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I am on my way
I can still find my way
Out of the ordinary
Back into the fray.
Gonna take some of that comfort
Gonna cast it aside,
Slip out of the jacket,
Step all the way outside.
A little wind at my back
To help me through the sorrow,
So I ration it to last me through tomorrow.
I am on my way
Through the storm and the swell.
As for the destination,
It’s too early to tell.
There ain’t no island of solace,
Ain’t no river of trust,
Ain’t no poetry to this life baby,
We only do what we must.
And I cannot stem the tide,
I can only stand in wonder
So I grab a hold so it won’t pull me under.
I am breathing different air now
Got a swagger in my stride
I am walking through New Orleans,
The mighty river at my side
But New Orleans bears the scars now
In its shape and in its form
When just the threat of rain reminds her
Of the memories of the storm.
Gonna take all that I am,
Take all that I was.
Gonna pull myself together,
Build the right kind of buzz.
Take all of my love,
Take all of my sins.
Ain’t no use trying to polish up the mess that I’ve been
But I will be better
I will be better
I’ll be better than I was the day before.
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2. |
Never That Good
04:07
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The sun’s coming up over my hometown.
The news ain’t good, I hope you’re sitting down.
The whole world’s about to come crashing through.
There’s a freight train about to come barreling past us.
I’m still trying to catch up to the last one;
On a good day I know there’s not more I can do.
A stronger man would pick himself up
And do the things that he should
But maybe I was never that good.
I can’t find the words to tell him it’s alright.
It’s all a blur when the daytime bleeds into the night.
I can’t put it in a pop song, that don’t work no more.
I used to tell myself I was different from all of the others.
Just got to push myself up from under the covers
On the day when the wind comes in waves and my feet won’t grip the floor.
A smarter man would talk himself down,
At least I think that he would,
But maybe I was never that good.
Up in my old bedroom listening to Third,
Warm in an old worn out sweater.
The darker it gets, the more that it makes me feel better.
I was never that good.
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3. |
Miles From Now
02:53
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Don’t listen too closely
‘Cos this might come out wrong.
I am walking through a dream in my hometown
Where I am barely holding on.
And this dream is speeding faster
Than I can write it down.
That gold tomorrow sunrise
Is thirty miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now.
I am grasping, I am falling
I’m a face without a name.
Soon the meeting will come to order
And I’m standing naked as the day I came.
And I am told to wait it out
But my heart just don’t know how
That stretch beyond the headwinds
Is thirty miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now.
I won’t give no excuses
So don’t give me a pass
Just need a little room here
And all I gotta do is give it a little gas
Give it a little gas
Give it a little -
I am stepping on the gas
As if I’ve got a place to go in mind.
I am heading up my thirty-thousandth hill
With only trails of smoke behind.
When I am tired of this road
And my head just won’t wind down
Just tell me where to go and I will meet you
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now
Miles from now.
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4. |
Uphill
04:08
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Lying here half awake, though I got nothing in the tank.
It’s only the caffeine in my system I’ve to thank.
Another night, another week, another month and then
I will go uphill again.
I’ve been rolled like a wave bouncing up over the shore,
Slipped like a letter someone slid under a door.
I know better days are coming, but I couldn’t tell you when
But I will go uphill again
I will go uphill again.
This year is living in my bones, it’s carved into my face.
It buries itself in my room and takes up all the space.
I’m fighting off the demons like a boxer in the ring.
I hear angels in my corner but I cannot see a thing.
I’ll take it one day at a time, I’ll take it on the chin
But I will go uphill again.
I've been trying to catch a train that’s always half a step ahead.
I’m sweating and I’m straining then I’m falling back into bed,
Then I wake up from the dream, take a breath and count to ten -
I will go uphill again
I will go uphill again.
I hear forgiveness in your voice as it rings in my ear
Silent like music that only you and I can hear.
I am open to the grief, I am open to the sorrow.
I am open to the chance that I may stumble down tomorrow,
And even if nobody knows when the rain will end,
I will go uphill again.
I’ll be ready for that downpour, let it overflow my cup.
I’ll be ready for the sunshine for whenever it shows up.
I know better days are coming, though I couldn’t tell you when
But I will go uphill again
I will go uphill again
I will go uphill again.
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5. |
One Last Summer
03:33
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One last summer
One last taste of sweetness in the air
One last August
One last time the breeze blows through my hair.
Out my window
It’s colder than it was the day before.
September’s coming
Lurking like a stranger at my door.
If there’s a question, please don’t ask me.
Don’t you know I’ve given all I have?
So take my all
Until my all
Is nothing at all.
One last summer
One last kiss of promises and lies
Whispers to me
As I let the illusion of next year fool my eyes.
One last summer
Sinking like a shipwreck on the sea
Waves rush over
Rolling ’til they’re washing over me.
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6. |
A Little Longer
04:53
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Outside are the trees and the grass where I played as a little kid
Outside are the yards and the bushes where a thousand baseballs are hid
Outside is the child that I was, that I wish had known a little more than he did -
And all I wanna do
Is stay here a little longer with you.
Outside there is progress being made, and it’s made of steel and glass
Outside there is change upon change, and things are changing too fast
Outside those who aren’t old enough to know are saying this too shall pass -
And all I wanna do
Is stay here a little longer with you.
Outside there are roads to be driven
Stretching mile after mile
But outside those roads and those highways
Are gonna have to wait a little while
‘Cos outside are the noises and the promise and the complications of life
Outside there is darkness but for those moments that shine impossibly bright
Inside all I wanna do is tell you about all the times that you were right -
And all I wanna do
Is stay here a little longer with you.
Outside are the signs and the reminders of all the things you used to love
Outside are the moon and the stars and the heavy skies that hang above
Outside are the dreams and all the things that you ever helped me dream of -
And all I wanna do
Is stay here a little longer with you.
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7. |
It's A Good Life
04:22
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I got some inside information,
Someone slipped me a copy of the masterplan.
My sources were reliable
But they’re in a language I don’t understand.
You know I’ve always been a cynic
Since the day that I can remember
Always skipping past silver linings,
Always looking for the snow in September.
But baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
No matter who you are
We all can see that nearest star
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
Some days you’re awful busy
Some days you can’t get a damn thing done.
Some days you get the car keys
Some days it’s the keys to the kingdom.
Sometimes the changing of the guard
Is faster than the changing of the seasons.
Sometimes the people that you love fly away
For very good reasons.
But baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
No matter how you sing the song
There’s always someone singing along
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life.
Ooh baby, you’ll do what you do.
I once was a beginner who only knew what he knew.
Baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
Don’t just stick to what you know
Let it fly and watch it go
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life.
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Scott Stein Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn pianist/songwriter Scott Stein takes a moodier turn on his newest EP Uphill; synthesizers swirl and backwards guitars fade in and out like ghosts as Stein's plainspoken vocals take on grief, anxiety, loss and their aftermath. There's some joy too, even if it is hard-earned. Melodies and sly musicianship still form the songs' backbone. Think Ben Folds and Sting channeling Big Star's Third. ... more
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