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Radiant White
04:31
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Sometimes it's hard
When the world puts you on guard
When the people you know
Hold you up and let go
If you can't find yourself
As the night steals the day
Don't get lost
Don't fade away
If your eyes are tired
And your heart's wearing thin
Just think of the love
You can find yourself in
Our dreams can steal
The images we feel
And leave our bodies bare
To render in dispair
I know that you tried
And your best was denied
It seems it meant more
When we were crying on the floor
I think we both know
We have to let go
I'll still have your light
Of radiant white
Written by Anthony Retka
©2016/2023, all rights reserved.
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2. |
The Other Side
03:33
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I've been waiting on the other side
I've been holding on
The wheels just come right off
I could tell you never come around darlin'
I could tell you: "never come around darling"
You could hold me for a thousand years
I would turn to dust or maybe turn to tears
It's not what you say, it's how you want to say it
It's not what you do, but how you want to play it
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know where you hide
I've been waiting on the other side
I've been waiting on the other side
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know what you do
I've been waiting here for you
I've been waiting here for you
Go on get into the other car
Drive away from here, and drive away really far
I don't ever want to see you again
Don't even want to be your best friend
I will go back where I hide out best
And you'll believe that I failed another test
It's not what you say, it's how you want to say it
It's not what you do, but how you want to play it
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know where you hide
I've been waiting on the other side
I've been waiting on the other side
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know what you do
I've been waiting here for you
I've been waiting here for you
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know where you hide
I've been waiting on the other side
I've been waiting on the other side
Oh, my babe, I know where you go
I know what you do
I've been waiting here for you
I've been waiting here for you
I've been waiting here for you
Written by Anthony Retka ©2016/2023
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3. |
Walk Away
04:29
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He comes around 'cause you love him madly
And he leaves his heart outside the door
He's gone again when you need him badly
All you want is a little more
He's twisted your heart out
Your chest is aching; you can't even find your breath
But what good is love when
It's slowly dying a sad and painful death?
So, come on, dear
If you're not happy here
You don't have to stay
Embrace the love that's all around you
And walk away
I know he's told you he can't live without you
But he leaves you there to live alone
You can't have love when it's not open
When you don't feel it in every bone
So, come on, dear
If you're not happy here
You don't have to stay
Embrace the love that's all around you
And walk away
So a shadow consumes you
And light is deflected off your body and off your soul
If he really cares for you
He will let go of you and give you back the love he stole
So, come on, dear
If you're not happy here
You don't have to stay
Embrace the love that's all around you
And walk away
Written by Anthony Retka ©2023
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4. |
Don't Know How
03:38
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I've cradled my heart in a thousand ways
Looked for reasons in passing days
When light becomes a fuzzy haze
And my skull's consumed by a mindless maze
When dreams are all that I dream about
And you are what I cannot do without
It's hard to know I'm the only one
Inside this room where there is no doubt
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
To escape my heart and turn back now
Well, it came to me as such a surprise
When I felt the depth of your open eyes
And I know the kindness that you can give
In the way that you care, in the way that you live
I've watched your light just flicker and dim
But never go out when you think of him
It shines right through each and every friend
Gets brighter with each loving word you send
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
To escape my heart and turn back now
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
I know I love you, I don't know how
To escape my heart and turn back now
Well, everything is better when you're near
And friendship doesn't have to end here
A love song can be made of anything
I don't say it well, so I sing
And I guess when our bones are raptured and gone
Or ashes in the rising dawn
There will be a place where we belong
In the fields and forests and fortresses strong
No more reasons to explain away
The reasons a person can never stay
Or understand you in any way
Because of something you couldn't say
I know I love you, and I know how
I know I love you, and I know how
I know I love you, and I know how
To escape my heart and turn back now
I know I love you, I always will
I know I love you, I always will
I know I love you, I always will
When the evening's quiet and the wind is still
*Written by Anthony Retka
**Anthony Retka Music ©2016/2023, all rights reserved
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5. |
Beautiful Your Colors
03:23
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It wasn't long before I knew that your sadness would last a while
I saw the darkness hide behind the shadow of your smile
And oh, I know it hurts so bad; so sanctified and sad
But there there is love inside of every tear you cry
Beautiful your colors
Beautiful your pain
Beautiful the tears
That fall ever slowly in refrain
You woke up inside the darkness and you told me about the dreams
That get inside your head like mirrors reflecting laser beams
And oh, I know it hurts so bad; so sanctified and sad
But there there is love inside of every tear we cry
Beautiful your colors
Beautiful your pain
Beautiful the tears
That fall ever slowly in refrain
Beautiful your colors
Beautiful your pain
Beautiful the tears
That fall ever slowly in refrain
Written by Anthony Retka
Anthony Retka Music ©2016/2023
anthonyretka.com
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6. |
Fading in the Light
03:28
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I'm standing, reaching out for your hand
Concrete turns to quicksand and there's nothing left for me
And I'm failing to see the point you're making
Oh, my heart is shaking, and it's scaring me
'Cause I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
'Cause I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
Well, I'm drowning, looking to an empty shore
Trying to ignore the raging storm inside of me
I'm embracing all the people facing
The darkness that deceives
And still everyone believes
Well, I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
Yeah, I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
Running so fast
Trying to get to where the rivers flows
I got a pain in my back
And the pain just comes and goes
Yeah, I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
Yeah, I'm fading in the light
And there's nothing left in sight
And I'm holding on so tight
Won't someone rescue me?
Written by Anthony Retka ©2016/2023
All rights reserved.
