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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Single], And So I Wish You Well [EPs & Singles 2014-2022], Anthony Retka & Kate Hinote | Six Songs [Live EP], It'll Pass [First Album - 1999], Christmas Is Here (Featuring Rebecca Cameron)[Single], November Fall [Single], Only Fools [Single], Don't Look Back in Anger (Featuring Takashi Iio & Raven Grey) [Single], and 14 more.
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Forever To Live
03:51
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When you needed a garden
I dug into the earth and planted you flowers
And when I needed to talk about my day
You opened up your heart and you listened for hours
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
And when you needed to unwind in Spring
I painted you that old white swing
And when you needed to mourn your past
I wanted to hold you and let my love last
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
And when we needed each other in the night
We collapsed into the sheets, in the dark, beyond the light
It was more than we could understand
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Forever to live
Written by Anthony Retka ©2021/2023
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Moonglow
03:41
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Stars Fell From The Sky
02:29
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I don't believe in love at first sight
Though I felt it when we first met
And even though it didn't always feel right
I don't have any regret
And I don't believe in star-crossed lovers
And I really don't know why
But every time you reached for me in the dark
The stars fell from the sky
Oh, the stars fell from the sky
And lit up the darkness when we said goodbye
And I don't believe in soulmates forever
Where our two spirits can dwell
But I saw the face of God in your eyes
And the difference between heaven and hell
And so I wish you well...
Oh, the stars fell from the sky
And lit up the darkness when we said goodbye
Written by Anthony Retka ©2020/2023
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City Sets In
02:20
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The city sets in and it's tragic
So I might be gone today
Yeah, I might be gone today
🎶
Old futures end with new ideas
And time drinks all my champagne
Still I might be gone today
🎶
So who listens when you find your head
And you'd wished that you'd stayed in bed
Well, don't you know...
Baby, Summer's comin' soon
🎶
I heard it coming as I landed my feet
I saw the wanting and I felt the heat
Like a madness that slept inside me
I forced a blow to its teeth
And I can't breathe
So who listens when you find your head
And you'd wished that you'd stayed in bed
Well, don't you know...
Baby, Summer's comin' soon
🎶
In my life all was quiet
But in my head I never tried it
And my anxious heart is passing away
Still, I might be gone today
🎶
Written by Anthony Retka ©2000/2015/2023
AJR Music Publishing Group ©2023
All rights reserved
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Empire
03:59
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If I could look at all the things I've left in the past
Stack each brick that held any mass
Ball up every pillow case
That I cried into when I was out of place
I would assemble my own empire
I would assemble my own empire
I would assemble my own empire
I've seen my flag waving high
Nearly in the sky
Nearly in the way of my sight
It's burnin' bright
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I couldn't see myself too clear
Looked in the eyes of a broken mirror
Nothin' came back at me
I'm trippin' over everything I see
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I wonder how I will die
I wonder if you'll cry
Maybe you'll be gone as well
Trippin' over everything we fell
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
I burned my own empire down
Down!
Down!
Down!
Written by Anthony Retka ©2010/2020/2023 | All Rights Reserved
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Don't Look Back In Anger
04:41
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The Picture I Paint
03:30
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Well, you cut with a knife and gets pretty close
To the truth of my life and it's a heavy dose
I don't expect you to fashion any blade for me
'Cause I still don't understand everything I see
So you hide all your words with a poisonous quip
Because the cracks are bleeding out on your upper lip
And I don't expect you to save a kiss for me
Now I understand, it wasn't meant to be
You're like a lion with no place to roar
Never really knowing what you have in store
Come on already, it's become a bore
And I think you know me better than you did before
Well, every text comes through like a fantasy
Thoughtful words that reflect like poetry
But poems are just words that connect each thought
And I bet you're feeling foolish 'cause babe, you've been caught
I'm gonna call it the end 'cause I'm getting brave
I have this corner of the world I have to save
And if you think I'm rising up like a pompous saint
You best believe it, babe, that's the picture I paint
The devil's at my door and he's a scary fate
And heaven opens up for me to pass through the gate
But faith is a struggle and I swear it's true
Whatever we believe, honey, I'll always love you
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November Fall
04:28
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Maybe
03:56
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Embraceable You
03:35
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Lonely
04:48
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Only Fools
02:54
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Lullaby
03:24
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I am lost
It's a building in the forest
I am lost
Ever wanna die
But you scared that your mama would cry
It's peaceful like a building
And you don't know why
I've got tricks up my sleeve
And wild web to weave
In a place where I believe
Everything is good
Everything is good
I'm a line
It's a tightrope in the sky
Well, I'm a lie
Ever wanna drink
Cause it doesn't let you think
It's peaceful like a line in the sky
But I've got tricks up my sleeve
And wild web to weave
In a place where I believe
Everything is good
Everything is good
I was in a dream
And my ghost was there
Near a river, some river unknown
I looked into the dark
I saw a single meadowlark
And every chill escaped from every bone
But I've got tricks up my sleeve
And wild web to weave
In a place where I believe
Everything is good
Everything is good
Everyone is good
Everyone is good
Anthony Retka ©2023
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When you needed a garden
I dug into the earth and planted you flowers
And when I needed to talk about my day
You opened up your heart and you listened for hours
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
And when you needed to unwind in Spring
I painted you that old white swing
And when you needed to mourn your past
I wanted to hold you and let my love last
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
And when we needed each other in the night
We collapsed into the sheets, in the dark, beyond the light
It was more than we could understand
And I never cared for a moment
I was happy to be with you and give
I just thought we'd have forever
Forever to live
Written by Anthony Retka ©2021/2023
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Anthony Retka Detroit, Michigan
Detroit-born songwriter and musician, Anthony Retka, has spent the last 20 years writing and performing music that has helped etch his place in the Detroit music scene. He has toured the United States - from Nashville to St. Louis and Chicago to New York. Anthony has independently released his music in a string of Singles, EPs, and Albums, including four albums with his former band, Tone & Niche. ... more
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