Seven Matches
Gord Downie * Track #3 On Secret Path
Download "Seven Matches"
Album Secret Path
Seven Matches by Gord Downie
Release Date
Performed by
Gord DownieProduced by
Kevin Drew & Dave HamelinWrited by
Gord DownieAbout
When Chanie Wenjack ran away from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, he brought along only seven matches to keep him warm in the harsh Canadian weather. “Seven Matches” interprets the journey of these matches on Wenjack’s (ultimately futile) escape to home.
Seven Matches Lyrics
[Verse]
She gave me matches
Seven wooden matches
She put them into a small, slim glass jar
With a screw-top lid
And I fingered that jar
I put it in my pocket
She said, ‘Can't go into the woods without them'
I smiled at her and left
[Pre-Chorus]
And I kept them dry
[Chorus 1]
And as long as there were six
I'd be fine
As long as there were five
Matches in that jar
[Post-Chorus 1]
Mile after mile
On the chick-chick chick-chick sound of the matches
On the memory of her smile
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept them dry
[Chorus 2]
And as long as there were five
I'd be fine
As long as there were four
Matches in a jar
[Post-Chorus 2]
With a screw-top lid
I know she did not mean to hurt my feelings
But that's what she did
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept them dry
[Chorus 3]
And as long as there were three
I'd be fine
As long as there were two
Matches in that jar
Seven Matches Q&A
Who wrote Seven Matches's ?
Seven Matches was written by Gord Downie.
Who produced Seven Matches's ?
Seven Matches was produced by Kevin Drew & Dave Hamelin.
When did Gord Downie release Seven Matches?
Gord Downie released Seven Matches on Tue Oct 18 2016.