Born outside Montreal, in Sweetsburg, Quebec, Miles grew up in a musical home. Her father played the harmonica and listened to his jazz collection while her mother was a lover of both opera and country music. During her elementary school years, Miles learned guitar, violin, flute and piano. She began performing in public at around the age of sixteen and when she was in her early twenties she studied with an opera singer to strengthen her voice and enrolled for a time at Carleton University in Ottawa where she studied classical music history and theory. Years later, Miles put this training to good use while serving as a voice teacher at the Ottawa Folklore Center. While at the center, she taught voice to many students including a then fourteen-year-old Alanis Morrisette. The lessons came just prior to the making of Morrisette’s first album.
Though Miles had been writing her own songs since the age of 10, she didn’t end up recording any of her own material until 1987 when she cut 9 original compositions for a demo at Happyrock Studio in Ottawa. An avid reader and music-lover, those early recordings were inspired by the books she loved to read, and the music she listened to on the radio.
In the early 1990s Miles released a self-titled album plus an additional recording called Chalk This One Up to the Moon. Her composition "Remembrance Day" became part of a nationally-televised video created by the Canadian Armed Forces.
Miles' 1996 album, Slightly Haunted received favorable reviews in the New York Times and was a Billboard Top Ten Pick of the Year.
In 1997 she released the album Night in a Strange Town.
Miles' reunited with collaborator and guitarist Ian LeFeuvre for her 2001 album, Unravel, which won the 2003 Juno award for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo.
Miles was nominated in 2005 for a Canadian Folk Music Awards.
In 2006 Miles recorded the album Love Sweet Love which was released on Red House Records characterized as a "road album". It was recorded with guitarist Ian LeFeuvre and Keith Glass, drummer Peter Von Althen, John Geggiem on bass, James Stephens on violin. It was nominated for a 2006 Juno Award.
In 2008 and 2009 Miles re-recorded her earlier work in a two volume, songbook called Black Flowers.
Her 2010 album Fall for Beauty was nominated at the Juno Awards of 2011 in the Roots & Traditional Album of the year category.
Wrong
Lynn Miles Lyrics
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It has (Em)made you a fool
It has (Fsus2) turned you to stone
It has (G)broken every rule
This love (C)made you a promise
That it (Em)will not keep
It has (Fsus2)taught you to suffer
And that's (C)wrong
So (Em)wrong
Why do you (Fsus2)waste your time
Waste your breath
(G)Spill your tears
On something (C)so wrong
This love (C)gave you sad answers
And a (Em)hurt that won't heal
(Fsus2)Taught you to pretend
It (G)taught you how to steal
This (C)love is your ruler
It treated (Em)just like a king
But it (Fsus2)walked into your life
And it (G)broke everything
And that's (C)so wrong
So (Em)wrong
Why do you (Fsus2)waste your time
Waste your breath
(G)Spill your tears
On something (C)so wrong
Because (Fsus2)love is not a lie
Love is not a game
(G)Love doesn't cheat
It doesn't lay blame
(Fsus2)Love is not bitter
Love is not cold
(G)Love is not a weapon
And it's not (C)bought or sold
This love (C)showed you no mercy
It (Em)gave you no light
(Fsus2)Left you alone
In the (G)middle of the night
This love (C)has no conscience
It just (Em)told you lies
Put a (Fsus2)bruise on your heart
And put (G)tears in your eyes
And that's (C)wrong
So (Em)wrong
Why do you (Fsus2)waste your time
Waste your breath
(G)Spill your tears
On something (C)so wrong
Because (Fsus2)love is not a lie
Love is not a game
(G)Love doesn't cheat
It doesn't lay blame
(Fsus2)Love is not bitter
Love is not cold
(G)Love is not a weapon
And it's no bought or sold
The song "Wrong" by Lynn Miles is a reflection of the tragedy of being in love with someone who does not love you back. The lyrics explain that the love which the author's partner gives is a false one that hurts instead of heals. The lyrics describe the damage done by this bad love and the disillusionment felt by the partner through lines like "This love made you a hunter," "It has taught you to suffer," and "It taught you how to weep." The repeated line of "that's so wrong, so wrong," emphasizes the dissatisfaction that the partner feels with the love they have been given.
The chorus of the song encourages the partner to let go of this love, pointing out that "Love is not a lie...Love is not a weapon, and it's not bought or sold." The lyrics express that real love is something that brings joy and healing, in contrast to the harmful affection that the partner is receiving. The use of violent imagery such as "It put a bruise on your heart," and "It gave you no light," further emphasizes the damage that this love has inflicted on the partner.
Overall, "Wrong" is a song about the pain of unrequited love and the importance of recognizing when a relationship is not healthy. The song encourages individuals to seek out the love they deserve instead of settling for something that causes more harm than joy.
Line by Line Meaning
This love has made you a hunter
Love has turned you into someone who is constantly seeking love and affection
It has made you a fool
Love has made you do irrational things
It has turned you to stone
Love has made you numb and indifferent
It has broken every rule
Love has caused you to disregard societal norms and rules
This love made you a promise
Love gave you false hope and expectations
That it will not keep
Love did not fulfill its promise
It has taught you to suffer
Love has caused you pain and suffering
It has taught you how to weep
Love has made you cry and feel sad
And that's wrong
The way love has treated you is not right
So wrong
Love has caused you so much pain and suffering
Why do you waste your time
Why do you continue to invest in something that is causing you pain
Waste your breath
Why do you continue to talk about something that is hurting you
Spill your tears
Why do you continue to cry over something that is not worth it
On something so wrong
On this love that is not treating you well
This love gave you sad answers
Love did not provide you with the happiness and fulfillment you were looking for
And a hurt that won't heal
Love caused you emotional pain that seems to never go away
Taught you to pretend
Love made you fake your emotions and put on a facade
It taught you how to steal
Love made you take things that were not yours and disregard others' feelings
This love is your ruler
Love controls your actions and emotions
It treated just like a king
Love made you feel important and valuable
But it walked into your life
Love entered your life without your permission or control
And it broke everything
Love destroyed everything that you held dear
Because love is not a lie
Real love is sincere and genuine
Love is not a game
Love is not something to be played with or taken lightly
Love doesn't cheat
Love is faithful and loyal
It doesn't lay blame
Love does not point fingers or blame others for problems
Love is not bitter
Love is not angry or resentful
Love is not cold
Love is warm and caring
Love is not a weapon
Love is not used to hurt or harm others
And it's not bought or sold
True love cannot be bought or exchanged for anything else
This love showed you no mercy
Love was not kind or compassionate towards you
It gave you no light
Love did not bring any happiness or joy into your life
Left you alone
Love abandoned you and made you feel isolated
In the middle of the night
Love left you alone in the darkness and sadness of night
This love has no conscience
Love is not guided by morals or principles
It just told you lies
Love deceived you with false promises and false hope
Put a bruise on your heart
Love hurt you emotionally and caused you pain
And put tears in your eyes
Love made you cry and feel sad
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LYNN MARIE MILES
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