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Great

by Minuscule

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1.
Oh Da Dee 04:22
I am the tiger I am the claws the fang the bone Caught on the island i walk a path that no one knows Out of the silence I hear your thumping heart come near I am the tiger I am the one that you should fear You know i'm gonna get you someday There ain't no use running away You know I'm gonna get you someday I am the hunter I am the mind the hands the bow I am provider for all the hungry tounges that call Follow the footsteps and set a trap that draws you near I am the hunter I am the one that you should fear You know i'm gonna get you someday There ain't no use running away You know I'm gonna get you someday Lay down your arms your blood is mine to draw let it run let it run let it run let it run now Pull back your claws your blood is mine to draw let it run let it run let it run let it run now You know i'm gonna get you someday There ain't no use running away You know I'm gonna get you someday
2.
Stones beneath my back as I stare into the future the old’s not coming back but will always be our teacher Can’t let fear lead me, let the monster to seed me with doubt but I can’t be “without” I just wanna grow taller, not outrun forefathers or burn their house -  just mine Ohhh not wanting to hurt you can’t be the reason I stay Ohhh I wanna help you through this dark dense fog I created, but we gotta find our own way no lukewarm love Bottlenecks of guilt I’m always pushed towards you (they push, why do they push, just stop) still my guts aren’t spilt but they ache to find a new truth (where is it, where is the new truth) Playing pretend is a laugh but not when it’s necessity and you’re missing the best of me it’s my own mind’s invention, I know your intention but time ain’t cheep and it’s flying off the shelves it seems Ohhh not wanting to hurt you can’t be the reason I stay Ohhh I wanna help you through this dark dense fog I created, but we gotta find our own way no lukewarm love I’ll love you till I’m dust but the scales cannot be tilted go soak your bones in lust before all the flowers have wilted Ohhh not wanting to hurt you can’t be the reason I stay Ohhh I wanna help you through this dark dense fog I created, but we gotta find our own way Ohh I never wanted to hurt you, but it’s gotta be this way Ohhh I wanna help you through this dark dense fog I created, but we gotta find our own way no lukewarm love
3.
Great 02:49
Hey there sister now your time has come your body’s overflowing with the rising sun keep your eyes wide open, fixed on what you’re hoping to come tie all your worries in a big ol sack and throw them off a bridge and listen to splash watch em drift down river, wait until your shivers relax you’re gonna be great (you’re gonna be great) through your patience comes a payout from the bank of fate and just wait (you’re gonna be great) a little longer and enjoy the moments song and just sing it,  you’re gonna be great Hey there sister can you feel the heat of a brand new heart making it’s first beat you got no room for doubting or shouting over thoughts you don’t need turn to the man who’s standing by your side he’s got the dad jokes loaded and his heart is wide enough to give you all shelter, snuggled up together inside. You’re gonna be great (you’re gonna be great) people gonna have their two cents but don’t take the bait Innately (you’re gonna be great) you know the answers just look at all your dancers it’s plain  that you’re gonna be great (you’re gonna be great, you’re gonna be great) No need to be afraid we’re with you all the way look at the life you’ve made Hey little baby oh someday you’ll know how blessed you are to have these people here to show you  how to laugh at yourself, accept another’s help and to grow. Life isn’t perfect but through all it’s pain you’ve got strong arms to hold you and deflect the rain, let them be your coat of armour, they live to see you smiling again. You’re gonna be great, (you’re gonna be great) The bands all playing and your first dance awaits The date (you’re gonna be great) oh is growing nearer, there’s nothing to fear here we love you you’re already great. (you’re gonna be great, you’re gonna be great, you’re gonna be great)
4.
Jordan 07:17
got the call this evening said you weren’t around no more tTying to reconcile your leaving such a permanent way to heal those sores Why didn't you call out? why didn’t you shout out “hey I’m drowning hey I’m being pulled by undertow” Was I not present? Was I just not hearing you? Guess that’s for us to grieve, and for you to know we’ll have our dreams to speak to you. And you danced with wild elation and abandon and you chugged the joys of life until you spewed Sometimes you open up your mouth to sing, you can swallow all the darkness and sometimes the darkness swallows you We talked a lot about addiction how sometimes it felt like your closest friend you soldiered on ‘gainst your afflictions but hoped it wouldn’t make us meet our end I told you “never be embarrassed, never be ashamed to call - we’re rooting for you buddy, you don’t have to balance all those feelings in your swirling mind, please know I always have the time to help sift through it all. You shone so brightly when you could quiet all your ghosts but I’m sure it was exhausting every time you’d fall. And you danced with wild elation and abandon and you chugged the joys of life until you spewed Sometimes you open up your mouth to sing, and swallow up the darkness and sometimes the darkness swallows you So here we are now, left with memories Guess that will have to do for now How can we honour you as we proceed? What is the light beyond this cloud? If there’s anybody out there who feels like giving up please know you’re so important to the ones you know and love and never hesitate to reach for a hand who’d love to teach you their own ways of plowing through. Don’t make the world go on without you. Don’t let the darkness swallow you. You can dance with wild elation and abandon you can reach out for a hand to pull you through Let us join our voices loud and wide and strong Don’t let darkness swallow you. He would want us all to sing with hearts wide open And chug life’s joy until we spew.
5.
Catchy 04:13
