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20 Steps

from Taking Me Back by Sara Quah

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    Are you ready? Because this is the best limited edition vinyl package ever!

    Get the Taking Me Back vinyl with extra delicious goodies! Includes 140 gram blue vinyl (photo 2), full color sleeve with printed lyrics, B&W coloring card of album cover (photo 3), lyric sticker (photo 4), and full color Take Me Away lyric sheet printed on vellum (photo 5), all lovingly secured in a one-of-a-kind, fabric, hand-sewn vinylope (photo 1).

    Please note: vinylope selection is random for the limited edition unless you purchase your copy in person at a show.

    What's a vinylope? It's a hand-sewn fabric slipcover for your vinyl. Sara personally selects each fabric! Every slipcover is made of two different fabrics, so you'll always have something fun to look at!
    Perfect for giving vinyl as gifts, or even as a storage bag if fabric slipcovers aren't your thing!

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about

Mitch Guth is a longtime friend, musician, and has worked with me on other songs- check out Windows for another great one! 20 Steps is a sweet sounding song that will probably stick in your head for awhile.

lyrics

20 Steps

Only 20 steps
From the storm drain
There’s a path to the water
Where the wings of the culvert
Slows all that’s rushing down
The rocks and the leaves
Rest lightly,
The light flows through trees
Slightly,
And the creek flows,
It flows around

There is stillness
In between
The passing cars
The waves of sound
There is stillness
In between
Our passing lines
When I look down at the water
You look up at the trees

Only 20 steps to the bridge
There’s a car crossing over
Where two pairs of tires roll by
One after the other
You stand uneven
By the creek bed
I sit not hearing
All that you said
Let’s find our footing
On higher ground

Only 20 steps to the car
There’s a storm passing over

credits

from Taking Me Back, released May 5, 2017
Music and lyrics by Sara Quah. All arrangements were designed and performed by the band: Sara Quah, Tony SanFilippo, Dale Griffith, Mike Gardner, and Edwin Pierce.
Sara Quah: Lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar
Tony SanFilippo: Drum set, percussion, acoustic guitar on Wallflower, vibraphone and orchestra bells on Take Me Away
Mike Gardner: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, piano
Dale Griffith: Bass guitar
Edwin Pierce: Electric guitar
Trefan Owen: Lead guitar on Physics and Wallflower
Jerry Erickson: Pedal steel guitar on Closer and Foreverness
Mitch Guth: Background vocals on Physics, 20 Steps, and Take Me Away, acoustic guitar on A Little Bit
Matt Sherrill: Vocals on Goodbye

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Sara Quah Normal, Illinois

Sara Quah is a singer/songwriter/woke human being from not-so Normal, IL.
Elaborate melodies and intricate lyrics are the foundation of her vintage songwriting.
Her newest full-length, full-production LP is called Taking Me Back and was released May 2017.
Learn more about her all-that-ness at saraquah.com.
Follow her on social media @sarabquah.
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