2025 Competition Entry:

It’s Not Just Fate by Matthew Hartley

Genre

Rock

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Matthew Hartley (songwriter and producer)

Description

https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/741659456/veteran-songwriter-makes-debut-release-with-heartfelt-single-its-not-just-fate/

Bio

Matthew Hartley is a songwriter, musician and producer with over four decades of experience in the rock, country, and Christian genres. A lifelong solo artist, he combines traditional instruments with modern digital tools to create organic, realistic soundscapes. His music reflects a deep commitment to storytelling and a passion for exploring life’s complexities through song.

Lyrics

It’s Not Just Fate
Lyrics by Matthew Hartley

When a moment comes crashing in your life
Takes you away
Takes you away

You try to capture it like those pictures on your wall
Fades away
Fades away

You try to hold it
You can’t ignore it
It’s time we just showed It’s not just fate
That keeps you hanging on

I guess there comes a time when we gotta make our way
Will we live for love
Can we break these chains

The simple fact is we can’t do it on our own
Will we make something of this
Will we let it all go

We try to hold it
We can’t ignore it
It’s time we just showed It’s not just fate
That keeps you hanging on

It’s not just fate that keeps you hanging on
It’s not just fate that keeps you hanging on

Miles behind us
Heaven guides us
But that ain’t enough just to bring it all back again
It ain’t a problem we can just solve this
If we realize
And just recognize
It’s not just fate
It’s not just fate

We try to hold it
We can’t ignore it
It’s time we just showed It’s not just fate
That keeps you hanging on

Well this life is too short
So let’s bring it all back again to find a way
To make it right here

Well let’s bring it all back again to find a way
Cause I can tell you
It’s not just fate that keeps you hanging on

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