Name: Skipping Stones
Duration: P00H03M36S
Description: Inspired by Elliot Smith and Nik Drake, Skipping Stones is a delicate reflection on his relationship with his father, wondering if this might be the last song he ever writes about him.

Skipping Stones

by J Smith

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Inspired by Elliot Smith and Nik Drake, Skipping Stones is a delicate reflection on his relationship with his father, wondering if this might be the last song he ever writes about him.

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Skipping Stones © James Smith 2020

I thought about you

Which stopped me from thinking

And I’ve got so much to do

Need to fill up my time

While I worry ‘bout my mind

And whether I’m really missing you

I used to count days

between seeing your face

Only happy if less than two

It’s been seven weeks

Since I hugged Mom and she,

She reminds me so much of you

We went skipping stones

Somewhere in my mind I wrote your last song

And let go

Should I be scared that this song’s the one

I know I behave

like a child full of rage,

But that child is still someone too

I never make time

To give him advice

Cause he reminds me so much of you

He reminds me so much of you

We went skipping stones

Somewhere in my mind I wrote your last song

And let go

Should I be scared that this song’s the one

We went skipping stones

Somewhere in my mind I wrote your last song

And let go

Should I be scared that this song’s the one

I’m feeling l like a falling tree

Nobody heard me crying but surely they’ll see

Surely they’ll see

It’s simply just a long goodbye

Except it’s on my terms this time I decide

This time I decide

This time I decide

This time I decide

This time I decide

This time I decide

We went skipping stones

Somewhere in my mind I wrote your last song

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released March 2, 2022
Performed, recorded and mixed by James Smith

Mastered by TJ Lipple

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J Smith Dublin, Ireland

www.jsmithmusicofficial.com

Learning piano from the age of 5, music became an essential part of James' life and it only expanded when finding the guitar and other instruments. With music being a medium in which James could process tragedy or moments of elation, it became an integral part of his life.

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