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7. |
The Strangest Thing
03:38
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Come on, dear
Listen here
I've got you where I need you
You look sad
From the feelings you had
Can't you just open up to
The things that break you down
And loneliness that follows you 'round
So, you confound
With sight and sound
And ask the strangest things
Who am I
To reply
And what good is the answer it brings
I hope you know
That when I go
It's not because I want to
If it's all the same
I can blame
The feelings that tell me I want you
I know it's extreme
But in every dream
You can just drift away
The walls might move
And you will disapprove
But it'll happen anyway
When you change your dress
Is it any less
Appealing than what's true
Just understand
What seems beyond your command
Is somewhere inside of you
Written by Anthony Retka
©2016, all rights reserved
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8. |
In the End
04:56
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In the End
Everybody's out to get their own
I can see the panic in the hearts that only turn to stone
I feel trapped inside this fortress that's collapsing 'round
There's no love when there's no common ground
But I don't have all the answers
And I don't think they can be found
I've been fighting with my own shadow
The world has cast me in its light
What if I reject the glowing halo
That every fire-breathing leader wants to ignite
I got my own conscience
I got my own prayers
You can fake pity on
Someone who really cares
'Cause in the end we are all alone
But we've got our hearts and we dare not cast the first stone
There's a sun that shines so bright, it gives way to the moonlight
And the power of the night can lead you home
Yeah, the power of the night can lead you home
I've heard the story told a million ways
A new world war can lead us to the end of days
I've got pictures from another time and place
Where people did more than take up all their useless space
I got my own conscience
I got my own prayers
You can fake pity on
Someone who really cares
'Cause in the end we are all alone
But we've got our hearts and we dare not cast the first stone
There's a sun that shines so bright, it gives way to the moonlight
And the power of the night can lead you home
Yeah, the power of the night can lead you home
They've got their own conscience
They've got their own prayers
They can fake pity on
Someone who really cares
'Cause in the end we are all alone
But we've got our hearts and we dare not cast the first stone
There's a sun that shines so bright, it gives way to the moonlight
And the power of the night can lead you home
In the end we are all alone
But we've got our hearts and we dare not cast the first stone
There's a sun that shines so bright, it gives way to the moonlight
And the power of the night can glad you home
Yeah, the power of the night can glad you home
Yeah, the power of the night can glad you home!
Written by Anthony Retka ©2016/2023
All rights reserved
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9. |
Where Do You Go
05:00
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I've asked a million times it seems
I know it's only in my dreams
I know it's probably wrong
But I don't care, my nights are long
And it's a funny kind of thing
When you're the only one to sing
When there are two who do it well
But only one of us can tell
Where do you go when you sleep
Where do you hide all the things that you keep
What do you think of late at night
When your eyes meet the burned out starlight
Where do you go?
What do the lines on your hands say
What are the notes you have on display
The walls around you seem to care
Though the plaster has fallen bare
And there are moments on a stage
When your voice calms all the rage
When your eyes look right back
Beyond the light, beyond the black
Where do you go when you sleep
Where do you hide all the things that you keep
What do you think of late at night
When your eyes meet the burned out starlight
Where do you go?
Where do you go?
I know we don't see eye to eye
Beyond the clouds, beyond the sky
But I think there's always more
If you knock upon my door
I've watched you talk about your day
Your hands always give it away
And your songs do it too
As you shift in and out of view
Where do you go when you sleep
Where do you hide all the things that you keep
What do you think of late at night
When your eyes meet the burned out starlight
Where do you go?
Where do you go?
Written by Anthony Retka ©2016/2023
AJR Music Publishing
anthonyretka.com
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10. |
Another Side
00:44
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11. |
Atmosphere
05:48
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Why should I cry my through a lonely afternoon?
Why should I feel so bad when I fall asleep with the moon?
Love can be hard to hold when it's trying to get away
Nothing can be more bold than putting it on display
I let myself down by believing everyone's point of view
Their mirrors reflected each crooked line I drew
There are moments when I can feel my skin age
I get caught in the words I put down on the page
We are all moving through the same atmosphere
Shifting inside the light and collapsing in fear
Why should we hold ourselves like the world is gonna die?
Our bones just bend and ache while we hold on beneath the sky
I guess it's always been that way - for a thousand years
Everyone loses faith but the heartache soon disappears
We are all moving through the same atmosphere
Shifting inside the light and collapsing in fear
I love how you look when you're happy, and while you smile
The depths of my darkness become a shining light for a while
When I'm alone at night and my mind is quiet and still
The dreams inside my head become the holes I have to fill
We are all moving through the same atmosphere
Shifting inside the light and collapsing in fear
We are all moving through the same atmosphere
Shifting inside the light and collapsing in fear
Written by Anthony Retka ©2016/2023 AJR Music, all rights reserved
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12. |
Radiant Light
00:47
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13. |
From her to Me
05:30
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From Her to Me
I approached you with a madness
You cut me off at the knees
You stole every single secret we ever had
Before we were twenty-three
Under a soft blanket
Beneath your photo book
You saved everything I ever gave ya
But you never let me take a look
'Cause I'm not what you're looking for
I'm not what you need
I've only become your crutch
To hold you up when you bleed
Now my guns are a blazin'
And my mouth is explodin'
I can feel the wrecking ball rollin'
Tearing down everything you've stolen
But you keep a small picture
Right there in your back pocket
Ah, that's okay now by me baby
You know I'm not gonna knock it
And anyway you probably found a way to lock it
And anyway you probably found a way to lock it
And anyway you probably found a way to lock it from me
I'm not what you're looking for
I'm not what you need
I've only become your crutch
To hold you up when you bleed
Well....well....
I'm not what you're looking for
I'm not what you need
I've only become your crutch
To hold you up when you bleed
Written by Anthony Retka ©2007/2016/2023
All rghts reserved.
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Walk Away [Acoustic Mix]
04:22
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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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