I wanna run wanna yawn and stretch my paws and claws and breathe the sun on the prowl and my senses flare hyper aware as I prepare to stare bare my teeth again badahpadah… Don’t tie me down when you try to be vivacious but you just come off salacious  and all I wanna do is paint the town I’ll be myself won’t apologize for eyes on my thighs and won’t compromise and won’t disguise it I can’t help it, I can’t help it badahpadah… Oh it’s just the way it’s just the way Oh you can’t bring me down you can’t bring me down it’s just the way it’s just the way just the way, or the highway or the highway or the highway, don’t know nothin but me, can’t be nothin but me, or the highway badahpadah…
6.
The first time that I saw you I could barely make your face out through the blood The infirmary was loud with swirling chaos but you were silent as a rock You held my gaze for days and days as I did wash and stitch you up The reasons why we two are enemies are less clear to me with every single touch And I know when this is over I’m not gonna see you anymore   so i’m praying for war, ohh praying for war, ooh As I lay on my side phantom bullets fly by and I think about you (think about you) I plan escape trace around this broken scape just to find you (just to find you, just to find you) Med beds by pale moonlight, I could tell at the first sight that I loved you (that i loved you) No need to rush but I’ll be gone before the dusk become a memory, only a faint dream Warm winds by pale moonlight,  you held my face that night we sat in the labyrinth  morpheme and bandages we called to the higher ups better give us a good reason not to love not to love and I know when this is over I'm not gonna see you anymore   yeah I know when this thing’s over, you know when this thing’s over I’m not gonna see you anymore  so I'm praying for war, ohh
7.
Sinking Sand 03:05
Follow me, follow me, back down the rail from the trail to the hood of my car Stay with me, stay with me, cast lines, bust rhymes, home will never be far But babe if this is broken then how we gonna fix it? Yeah babe if we’re in sinking sand then how do we un-quicks it? If this is all habitual then, how do we nix it this time? I know ya, I know ya wanna believe in the seed that she’s gonna grow strong (ooh she’s growing strong) But you’re not weak and I can try so all we gotta do is, hold on But if loving me’s unnatural then how you gonna fake it? If this behaviour’s cyclical then how’m I gonna break it and if all of this just feels too real then, how we gonna make it out alive? Yeah babe if this is broken then how we gonna fix it? Yeah babe if we’re in sinking sand then how do we un-quicks it? If this is all habitual then, how do we nix it and go back to the start not fall apart not fall apart not fall apart? not fall apart don't wanna fall apart
8.
Every day I go a little bit longer Everyday I go a little bit harder without Everyday I go a little bit longer Without crying over you Without crying over you One of these days, you're gonna be great One of these days, you're gonna wake up Oh, you're gonna wake up and you're gonna say, oh you're gonna say Today is that day Today is that day Ohh, without crying over you
9.
Over You 05:47
Part A: Every day I go a little bit longer baby everyday I go a little bit harder without every day I go a little bit longer without crying over you you Part B: I read your letter on the first of April baby I read your letter and it nearly made me crazy I read your letter on the first of April and I cried over you Part C + D: One of these days you’re gonna be great you're gonna be saved you’re gonna behave one of these days you’re gonna be great you’re gonna be saved you’re gonna behave one of these days you’re gonna be great you’re gonna be saved you’re gonna behave crying over you. I’ll never settle for less than full blown distress it seems I'm blessed to conjure mess after glorious mess but no more will I stand at the door inviting more pain to dirty my floor  I just cleaned this shit fuck it, i’m over it jk lol I’m not I’m drowning but fake till you make it but how does one “make” feelings? How do you fabricate the closure and effects of healing? I lack the tools in my box I’m trying to run my race with untied laces and some lead filled socks So I’ll retreat in my cave Till I learn how to behave in ways that make it not turn out this way wait a minute star child, don’t be so lugubrious, there’s life beyond a stinging diss just think of all the love you’ll miss Every chance at romance is a dance upon a precipice a blissful view until you slip and free-fall with no chute equipped So what? Are you gonna die from metaphoric falls? or a wallop to your metaphoric balls? Your limit you can set it! Only breaks you if you let it! Life’s a fat and mangy pussycat and you’ll regret if you don’t pet it that’s probably true, I guess it all depends the colour lens you’re looking through rosy posy victories or only just the black and blue your perspective is choice -  no one else is gonna raise your voice   CHORUS I’ve arrived I’m here, everything’s so clear I’m amazed at the pace that you can run and get shit done when you don’t run with fear Thought my internal compass was dyspraxic Hell no! Turns out volume of my conscience was turned down low You see my life was just cauldron of worry (Bitch, you were stirrin' it) never gave myself an unbiased jury (You Gary Sterling’d it) NowIi’m my own best friend, never hating on myself again But what about the boy? Be specific, you mean whats-his-face? I hope he’s rockin with his cock out in a better place I can’t blame him for vacating when I was always wary fighting to convince me his love was more than temporary Understandably that’s heavy shit to navigate teaching me to love myself - man how the fuck you s’posed to date? (It can’t be done!) Well, it can, but it ain’t that fun like trying to sing your sappy love song while your choking on a loaded gun meaning it sucks, but I wish him luck cause now I’m dancing in pyjamas with my cats like I don’t give a fuck K  I do, but not about the things that make me blue you have to manifest the life you want to come to you (Easy Rhonda Byrne) Hey why fight? Maybe the hippies got it right! Or would you rather lay in shackles of your own design, awake at night preparing for the worst (like book your hurst and get it over with) hey! death ain’t funny honey but I get your gist, no sense in pissss- ing time away, gotta seize each day give ourselves some credit cause we are on our way. 

