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Spanish Steps

by Greg Humphreys

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Somewhere in another universe everyone everywhere is dancing to this verse Everybody's dancin' everybody's dancin' Somewhere in another universe Everybody's dancin'
2.
Tried to say what you meant to me, I try to do what I can Try to do what you ask of me, but you don't understand Wanna be what you want me to, long as I don't have to lie Want to do what you ask of me with these tears in my eyes If I could run to another world, away from all I despise I can't escape ever loving you with these tears in my eyes Tried to say what you meant to me, I try to do what I can Try to do what you ask of me, but you don't understand You don't understand
3.
Heart & Mind 02:34
Kiss me, it's time to go Hold me, I love you so Campfire, so far away Heart & Mind you're there on time and take it all away Moonbeam, slow to rise Slow dance, it's in your eyes Campfire, so far away Heart & Mind Heart & Mind you're there on time and take it all away
4.
Agua 05:01
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Tear it all down with one good swing pass it around if that's your thing think of the children when you fight stick to your guns 'cause that's your right Baby I wanna cry Baby I wanna cry but I can't Holding a letter never sent the timing is right for one good vent move to the center no one's there pray to your god and no one cares Baby I wanna cry Baby I wanna cry but I can't
6.
Bread and roses blood on the street just around the corner from Place de la République Giveau was a shy girl out for some fun Girard was her new boyfriend he could be the one and they look into each others' eyes as golden leaves fall hope in their hearts that love conquers all then a madman on a mission rains fire on the hall Such is life these days Lives are taken away and we wonder what to say That could ever make a change Bread and roses blood on the street just around the corner from Place de la République Place de la République
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Yes, we're tired of all the games years go by and nothing's changed Coming to get you Coming to get you All our power comes from the sun you don't get it you think we're dumb Coming to get you Coming to get you Spoil the water deep underground someday you'll need it none can be found Coming to get you Coming to get you Coming to get you and make it right we won't go without a fight Coming to get you Coming to get you Think we're stupid to have a hope we've got some power, we've got a vote Coming to get you Coming to get you Monopoly money isn't real we the people here's the deal change the system pay the poor pay the working or be sure we'll be knocking on your door Coming to get you
8.
Lucky Guy 03:47
Wake up in the morn and look in your big brown eyes hold our darling son and I realize I'm a lucky guy I'm a lucky guy Look into the sky and I enjoy the view look into your eyes 'cause I'm in love with you I'm a lucky guy I'm a lucky guy Just a lucky guy Just a lucky guy One day when I die and I hope that it's far away I know I might be wrong, but I know what I hope they'll say He was a lucky guy He was a lucky guy He was a lucky guy He was a lucky guy Just a lucky guy Just a lucky guy
9.
How much can I take of you loving me till I break weeping like a child in the waiting room how much can I say till you finally go away honestly I have no idea how can you tell when it's all gone to hell said a frog in a boiling pot how do you know when it's finally time to go are you ready to go or not?
10.
Hey, little boy don't you know you're my joy? I take care of you Hey little girl, don't you know you're my world? I'll be there for you Get out and play, play all day and run like you don't have a care Get out and play, play all day 'cause I'm not going anywhere not going anywhere
11.
I never wondered what true love could do and now that I've foundered at least I have you At least I have you stalwart and true at least I have you When I'm tired and blue 'cause I know that I'm through at least I have you at least I have you At least I have you stalwart and true at least I have you When I silent and blue 'cause I know that I'm through at least I have you at least I have you

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Welcome to Spanish Steps, a collection of songs navigating dreams, marriage and parenthood in New York City. 

I’ve been writing and home-recording over the past few years with an evolving setup that I've dubbed my "mad scientist looping rig” – guitars, mics, drum machine, synths, pedalboards, mixer, looper, laptop. You could call this music my version of electro-soul.
 
The process is similar to what people today call "bedroom pop." That moniker is really a 21st-century description of a songwriting and recording method that I’ve been using since I got my first four-track tape machine.

I created these songs like I've created so many songs throughout my life: alone with my thoughts and my guitars. Songwriting has long been my lifeline for expressing emotions I can’t always access in everyday life. An emotional release valve, a creative escape hatch. Home-recording has been another dimension of that expression for me. Experimental. Imperfect. Personal. 

In my life as a professional musician and songwriter, I’ve usually been a band guy. Sometimes a song doesn’t fit the band or falls by the wayside. Over time, I end up with songs that hang around in my head. I’ve found that once in a while, I just need to put them out there to clear my mental deck for the new. 

Also, part of me has long aspired to be a soul auteur à la Shuggie Otis. This release satisfies that desire. Although this group of songs predates the arrival of COVID, the pandemic has been an opportunity to see this album through in auteur fashion. 

My wife is a traveler. I joined in not long after we met. Rome was our last trip together before our first child was born; the Spanish Steps were a place where we celebrated our engagement. Two kids later, we’re still on a journey together – even when we’re sheltering in place.

Greg Humphreys  |  Spanish Steps

1.  Everybody's Dancin'
2.  You Don't Understand
3.  Heart & Mind
4.  Agua
5.  Wanna Cry (But I Can’t)
6.  Place de la République
7.  Comin' To Get You
8.  Lucky Guy
9.  Are You Ready To Go
10.  I'm Not Goin' Anywhere
11.  At Least I Have You

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released March 5, 2021

Produced, engineered and mixed by Greg Humphreys.
Mastered by Eber Pinheiro. 
All songs © Greg Humphreys / Phrex Music BMI

Album art image and design by Greg Humphreys.
Skull sculpture created by Franco Cuttica.

© 2021 Greg Humphreys / Phrex Records

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Greg Humphreys New York, New York

Humphreys’ projects have shared some common elements: His distinctive soulful rasp, channeling Sam Cooke; his tight, imaginative guitar work; and his gift for writing melodic, catchy, deceptively simple tunes. — Eddie Huffman, Winston-Salem Journal

Effortless and alluring… building his reputation cautiously but deliberately… his good fortune is all but inevitable. — Lee Zimmerman, No Depression
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