Sessions

My Silence Is The Mirror

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

- William Blake (1794)

A Poison Tree

"Hm 
Boy he's gonna make you feel silly 
willy nilly 
when he's laughing at his own ignorance 
the best disinfectant shines a way 
where cranking egos stumble round 
and denounce 
'fie upon your every why 
and successful sway' 
they say 
as he's laughing at our countenance, saying 
'you're foisting this stake 
and then the next 
give yourselves a break! 
for who can feign such tolerance 
and keep their face 
somewhat straight?'" 

From the top of his head 
the mumbling king did speak 
"Now where is our jester? 
Where is that jester? 
He's been summoned to the hall 
where is that mighty harlequin?" 
"My Lord he's come from afar 
and he's brought bells and concessions 
right from the mall" 
"the mighty court jester 
top of his class you see 
but more so of the arts 

And girl he's gonna make you feel silly 
willy nilly 
Why come and gather 'round
as he's laughing at your ignorance 
and shining his moon 
where you like it and not 
and cranking egos stumble 'bout
on connected dots 
plucking every single brow 
ripe from the thought 
yes the best disinfectant may indeed 
have its spots" 

"Off with his head" 
the raging queen remarked 
boy did he test her 
right from the start 
the mighty court jester 
the one and only court jester 
some say he's swell 
pointless in heaven you think 
pointless in heaven maybe but 
indifferent in hell 
as the mightiest chess piece 
the black and white chess piece 
has turned so red
but the mighty court jester...

Love Varg - The Mighty Harlequin

VA? (Fiskperspektiv)

Berlin

The all-seeing eye makes it clear
that you
you are not welcome here

Why do you say that?
You ought to feel lucky girl
given how much
that I owe you
in this world

So tell me
yes enlighten me
why I'm not welcome here

See I think you are the one
who 
with that sullen glare
is the one who feels shunned
now why do you say that?
you ought to feel guilty boy
given the lot
you stand to gain 
in this void
so tell me
yes enlighten me 
how come you're here?

The All-Seeing Eye

Love Varg - Songwriter & variety singer, illustrator, herbalist, poet and allegedly, a dancer as well - originally from Gotland (*1988), primarily based in Stockholm. Musically active since his 15th summer, Love Varg initially played the percussion and immediately also learned how to sing and play guitar (in subsequent years; the harmonica, ukulele and some piano as well). Main influences were W. A. Mozart, Kurt Cobain and Bob Dylan, and to a lesser but significant extent, Leonard Cohen, Velvet Underground & Nico, Sibylle Baier and others.  
Since May 2008 Love Varg has made many performances at hundreds of concert venues in a host of capacities and constellations, in various cities around the world, for example, Montréal, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Zagora and Varanasi, however, mainly in Stockholm and Visby, the town of his birth. Through the 2010's and 20's he has recorded and released nine albums.

DISCOGRAPHY
Love Varg (2011) - 10 tracks
Tragedier & Travestier (2012) - 8 tracks
Fellow Primates (2014) - 10 tracks
Papa Ol' Regime (2016) - 8 tracks
Hall of Crows: 8 New Songs (2018) - 8 tracks
New Pier Review: Outtakes (2023) - 5 tracks 
Detta Genom Natt & Dag (2023) - 14 tracks
Another Side Of Love (2023) - 15 tracks
Songs From Obscurity (2024) - 11 tracks
New Pier Review: Volume I (2025) - 8 tracks