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Fickle Heart

by Ira Wolf

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1.
Can't Say 03:24
Well I can't say how and I can't say why I can just say, "Goodbye" I look at you and I'm tongue-tied But I can't say how, I can't say why Can't say where and I can't say when I can't say I'll see you again But you're everywhere I've ever been And I can't say where, I can't say when ‘Cause all we had is all but gone And words don't make it right All we are is all but wrong And all the wrong words rhyme Can't say how and I can't say why I've said it a thousand times You're all the reasons I live and die But I can't say how, I can't say why 'Cause all we had is all but gone And words don't make it right All we are is all but wrong And all the wrong words rhyme Can't say when, I can't say who But I can say he'll be nothing like you And he'll love me the way that I loved you But I can't say when, I can't say who 'Cause all we've had is all but gone And words don't make it right All we are is all but wrong And all the wrong words rhyme Can't say how, I can't say why I should just say, “Goodbye" But God only know I've tried And I can't say how, I can't say why No, I can't say how, I can't say why I just can't say how, I can’t say why
2.
You find your way into my blood You are the one that's one too much And never enough You'll be my morning-after headache You'll be my help-me-forget-this heartbreak Just like poison in my veins You're poison in my veins I trust the words I shouldn't say Like alcohol running to my brain You're just poison in my veins You are the kiss I should forget My one night gone too far My favorite accident I prayed the morning wouldn't break 'Cause what more can my pride take When there's poison in my veins You're poison in my veins I trust the words I shouldn't say Like alcohol running to my brain You're just poison in my veins And you make me dizzy You make me somebody that I don't even know And you keep me spinning But I drink you in still, I bring you in still I keep you in, and you keep me warm But I will ache with you when it's dawn again 'Cause I will wake and you'll be gone again Just like poison Poison in my veins You're poison in my veins You're that bittersweet taste on my lips Can't get you outta my brain You're just poison in my veins And I can't stay away From poison in my veins Poison in my veins
3.
You say "Jump," and I'm fifteen feet up You say "Come," and you know that I'll run But I say "Please," you say you've heard enough So it seems I never get to say much But this isn't what I thought love was supposed to be You don't give a damn, Danny But you take a damn lot from me You don't give a damn, Danny But you're wearing my heart on your sleeve And I keep giving and you keep taking Everything that you can But you take a damn lot for a man that don't give a damn You only call 'cause you know I'm gonna be there You want it all but you know that ain't fair And I keep sayin, "Don't you ever come back around" But you turn on the charm when my guard is down So you get what you want, I barely live on what I need You don't give a damn, Danny But you take a damn lot from me You don't give a damn, Danny But you're wearing my heart on your sleeve And I keep giving and you keep taking Everything that you can But you take a damn lot for a man that don't give a damn And I give (give) And I give (give) And I give and you take, and I give and you take (give) And I give (give) And I give (give) And I give (give) And I give and you take, and I give and you take (give) And I give, and I give, and I give You don't give a damn, Danny But you take a damn lot from me You don't give a damn, Danny But you take what you please Still I keep giving and you keep taking Everything that you can But you take a damn lot for a man that don't give a damn Oh, I just give a damn lot and Danny don’t give a damn
4.
They told me that my life was headed for the devil And I asked them "What's a life if you're living like you're dead?” They started praying, they were saying "Well we hope you'll be forgiven” And even though I listened I never heard a word they said Guess I was born to be a sinner I was born to be free I was born to dance on two left feet So I kept on walking, I started talking with the devil And I asked him "What's a life if you live it like you're dead?” He took my soul and he washed it in a whiskey river I took his hand, we stood back And watched the banks turn red 'Cause I was born to be a sinner I was born to be free I was born to dance on two left feet And raised up to be the rebel I was made with a little bit of fire, you see I guess it's always been the devil and me If I hear those angels singing my song Well I’ll shiver 'Cause I know they won't be coming here For anybody else But I won't pray, I've made my grave And I'll sleep in it If there's a heaven, Lord, I'm headed straight for hell 'Cause I was born to be a sinner I was born to be free I was born to dance on two left feet And raised up to be the rebel I was blind but now I see I guess it's always been the devil and me
5.
Won't Talk 04:33
I'm gonna kick myself awake when this buzz wears off And lay here in the shame of your arms And I'll keep my eyes low If you keep your eyes low I won't talk if you won't talk We can walk away in the morning I won't call if you won't call We both know it's nothing more than I'm just drunk and you're just drunk We wake up with guilt in our bones And these shameful souls I won't talk if you won’t She's gonna wonder where you've been But you won't tell her My friends will all just turn their heads ‘Cause they know better And I'll keep my eyes low If you keep your mouth closed I won't talk if you won't talk No one wants to know what we've done I won't call if you won't call We both know another night comes And I'll be drunk, you'll be drunk We'll end up down this same road No one needs to know So I won't talk if you won't ’Cause this isn't love we're making, only taking I'm just hating everything this is Everything we've been I know that I am weak I can’t believe I’ve had a need to feel the way I felt Underneath your spell When I'm lonesome, you're lonesome Then I won't talk and you won't talk And we'll just walk away And I won't call 'cause you don't call There's nothing left to say But when I'm drunk, and when you’re drunk And all we want is something to hold Take me home Then I won't talk if you won't No, I won't talk if you won't I won't talk if you won't
6.
In the Dark 04:06
There are monsters underneath my bed Keep me up all night and scared to death 'Cause I hear them scream In my dreams There are skeletons living in my head Locked in closets that were never opened 'Til you held me How you held me I've done it this time Lost my mind You’re haunting my heart Just like a demon in the dark There's a ghost inside my bones talking like you Whispering secrets of the things you do When you are all alone You are all I know I've done it this time Lost my mind You’re haunting my heart Just like a demon in the dark I hear those voices in my head Down the hallways always footsteps You're in my head It's all in my head I've done it this time Lost my mind You’re haunting my heart Just like a demon in the dark I've done it this time Gone and lost my mind So have my heart ‘Cause you’re the demon in the dark
7.
Fickle Heart 03:21
My heart, my heart, my fickle heart Longs for sun and lays in the dark Aims for love and misses the mark My heart, my heart, my fickle heart My feet, my feet, my tired feet Have carried my fast and far in retreat But now I'm kicking myself to sleep With my feet, my feet, my tired feet My mind, my mind, my restless mind Is caught on the bridges I've left in flames behind Every step overthought and analyzed 'Til I lose my mind In the cold sweats underneath the sheets I was trembling with dreams I hate to dream You stayed awake, clutching my face Trying to save my teeth Now I grind them to dust My bones, my bones, my aching bones Are broken and bruised from your sticks and stones But your words put the knife in my soul Leaving just bones, aching bones And my fickle heart doesn't have a home To rest these bones, aching bones Now I'm just bones, bones

