The Heart is the Last Thing to Go

from Rodeo by Ingrid MacDonald

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Words and Music by Ingrid MacDonald
Produced and mixed by Gavin Gardiner at All Day Coconut
Mastered by Heather Kirby

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The Heart is the Last Thing to Go

Got you a priest, you refused to speak
Didn't feel like talking

Ground beneath your feet opened to the deep
No strength left for walking

Pounding inside your chest
Like angels breaking their chains

The setting sun is like a golden rose
The heart is the last thing to go

Didn't speak to him for four long years
Now he’s standing in your doorway

You could take back all the cruel things you said
But that would not be your way

Watching you try to catch your breath
While you pretend nothing's wrong

The setting sun is like a golden rose
The heart is the last thing to go

He stayed with you all through that night
Changed the sheets when you soaked through

At the edge of the gossamer of life
You let him get close to

Maybe you’d been holding on
The next day you were gone

The setting sun is like a golden rose
The heart is the last thing to go

The setting sun is like a golden rose
The heart is the last thing to go

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from Rodeo, released May 23, 2023
"The Heart is the Last Thing to Go": Ingrid MacDonald: vocals; Gavin Gardiner: guitar, bass, Mellotron; John Showman: fiddle; Ben Whiteley: cello

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Ingrid MacDonald Toronto, Ontario

A fearless songwriter with a singular voice, Ingrid MacDonald's debut album, Rodeo, demonstrates just how good it is to hear songs with strong melodies and brilliant lyrics. Ingrid draws from the roots of bluegrass and is joined by top shelf musicians in this superb entry into the folk music scene.
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