and couldn't seem to stop All these friends fightin' friends, back-deals, and bloody strings She thought to herself, "I should probably do something" So that rabble-rousing lady, out the door she did escort And their eyes flashed gold but her's flash fire She's a dream-come-true just when they thought they'd retired Bernard from Ramouski says he'll make her a star But she wont forever sing the blues at Le Pub Limoilou X2
7.
Runt 03:28
Runt, smallest of your litter Working double time, just to get by Oh but Runt, backed into a corner One brutal strike would leave your offender bloody and surprised Half-pint, full heart, weren't supposed to make it far Riff-raff, street-smart, sprinter with a late start Spirited misfit using ever inch of the short straw And I guess heroes can come from anywhere So if I'm sad or feeling sorry for myself I just think of you Runt Oh Runt, you're a survivor, yeah Your peers and younger friends could not keep up Oh but Runt, you earned your admirers You carry on you carry all the others on your shoulders Shaggy, scraggly ragamuffin, little song bent out of tune Tattered and frazzled, so ugly that you're pretty cute Whatever god created you thought he'd have a laugh or two And I guess heroes can come from anywhere So if I'm sad or feeling sorry for myself I just think of you Runt Solo And I guess heroes can come from anywhere So if I'm sad or feeling sorry for myself I just think of you X3 Runt
8.
Back in college after their study sessions Jack and his friend's always went to the pit pub To talk about the world they'd change While sippin' on whiskey like some philosophers club And back then whiskey wasn't cheap And they didn't have much money Just some dreams and exam sorrows Makes you wanna drink the bottle hollow Drink it down X4 Now Jack's out of school but working in a factory Not quite what he expected but at least he gets along Unemployment's high and he's got loans to pay He wrote his mother and said “I feel like some sort of Springsteen song” And most his friends are the same way They don't go out so much anymore Sippin' on whiskey is just too much of a luxury But it's in these times they want it even more And back then whiskey wasn't cheap And they didn't have much money Part time job and a big debt load Makes you wanna drink the bottle hollow Drink it down X4 Then he got a letter in his mother's chicken scratch, it said You can work all day for a little pay But in the end you should always have enough For whatever little thing that might bring you some small joy So here's a toast to you and the time's you're going through Here's some green and this one's on me Back then whiskey wasn't cheap And they don't have too much money Just some dreams and a big debt load Makes you wanna drink the bottle Maybe have one more big bottle And then drink that bottle Hollow.
9.
I’m distant enough not to hear the ground shake But I read the headlines online today I feel blessed, and then I feel ashamed There’s a man on the corner shoutin' the news Sayin' tomorrow God will choose and “Terrible times in the last days” My friend says that she can’t relate But we should probably get drunk later on today It's just in case And if tonight the world ended Then how would we spend it Oh I think I'd just spend it right here... My friend confessed she called her sister Just to say how much she’d miss her When her sister rises with the holy ...and she’s stuck here to rot with me So I poured some wine We stayed up all night And cheered when we saw the sun rise And if tonight the world ended Then how would we spend it Oh I think I'd just spend it right here... X2
10.
She left art school to get married at 23 They bought a pokey 50s house on a suburban streer But he left her ‘cause she didn’t want a family So she took 2 jobs and night school to finish her degree Finish her degree “Une maison et une machine a habite” This machine runs on style And she’s Le Corbusier’s Lady On her first day as curator in a high-end gallery She called up a firm specialized in modern housing They tore down those bricks from the past And put new ones up with clean lines, stucco, and glass Stucco and glass “Une maison et une machine a habite” This machine runs on style And she’s Le Corbusier’s Lady She sips Merlot in her black dress celebrating Her home featured in Modern Homes Quarterly While neighbours scorn the sore thumb of the neighbourhood But when you’re it you’re often misunderstood Misunderstood “Une maison et une machine a habite” This machine runs on style And she’s Le Corbusier’s Lady
11.
Little girl supposed to be in bed but you're not No, you're leaning on the windowsill staring at the sky Watching those green waves on the horizon They rise and fall to some silent lullaby Jump out of bed shake your parents and wake them up It's not Christmas time but it's close enough And it's like greeting some old friend You just never know when you'll see them again Those Northern lights Dance all night Dance all night So you're a lady now the city calls you south Drawn to neon lights and different sorts of stars But sometimes it all seems a bit overwhelming It's nice ot go back home and lie down in your old backyard Curl up in the all the blankets you can find And as the temperature drops you hope they'll shine tonight 'Cause it's like greeting some old friend You just never know when you'll see them again Those Northern lights Dance all night Dance all night Instrumental And it's like greeting some old friend You just never know when you'll see them again Those Northern lights Dance all night Dance all night X2

credits

released February 27, 2015

Mip: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar, Subliminal Organ (Track 9)

Greg Kowalczyk: Bass, Harmony Vocals

Shane MacPherson: Drums, Harmony Vocals, Percussion

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Rob Teehan: Sousaphone (Track 4 & 10), Horn Arrangement (Track 10)

Nathan Dell-Vandenberg: Trombone (Track 4 & 10)

Nicolas Buligan: Trumpet (Track 4 & 10)

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Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Ian McGettigan

Mastered by Phil Demetro at Lacquer Channel

Cover art and design by M. I. Perry of My Peartree Media


All songs © Mip, 2015. SOCAN.

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