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Steps Ascending
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Rock
Steps Ascending was released on January 1, 2003 by Island Mercury as a part of the album War All the Time
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2003
LabelIsland Mercury
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM81

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thursday
Thursday
Performer
Tucker Rule
Tucker Rule
Drums
Tom Keeley
Tom Keeley
Guitar
Tim Payne
Tim Payne
Background Vocals
Geoff Rickly
Geoff Rickly
Vocals
Steve Pedulla
Steve Pedulla
Guitar
Andrew Everding
Andrew Everding
Keyboards
Gretta Cohn
Gretta Cohn
Cello
Jonah Mantranga
Jonah Mantranga
Vocals
J. Matranga
J. Matranga
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Geoff Rickly
Geoff Rickly
Composer
Robert Keeley III
Robert Keeley III
Composer
Steven Pedulla
Steven Pedulla
Composer
Thomas Rule
Thomas Rule
Songwriter
Timothy Charles Payne
Timothy Charles Payne
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sal Villanueva
Sal Villanueva
Producer
Joe Pedulla
Joe Pedulla
Engineer
Arun Venkatesh
Arun Venkatesh
Engineer
Erin Farley
Erin Farley
Engineer
Lee Zappas
Lee Zappas
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Lapierre
Mike Lapierre
Assistant Recording Engineer
Rumblefish
Rumblefish
Mixing Engineer
Coady Brown
Coady Brown
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Steps ascend to a loaded gun
The scent of matches hangs in the air
A lit one flickers out in a heart beat
We don't want to see this flash of light that's letting go
Of an empty bullet case
By the time it hits the ground, he's out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
Out of reach
The walls are closing in
There's no room left to make amends
But do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high?
All the time we've wasted
Spent fighting
It burned full of our regret
All the time we've wasted
Spent fighting
It's blood and it's running down the stairs
Freeze the frame
'Tween the gun shot and the hole it makes
A spinning bullet hangs in the middle
There's no way to stop it
It will surely hit the mark
You can try to understand, but I'm giving up
Giving up
Giving up
The synapse fires, it's right on time, I'm giving up (Giving up)
Giving up (Giving up)
Giving up
This should always stay out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
Out of reach
(Let go, let go)
The walls are closing in
There's no room left to make amends
But do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high?
All the time we've wasted
Spent fighting
It burned full of our regret
All the time we've wasted
Spent fighting
It's blood, it's running down the stairs
I ran down the stairs and into the garden
(Out of reach, out of reach)
Put both my hands into the soil
In the spring you will bloom
(Out of reach, out of reach)
Like her heart through the blouse in the back of the ambulance
As it turned and it turned down the streets
(Out of reach, out of reach)
One more turn, won't you come back to me?
(Out of reach, out of reach)
As it turned on its red lights
You were turning into red roses
Red roses
Red roses
Red roses
I'm not giving up
Written by: Geoff Rickly, Robert Keeley III, Steven Pedulla, Thomas Rule, Timothy Charles Payne
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