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Trying to Wake the Dead

from The Overland by Greg Steps & The Not For Prophets

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I dreamed this dream for you
I wrote the words
And hummed the tune
It was like that then
And it still rings true
You're always asking me what I meant
If you don't stop talking sense
Going to have to end the suspense

I walk these streets alone
Looking for my house
My home
Here's where it used to stand
But now it's gone
I lost you somewhere along the way
For all these houses look the same
We can't go back the way we came

And when the night goes quiet
I sit awhile
I put the world on hold
Return to the fold
We were just children then
We're older now
We should know better than
Going around trying to wake the dead

Our old stomping ground
I can still hear it now
Seems much clearer to me
This time round
Oh what sleight of hand is this?
To make me long for something
I don't miss
Like an unfaithful lover's kiss

And when the night goes quiet
I sit awhile
I put the world on hold
Return to the fold
We were just children then
We're older now
We should know better than
Going around trying to wake the dead

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from The Overland, released February 24, 2017
Greg Steps: Guitar, harmonica, vocals
Olivia Hand: Piano, backing vocals
Bob Hutchison: Guitar, backing vocals
James Kemp: Bass

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Greg Steps Melbourne, Australia

Greg Steps is an indie-folk singer songwriter living in Naarm/ Melbourne. Teaching himself guitar as a teenager on his dad’s Yamaha acoustic, he developed a love for singing, ultimately revealing a distinctive, homespun voice. Aided by his inherently watchful eye and vivid imagination, he has forged a body of songs that are sophisticated, poetic and timeless. ... more

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