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Uphill

from Uphill by Scott Stein

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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.

credits

from Uphill, released August 19, 2022
Music and lyrics by Scott Stein
(C) 2022 November Green Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Mark Marshall
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Mark Marshall
Recorded at JB's Juke Joint (Queens, NY) and The Haive (Brooklyn, NY)
Strings recorded by Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad Studio, Brooklyn
String arrangements by Scott Stein

Scott Stein - vocals, piano
Seth Ondracek - bass
Sean Dixon - drums
Michael Hunter - violin
Susan Mandell - cello

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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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