Name: Stepping Stone
Duration: P00H04M23S
Description: Singer/songwriter Ed Denton wrote this song about his time working as a minimum wage cook in a restaurant in Montreal. As an Australian living in Montreal, the song references his time as a low-paid worker in a foreign country and the longing for familiarity.

Stepping Stone

from The War on Common Sense by Esther Hazy

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Singer/songwriter Ed Denton wrote this song about his time working as a minimum wage cook in a restaurant in Montreal. As an Australian living in Montreal, the song references his time as a low-paid worker in a foreign country and the longing for familiarity.

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I don't know what to say, I think I'm going grey and now I know it's a stepping stone
Up at the rising sun, afraid of everyone and now I know it's a stepping stone.
And the will to stay is fading day by day and now I know.

Ever deep I fall, down the rabbit hole and I touch my toe on a stepping stone
Trying to face the facts
The monkey on my back
Is taking hold, as I lose control.
Climb out of the hole that's deeper than I know and down I go
Time ain't on my side
And from her I can't hide oh no

When all the pieces of my life descend and each one forms a line
Take my hand and show me where to go before I die.
And now I guess I know
And now I guess I know it's a stepping stone

Fire's burning bright
I look up to the night and now I know, that I gotta go.
Nothing's set in stone. This house is not my home but now I know, I gotta find my own.
Panic and regret
The cross I have to bear is all my own
Reaching for the line
But I’m running out of time time time

Before the pieces of my life descend and each one forms a line
Take my hand and show me where to go before I die.
And now I guess I know
And now I guess I know
And now I guess I know it's a stepping stone

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from The War on Common Sense, released January 14, 2019
Music: Ed Denton
Lyrics: Ed Denton

Personnel
Ed Denton - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Neil Robinson - Bass
Paul Lucyk - Lead guitar
Oliver Martins - Drums

Produced by Ed Denton and Esther Hazy

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Esther Hazy Montreal, Québec

Indie rock group from Montreal drawing inspiration from 90’s alternative rock such as Radiohead and Jeff Buckley as well as modern indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear. Featuring Ed Denton (vocals, guitar) and Paul Lucyk (vocals, guitar) and Neil Robinson (bass), Esther Hazy released their debut EP in 2018 and followed up with their debut LP "The War on Common Sense" in 2019. ... more

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