Heart

from Nobody's Woman by IVA

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This song is dedicated to the memory of my friend Eric Swayze, and to his beautiful family.

lyrics

You stepped up to the mark
You didn’t let it show
But we all know
What it is you face
And we’ve all got it made

Oh we all make mistakes
But you are just so brave

You can fight it
You can right it
But you can never set it straight
You don’t mind it
Hide behind it
You always kept the pace
You don’t run away from what’s so hard
You just gave all you gave it heart

And we can hardly wait
When everything’s alright
When you’re not fine

We knew you as a kid
But now I understand
What you did

How you went oh so far
While we were backing out the car

You can fight it
You can right it
But you can never set it straight
You don’t mind it
Hide behind it
You always kept the pace
You don’t run away from what’s so hard
You just gave it all, you gave it heart

(spoken)
I remember there was this one kid, Jeff
He made fun of everyone
But he never took you on

Sometimes I walk away
But you never backed down no you never ever changed your pace
For you it’s hard to walk
But we all talk
And talk and talk and talk until there's nothing left but

You could have walked away
But you don't make mistakes

You can fight it
You can right it
But you can never set it straight
You don’t mind it
Hide behind it
You always kept the pace

You don’t run away from what’s so hard
You just gave it all you gave it heart
I’d like to hold you in my arms
But now it’s too late now you’re gone ...

credits

from Nobody's Woman, released March 3, 2023
words and music by IVA

produced by Ross Bellenoit
engineered and mixed by Doug Raus
additional engineering Mariah Reilly
mastered and additional recording by Sean Svadlenak
Ross Bellenoit, guitar, bells, castinets
Sam Nobles, bass
Jaron Olevsky, keys
Matt Scarano, drums

recorded at Turtle Studios, Philadelphia, PA

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IVA Brooklyn, New York

IVA is a vocalist & songwriter with an evocative, cinematic feel to her music. An eclectic artist, she moves seamlessly between genres with her powerful dreamlike voice. She’s been tapped “Who’s Next” by M Musicians Magazine, “supremely talented” by Guitar World’s Acoustic Nation, & featured in Billboard. Weyes Blood and Caroline Polachek are musical kin. ... more

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