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One Step

Scott Simpson

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Song information

Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2017, 2019, 2020
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk

Release years and genres refer to the catalogued recordings. Composition credits follow Apple Music; separate writer credits follow the supplied lyric sources.

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Lyrics

I saw a man in a mirror I saw a man, but he didn't see me I saw a man in a mirror Just trying to get himself free, yeah Just trying to get himself free. I heard a voice in the silence, Breath goes in and breath goes out, I heard a voice in the silence Working its way to a shout, Yeah working its way to a shout. I felt a heart start beating Ringing in the ears, a thump in the chest I felt a heart start beating, When the stranger became my guest, Oh, the stranger became my guest. I know the earth's still moving Never was still, it never did stop. I know the earth's still moving, Spinning through space like a top, Yeah spinning through space like a top. See you can't do the dance without stillness You can't find love without risking loss You can't hear the song without silence, One step and you're across, Yeah one step and we're all across!

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 19–20; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 58–59; Scott SimpsonSpearfish Songbook Set Lyrics.pdf · pp. 5

Albums & listening

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Recording details (3)
Refuge · One Step
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2017-07-25
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Track
3
Duration
2:55
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Live in the Black Hills, Vol. 2 · One Step (Live)
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2019-02-27
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Track
5
Duration
2:58
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Being Human (The Songs) · One Step
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2020-04-01
Genre
Alternative Folk
Track
7
Duration
2:55
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music

Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

I wrote One Step the morning after a national election didn’t go the way I wanted it to. It was also the day that millions of women and others rallied around the globe to express support for each other, for humanity and for a better world. I happened to be at a retreat with teachers, a bit cut off from both the sorrow and the celebration… but this song was my participation in both!

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 15

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Initiative

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

  1. What situations or crises tend to steal my initiative and make me feel paralyzed or hopeless?
  2. How do I find my first step out of that?
  3. What role does a broader community play in my taking initiative for important things?
  4. How do they encourage me… and how do I encourage them?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 15

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