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Laurel Minnes – voice, ukulele, composition
Rita Visser, Karen Minnes, Vera Berezuk, Sarah Bureau, Erin Sniegocki, Lauren Miller, Catherine Leniarsky, Katey Gatta, Lindsay Miller, Brittany Brooks, Chantal Barrette, Jillian Smith, Hazel Norris - choir
Blair Minnes – keys
Joel Van Vliet - keys on track 8
Taylor Hulley – drums, guitar + bass on track 5, bass on track 7
Grace Snippe – cello
Phil Davis - hand drum on track 4

DRFTR - acoustic guitar + voice on track 6
Joe Lapinski - bass on track 2

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released February 21, 2020

Recorded by Laurel Minnes & Taylor Hulley at Catland Studios in Port Robinson, Ontario.
Engineering Assistance from Joseph Stracuzzi
Additional recording by Joe Lapinski at WOW! Recording Studio
Mixed by Joe Lapinski at WOW! Recording Studio in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Produced By Laurel Minnes, Joe Lapinski & Taylor Hulley.
Mastered by Jeff Elliott at Fedge Mastering

Album art by Whitney Pea

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Minuscule St. Catharines, Ontario

Minuscule is the culmination of many years of musical exploration. Niagara-based ukulelist Laurel Minnes leads a womens choir, backed by a supporting band, creating a powerful new form of pop music.

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