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And So I Wish You Well [EPs & Singles 2014​-​2022]

by Anthony Retka

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1.
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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Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) 03:10
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Lullaby 03:24
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Everything Is Good [Live] 04:42
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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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Forever To Live [Piano Version] 03:25
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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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This is a compilation album that includes all of my EPs and Singles from 2014 to 2022. It seemed right to take all the songs that never found a home on an album and put them in one place. What's more, this release includes a fully stripped-down live version of "Everything Is Good" -- a song I wrote and recorded with my previous band, Tone and Niche. There are a few other gems in the track list as well! Enjoy the music!
-Anthony Retka

*Special thanks to Matthew Wisotsky - friend, art designer, and promoter.*

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released February 11, 2023

Moonglow written by Irving Mills and Will Hudson
Embraceable You written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) written by Neil Young ©1978
Cover songs licensed by Easy Song Licensing ©2020/2022
All other songs written by Anthony Retka ©2014-2023
AR Music Publishing Group ©2023
All rights reserved. Anthony Retka ©2023

Anthony Retka - Lead & harmony vocals, bass guitar, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion

Guest Musicians:
Nate Brent on electric guitars (1,7,11)
Tom Alter on guitars (2,10)
Takashi Iio on upright bass & electric bass (1,2,6,10,12)
Drew Schultz on drums, percussion, fender rhodes piano (1,2,4,7,9,10,11)
Kelly Joy Dieterlen on back-up vocals (5,7,11)
Emily Rose on back-up vocals (5)
Rebecca Cameron on back-up vocals (6)
Kate Hinote on back-up vocals (1,12)
Mark Kowal on piano (16)
Nicole Varga on viola (4,8)
Aaron Markovitz on mandolin (6)
Vlad Tobin on lead guitar (2)
Track 1 mixed and mastered by Drew Schultz
Tracks 6,8,12 mixed and mastered by Tony Hamera
Tracks 2,3,4,5,7 9,10,11,13,14,16 mixed by Anthony Retka; mastered by Drew Schultz
Track 15 recorded, mixed, and mastered by Eric Oppitz at Corktown Studios in Detroit, MI
Artwork by Matthew Wisotsky ©2023
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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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