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Raised in the mountains of Montana, Ira Wolf grew up with a love of folk music and story telling. Her passion led her around the world, eventually taking her to Nashville on the adventure of a lifetime, and inspiring the material for 'Fickle Heart'.
Ira takes from her own experiences and pairs her love of honest lyrics with unique and catchy new-folk melodies, bringing her debut record to life.

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released September 4, 2014

All songs written and performed by Ira Wolf
Produced, mixed, and engineered by The Recording People, (aka) Becky DiPaola and Sean Woestehoff
Drums and Percussion: Elton Charles
Upright Bass: Will Cafaro
Pedal Steel and Lap Steel: Chris Lippincott
Fiddle: Maria Kowalski
Fiddle on “In the Dark”: Camille Faulkner
Banjo: Andy Ellison
Dobro: Kurt Ozan
Mandolin, Celeste and Background Vocals on “Can’t Say” “Give a Damn Danny” and “The Devil and Me”: Becky DiPaola
Fender Rhodes, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar on “Poison in My Veins”, and Background Vocals on “Give a Damn Danny” and “The Devil and Me”: Sean Woestehoff
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals: Ira Wolf
Recorded at 1092 Studios, The Sound Emporium and Quad Studios in Nashville, TN
Assisted by Matt Lombardi, Jordan Harrell, and Brett Lind
Printed at We Make Tapes in Nashville, TN
Artwork: Mova, (aka) Matt Osborn
Graphic Design: Ira Wolf
Funded by Brad Roset, Georgia Mullikin & 70 Kickstarter backers

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Since she began touring in 2014, Ira Wolf has performed on stages across six continents while living in her beloved camper van.

After stepping away from music for a few years to prioritize her mental health, Ira released her fourth studio album Rock Bottom in 2023 and continues to tour across the U.S. and internationally.
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