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Smiling

from Smiling by James Waterman

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I dreamt a woodland flow
You walked the bankside road
I manned the riverboat

A map in each of our hands
A list of our demands
As ghosts of memories passed

I labored in my trawl
Still pained from ancient fall
Our skyward tree line crawl

You walked among those trees
Below their canopy
Far from my watery reach

So I gazed
Across
The spring

But dared
Not say
A thing

That was when the two of us locked eyes
And in my mind
I think you were smiling

You turned back to the wood
Called loudly as you could
To where great falcon stood

He heard your hopeful plea
And dropped from his retreat
And landed at your feet

You cried
As he
did sing

You held
Onto
His wing

Before the tears could dry from both your eyes
You realized
You were flying

And as I watched you both take to the skies
To my surprise
I started smiling
Smiling

My scars
Had lost
Their hurt

From where
We fell
To earth

The murky
Depths
I searched

Would one day
Prove their worth

Cause I

I dreamt a world where there’s no wasted time
Cause while we climbed
At least we were smiling

And just because we fell from way up high
Oh don’t you cry
Can’t you see I’m smiling?

One morning when we both open our eyes
Yes when we rise
We’ll both be smiling

Smiling

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from Smiling, released September 1, 2020
Written by James Waterman

James Waterman: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synths (JX-3P and VSTs), Piano, Drums, Percussion

Matt Orenstein: Electric guitar, Prophet

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James Waterman Los Angeles, California

Multifaceted musician, percussionist, and composer based in Los Angeles

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