This Heart ~ Dan Fogelberg [ CC ]

"This Heart" from "Full Circle" album (released 2003) was written by Dan Fogelberg for his wife Jean Fogelberg.
"It's a very positive song. I wrote it for my wife Jeanie. People should be able to go on and improve in their life. I want to encourage people that, no matter what life dishes you, you've got to go on and it gets better. That's what this song is about. It evolved from the mid-'90s to the late '90s."
His wife, Jean, a former professional musician herself, and bassist Kenny Passarelli, add backing vocals on two tracks, "This Heart" and the defining artistic statement, "Icarus Ascending."
If the ride that his been his career were to end today, "Full Circle" would be a natural place for that to happen, he suggests. "It has a kind of final feeling to me. It would really be a wonderful way to end, going all the way back to where I started. It feels very complete. It feels like a great place to conclude what I started with 'Home Free' (in 1972). I hope you can see improvement in my songwriting over the years. I hope people can see I am a more mature or better songwriter than I was when I wrote 'Home Free,' " he says. "From my perspective, if I don't keep improving and challenging myself I might as well quit."
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This Heart (Lyrics)

CHORUS
This heart - this heart
Has been beaten down and battered
This heart - this heart
Has been torn apart and scattered
But what's left of this heart of mine
I will lay down in your hands
'Cause in the light of your love
This heart still stands

Well I'd been walking down a one way street
Filled with sorrow and confusion
Searching every single face I'd meet
For some heaven I could hold
And when I felt like I was running dry
And love was always gonna pass me by
You brought me out of the rain and in from the cold

Repeat CHORUS

Well I believe for every wayward soul
Crying out for its completion
There's another that will make it whole
That's just waiting to be found
And I confess that I was losing faith
And I'd all but given up the chase
When you took hold of my heart and turned it around

Repeat CHORUS

(After instrumental)
What's left of this heart of mine I will lay down in your hands
'Cause in the light of your love this heart still stands

Repeat CHORUS
Fade.....

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[JMEagle101]

Dear DanFans: I redo this video, to include more picture of Dan and his beloved wife Jean, like Dan said in his interview, this is a positive song, I hope the new video "This Heart ~ Dan Fogelberg" will bring their happy memories to you all, enjoy !

[ouiseldarnoc]

JMEagle, thanks for the awesome videos. They are truly fitting of Dan's music.

Does the house shown near the end of this video belong to Dan and Jean? If so it's just one more part of Dan's life that echoes my own.

[JMEagle101]

@ouiseldarnoc Thank you for loving it, Yes, it's the Mountain Bird Ranch. This is a very positive song, Dan want to encourage us that, no matter what life dishes out, we've got to go on and it gets better. That's what this song is about. Thank you Dan!

[sprodell]

Wonderful video! Do you know when that Vanity Fair magazine issue came out?

[JMEagle101]

I found it, December 1999

thanks for your favorite!

[mortgagestar1]

I have been in the military since 1982 and have seen many sad things. Yet, in Iraq while listening to Dan's music my eyes teared for the first time on the battlefield. Losing a beautiful soul as Dan's is so bitter. I always introduce his music to the young military members and they are so thankful and new fans! My prayers and thoughts go out to his lovely widow , family, friends and other fans.

[DANSFANFOREVER]

Bill....there are no words to describe the beauty of this video...so many wonderful candid shots of Dan and Jean...a beautiful memorial to a beautiful man and his great love. Thank you Bill. It's beautiful. :-)

[gva0917]

28AUG2010 Dan Fogelberg Memorial Garden dedication in Peoria IL

[chkjns]

@gva0917 - Party in Peoria, IL on Aug 28, 2010 - memorial garden to be dedicated in Dan's memory!

[gva0917]

In a world that has its fair share of talent. Fogelberg always did and will remain at the top. I don't believe many have the voice, creativity, soul, and beauty of Dan Fogelberg. There can be do doubt he was in possession of a beautiful soul. His spirituality shown threw in so much of what he created; I have no doubt that from his place now within the "river of souls" he is aware of how much he is missed. I believe somehow, surely, he must be. Dan Fogelberg was a beautiful man. Thak you.

[ouiseldarnoc]

@JMEagle101 Wow have you been reading my facebook? If not than you are psychic? I've been in need of uplifting lately which is why I've turned, as always, to Dan's music. That and the word of God. Though not comparing them, I do believe the Lord gives us gifts to help others and Dan certainly was gifted.

[MrJonk1969]

wow, what a great song. i'm still sad and somewhat can't believe that dan is gone. thanks for all the great music, dan. missing you. RIP

[Imapeach1]

This is one song I haven't been able to listen to in a few years,since it reminds me that this "wayward soul" lost its' counterpart in 2005. Dan's lyrics have a way of reaching deep and reminding us all of what really matters in this life. Love never dies;you take it with you,and the spirit remembers. blessings to all of you! And thanks so very much for posting this.

[TheReach1]

The woman that rescued Dan's heart must be one very special and one brave lady to go through his illness with Dan and to watch him leave this earth insuch a tragic way. My heart goes out to her....she shelterd him and we owe her our love..