The Harvest
Zach Heckendorf Lyrics

Zach Heckendorf's song The Harvest has three verses that tell a story about growth and love. In the first verse, we hear about the progress of the harvest, which is going extremely well. The singer desired to have some rays of sunshine but got a signal of his liberty, youthfulness, and aliveness instead. He chose to take risks, and he was dancing in joy until his shoes were untied. The stanza ends with the singer confessing that his life hasn't felt so alive as it does now, and then he meets the woman of his dreams who he falls for, further increasing his happiness.

In the second verse, the singer suggests that despite everything going so well, he, and indeed everyone, still encounters obstacles. He tells how everybody gets caught up in a web of lies and that the silence of the current times dampens us. Keeping up with his daily practices, the singer shares that he always thinks about the bodies of him and his lover entwining, even when the thought is arguably impractical. In the final verse, the singer pleads with his lover to break him free from loneliness and isolation. The song's lyrical content suggests that despite everything and how things are falling into place, it's essential to have someone beside you to go all the way.

Fact 1: Zach Heckendorf wrote and produced the song himself in his home studio, where he wrote and self-produced his first album at the age of 16.
Fact 2: In 2013, he was voted the "Best Colorado Solo Artist" by readers of Westword Magazine.
Fact 3: The song is on his third studio album called HAWK TALK, which he self-released in 2018.
Fact 4: The Harvest video was shot in Telluride, Colorado by Rocky Mountain Films, alongside a team of local creatives from Telluride and the surrounding area.
Fact 5: Before performing music for a living, Zach Heckendorf was a high school athlete and was highly proficient in different sports like hockey, lacrosse, and skiing.
Fact 6: The song captures a young artist moving through the growing pains of his twenties, an age where you feel both alive and lost, which he perfectly conveys in his words.
Fact 7: The song's production blends synthetic and organic sonics, creating an atmosphere of warm nostalgia, and transporting the listener to a breathtaking sunset over a Colorado mountain range on summer evenings.
Fact 8: The song's chorus features soft-spoken harmonies, creating a soothing aura and warmth that harmonizes with the guitar riffs.
Fact 9: Heckendorf has said in interviews he intended the song to be one that expresses that even while life can be challenging, there is beauty around us that we must appreciate and celebrate.
Fact 10: Hellendorf is as likely to be influenced by hip-hop and dance music as he is folk, country and blues which he incorporates effortlessly in "The Harvest" along with his soothingly raspy voice.

Chords: Unfortunately, the chords for this specific song are not readily available to the public.