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A high point of the original 2002 Unplugged: Live tour was performing this piece on NPR's Tavis Smiley Show.

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Hand over hand, I ascend in a land
Of soil that passes for stone
Progress is slow, and all that I know
Is how much remains to be known
Hunger and thirst become bad, become worse
As the shadows around me grow long
But the pangs are for naught, for all that I’ve brought
Are my body, my spirit, my song

And I’m miles from a friend or a phone
And the wind up here chills to the bone
I could turn back, re-trace every track
And still be no closer to home
(Far from home, far from home)

Day after day, over earth, over clay
I keep moving, a woman possessed
Night after night, I await morning light
And the chance to continue this quest
Mile after mile, entranced all the while
By a region half-Heaven half-Hell
Climb after climb, I grow stronger each time
But never as strong as the spell

And sometimes my prospects seem poor
For each peak that I reach leads to more
How can your search ever come to an end
When you don’t know what you’re looking for?

(Flute solo)

Hand over hand, I ascend in a land
Where nothing is set in stone
Progress is slow, and all that I know
Is how little can ever be known
Hunger and thirst are more blessing than curse
They remind me that I am alive
So I struggle and try, but the summit’s so high
It’s uncertain I’ll ever arrive

And I’m miles from a friend or a phone
But I’m equally far from alone
If the foundation beneath me gives way
God give me faith in my own
(In my own, in my own, in my own)

credits

from DAYNA CLAY: Words & Music from the Novel UNPLUGGED, released January 15, 2014
Kim Hah: lead vocal.
Paul McComas: bass, backup vocal.
Tim Buckingham: drums.
Maya Kuper: synthesizers, piano, backup vocal.
Rachel Taknint: flute.

Music and lyrics by Paul McComas

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The Dayna Clay Project Chicago, Illinois

"Dayna Clay" is a fictional 27-year-old rocker, battling depression and PTSD in the wake of childhood sexual abuse. Maya Kuper & Paul McComas’ alt-rock musical "UNPLUGGED: A Survivor’s Story in Scenes & Songs" chronicles Dayna’s bumpy journey through the South Dakota Badlands, and into self-discovery, healing, full embrace of her bisexuality, and love. Proceeds support The Kennedy Forum. ... more

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