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What's Left Behind

by This Wild Heart

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Seasons 04:51
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We were sixteen going on old enough to think we knew the world. With your red lips, alcohol, and cigarettes we were damn near invincible We were too young to notice too young to care fascinated by rooms of smoke and mirrors Oh how I wish I was a little bit taller with a voice as loud as the sea everyday we're closer to a little bit older as the seasons come and go so do we Things were different work pulled you away Life took you to a different place we were alone and you promised you'd stay and I know that dreams are hard to come by and forevers just another mistake we were alone and full of faith I watched the leaves change colors I saw the coastline move you were the same as I remembered but we were a different me and you and you said we must have gotten older I said you know that that's not true sometimes the truth hurts but what can you do?
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A Little Too Late 03:36
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She had a taste for the finer things and life She said she wanted more Went out and bought her a diamond ring that i guess she wasn't looking for How was I to know She left with words unspoken That she would go She left me stuck out in the cold How was I to know She got a taste of the city life and I guess she wanted to stay Still think about her from time to time I guess I was a little too late She had a love of the city skyline She dreamt of seeing New York I dreamt of waking with her at my side Instead I found a note on the door She sent a postcard in the mail from LA She told me all about the things she does each day I don't feel i just feel strange She isn't comin' home but I guess thats okay
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She's Not Gonna Go 03:55
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She's something special not just a wannabe how i wanna be there next to her. She keeps me busy thinking of all the things that I wish I could say to her She's not gonna go But can you erase the words Their written on her tongue for anyone that she knows Yeah everybody knows She's something different she's got this glow in her eyes I wonder if she notices mine I hate to say it oh I just hate to know that her sweet melody has been heard before Life ain't easy Livin it up in New York city. release me She's not the one for me. Not even if I tried.
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California 04:24
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She swears by the bible that it has nothing to do with me I knew there would be trouble but not enough for you to leave I said no, not today I can't live my life on cloudy days like these with thought unspoken like scattered leaves So I'll pack my bags and head out west Wish on a star and hope for the best singing California singing California singing California California's just a phone call away She says that it's over we can't seem to get it right one step back and one step forward It's the same thing every night. I just wanna get out of here I just wanna get out of the fray get out of the way
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Goodbye 04:58
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It was one missed call I stayed up all night hoping it was nothing at all She says it's not your fault What about trust I saw through you What about us, you felt it too What about everything you promised me you'd do Just tell me the truth girl I know what you do Well I guess that this is goodbye Don't tell me you've tried all along you were wasting my time I'm fine, I'm fine It was one missed chance I guess you forgot about the ring on your hand She said I don't understand I'm fine, I'm fine

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Within the soul of recorded music is a massive implied space- though there are no notable physical confines to the listening experience, within the music itself there are mountains, stadiums, and the tiniest spaces imaginable. It is significant, in this vein, that Brett Pongratz' newest release, his first since the end of his college rock band Liberty Hall Collective and also the first under his new project This Wild Heart, is simultaneously his more spare and most affecting work to date. Stripped of the pop instrumentation that marked his earlier work, only simple piano and Pongratz' direct and deeply intense voice demands the audience's attention, bringing to light the underlying songwriting chops that have always been at the bedrock of Pongratz' work.

From the labyrinthine mystery of "Seasons" to the bright sun evident in the pop hymn "She's Not Gonna Go", this EP brings to light the fascinating layers of beauty and brashness that can truly be revealed in this stripped-down setting. In This Wild Heart, Pongratz has found an antidote to the rush and anxiousness that surrounds today's pop songwriting. In the smallest spaces, This Wild Heart discovers something enormous, and begins just a small sample of its exploration, a journey that, though it can be taken alone, is all the better with someone by their side.

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released February 28, 2017

Music and lyrics by: Brett Pongratz
Audio recorded by: Brett Pongratz and Myckeal Rake
Mixing by: Joseph Pietz
Mastering by: Austin Ebner at Gator Pit Studios

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This Wild Heart Des Moines, Iowa

This Wild Heart is a piano pop artist from the Midwest. This Wild Heart is similar to Mayday Parade, Ron Pope, and Ben Folds.

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