A voice that is reminiscent of José González and Beirut. An introspection y… Read Full Bio ↴A voice that is reminiscent of José González and Beirut. An introspection you might know of Elliot Smith and Nick Drake, and the influence of psychedelic bands from the seventies. You might think David Lemaitre has heard it all in his youth. Guess again. Lemaitre was born in the thin air of La Paz, Bolivia. His mother raised him on the songs of the South American highlands. Studying in Germany and traveling through Europe got Lemaitre in contact with all different kinds of music. What he made himself was a mixture of folk and electronics. For six months he worked on EP Valediction, and now he is finishing his first complete album in Berlin. In a live setting, Lemaitre creates orchestral landscapes with his voice, guitar and minimal loop devices. On stage he is joined by Philipp the Orchestra, together they love layering sounds and colors, and positioning big orchestral passages within tiny intimate acoustic songs. Lemaitre played the Melt! Festival and supported Get Well Soon on their European tour. He is ready to match in his career the great heights of his childhood.

In Your Own Sweet Way
David Lemaitre Lyrics

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So you were born on the other side
Across the great divide
Sadness in your mothers eyes
Tears she never cries

Fools all around
Do you see how they run
Soon all their trouble will be gone

Fools all around
Do you see how they run
Soon all their trouble will be gone

You walk with a cane
In your own sweet way
Waiting for snow
On a holiday
These pages have turned for us

Take me down to the riverside
And wash my pride with a stone
Sing me sweet lullabies
Leave the healer all alone

Fools all around
Do you see how they run
Soon all their trouble will be gone
Fools all around
Do you see how they run
Soon all their trouble will be gone

You walk with a cane
In your own sweet way
Waiting for snow

On a holiday
These pages have turned for us

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of David Lemaitre's song "In Your Own Sweet Way" is a complex portrayal of pain and hope in the midst of life's struggles. The opening lines, "So you were born on the other side/Across the great divide/Sadness in your mother's eyes/Tears she never cries," suggests a separation from something or someone, perhaps even from birth. The sorrow in the mother's eyes is unspoken, which could indicate hidden pain or lack of understanding.

The next lines, "Fools all around/Do you see how they run/Soon all their trouble will be gone," can be interpreted as a commentary on the fleeting nature of life and the foolishness of running away from one's troubles. The repetition of "fools all around" reinforces this notion. The lines "Take me down to the riverside/And wash my pride with a stone/Sing me sweet lullabies/Leave the healer all alone" might suggest the need for personal growth, as a river is a symbol of transition and renewal.

The final lines, "You walk with a cane/In your own sweet way/Waiting for snow/On holiday/These pages have turned for us," can be interpreted as a metaphor for life's journey, with the cane representing support, snow representing a new beginning, and pages representing stages of life that have been completed but have left an impact. The song presents an image of hope amidst the struggles of life.

Line by Line Meaning

So you were born on the other side
You were brought into this world with circumstances different from others' experiences

Across the great divide
You come from a place that is significantly distanced from the rest of society

Sadness in your mothers eyes
Your mother wore a look of melancholy for reasons unknown

Tears she never cries
Your mother held back her tears in front of you, never letting you see her vulnerable side

Fools all around
People of naivety and folly everywhere

Do you see how they run
Can you recognize how frantic their behavior is

Soon all their trouble will be gone
Their problems will eventually disappear

You walk with a cane
You move through life with some sort of hindrance or obstacle

In your own sweet way
You face these challenges in a manner unique to yourself

Waiting for snow
Anticipating something beautiful to occur, even if it requires patience and waiting

On a holiday
During a time of celebration and relaxation