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Parting Gift

by Nathan Smith

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    Also included with the digital download is a lyrics pdf, song details pdf, and "alphabet-motive system" pdf (a system Nathan created in 2011 for creating motives based on English words - FIND MY HIDDEN MOTIVES!).
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    Physical cd set of "Parting Gift". 2 discs. Photos by Jessica Smith, design by Ryan Pivovar.

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TEAC Test 01:02
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If (do) you have a moment there I have some good news to share If (do) you have a moment there I have some good news to share [x2] We will be a people free Free from suffering Do you have a moment there I have some good news to share [x2] We will be a people free From the pain life brings Do you have a...If you have a...Do you have a moment there? If you have a...Do you even care?
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I once was better, now I'm back to the start I once upset her, now I'm falling apart I once was better, now I'm back to the start I once upset her, now she's got a broken heart I know I hurt you, I won't desert you I know I hurt you, don't say we're through
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Dies Irae 00:32
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Look at the roses, look how they bloom Look at the roses, how they bloom, they bloom for you Beautiful Listen to the mockingbird, listen to it sing Listen to the mockingbird How it sings, how it rings through the air, how it brings you such joy Such fascinating, fascinating things And you are much more beautiful Oh, can't you see? That you are much more wonderful Can't you see? Can't you see? Why can't you see? That you are much more beautiful than these
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're on seems all uphill The funds are low and they debts are high When you want to smile but it's easier to cry When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but you must not quit 'Cause life it queer with its twists and its turns As every one of us eventually learns And many a person turned about When they might have won had they stuck it out So don't give up though the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow Often the struggler has given up When he might have captured victor's cup And he learned too late, when the night came down How close he was to the golden crown The thing to remember when you're full of doubt Success is failure turned inside out So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem their worst you must not quit
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The dogwood blossoms were only peaking When a late winter storm stole their chance at fame I don't know if you can hear me speaking But your absence here has driven me insane I've been told there was a time when men could live forever Until sin entered in All I know is that I miss you more than ever And I've got to find the way to see you again
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all here below Praise Father, Son, Praise Holy Ghost Praise Him all heavenly hosts Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah Praise Him Who gives and takes away Praise Him through all your days Praise Him Who bore your punishment And washed you sins away
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What will you do when the Savior appears? When the Savior, When the Savior appears? Where will you go when that Day is here? When that Day, When that Day is here? Will you run away? Will you hide your face? Will you? Or will you run, embrace? Will you run to grace? Will you? [x2]
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I'd like to follow the green, and go where the grass never changes To brown in the winter time, and snow never falls on the land I don't like the feel of the wind, blowing cold from out of the north land Just give me the warm summer sun at my back, and a cool tall drink in my hand Let me listen to the rhythm of the rain, play a tune on the roof o're my head Let me 'wakin to the red robin's song through a window at the foot of my bed Let me walk through the grass when it's tall and there's a blanket of green o're the land Just give me the warm summer sun at my back, and a cool tall drink in my hand
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Round and round and round we go on a spinning globe To where we do know, to where we do not know Far away from home If you could just erase the name that your life has brand on you Forget about the past! There's nothing you can do to change what you have been through
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I know as sure as I am standing That I may never pass this way again In my mind I know I can't forget you Or the ones we love or the places that we've been I miss the times I could wake up there beside you We'd laugh and talk away the early dawn Like a fool I never understood you And I always left before the dew was gone I never realized just what you meant to me 'Cause I was always sailing off in the wind And now that I want you, you're miles and miles away And I may never pass that way again I'm sorry I was just a one time friend Now the thoughts that fill my head they're all a'spinnin round As I'm traveling down this highway once again If you stay in my mind very much longer You might become more than a one time friend I never realized just what you meant to me 'Cause I was always traveling in the wind (But I've grown up a whole lot more since then) And now that I want you, you're miles and miles away But I may never pass that way again [x2]
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Life was filled with guns and war and everyone got trampled on the floor I wish we'd all been ready Children died, the days grew cold, a piece of bread could buy a bag of gold I wish we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind The Son has come and you've been left behind A man and wife asleep in bed, he hears a noise and turns his head - she's gone I wish we'd all been ready Two men walking up a hill, one disappears and one's left standing still I wish we'd all been ready And there's no time to change your mind The Son has come and you've been left behind Life was filled with guns and war and all of us got trampled on the floor I wish we'd all been ready Children died, the days grew cold, a peaceful breath could buy a bag of gold I wish we'd all been ready The Father spoke, the demons dined Christ has come and you've been left behind I wish we'd all been ready [x2] (You've been left behind) I hope we'll all be ready (There is still some time) [x2]
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Well I wasn't ready for you to leave But I've got a feeling inside of me That time's not done with us yet That somehow this isn't the end Do you know, do you know, do you know How much this hurts? Do you know, do you know, do you know How much my heart's been cursed? There's a way, there's a way, there is a way That time will make me pay Will you please, will you please, will you please Show me another way? Do you know? But I wasn't willing to stay So you held you feelings at bay If time doesn't heal the pain I'm sorry there's no other way
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If you're leaving a friend at the other end The longest road is going back home If there's someone dear waiting for you back there The longest road is going back home If you've been away too long And the call to home is strong The road returning is the longest If you're trudging down the track with lonesome at your back The longest road is going back home Home is where the heart lies Wherever you may roam And if there's someone back there for whom you really care The longest road is going back home
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We're coming to the end And the only way we'll win Is by learning to forgive Coming to the end, it's the only way we'll win We're coming to the end And the only way you'll win Is by learning to forgive Coming to the end
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When the Easter morning comes, I think of what You've done Lord, my God for me They nailed You on the Cross, yet they lost Because I know You died for me I can hear a thousand angels singing glory to my King, And You're dying there on the Cross for me And Your tears falling like rain, And then the angels came, And they called out Your Name And they took You away, And they took you away to Your Heavenly Throne And when the Resurrection comes, I'll think of what You've done Lord, my God for me They nailed You on the Cross, yet they lost Because I know You died for me [chorus] And they took me away, And they took me away to Your Heavenly Throne

about

"Parting Gift" is Nathan Smith's debut album, comprised of musical material composed from 2004 through 2015. The album features many of Nathan's friends, family members, and clients (Nathan is a full-time piano technician).

The title track of the album features audio clips of all of the Nathan's grandparents and two of his great-grandparents, and was a joint effort between Ryan Pivovar (Queens, NY) and Nathan Smith (Plano, TX).

All pianos tuned by Nathan Smith, except for track 6 (which was tuned by David C. Brown).

credits

released April 5, 2015

All pieces composed by Nathan Smith (except where noted otherwise).

Produced / Mixed all over DFW:

Ryan Smith at Greenfield Records (Dallas, TX)
Matt Hibbard at Twin House Studio (Denton, TX)
Adam Pickrell at Analog Ranch (Dallas, TX)
Ryan Pivovar at Pivs Castle (Queens, NY)
Nathan Smith (all over North Texas and Southern Illinois)

Mastered by Ryan Smith at Greenfield Records (Dallas, TX)

Much gratitude to my Savior, my wife Jessica Elise Smith (for not ripping my head off when I stayed up all night mixing), my brother Ryan Smith (for dealing with my forceful behavior when stress was building at the end of production), Matt Hibbard (for his patience with my nine-million nitpicks), Adam Pickrell (for taking time out of his busy schedule to complete the tracks we collaborated on), Ryan Pivovar (for his professionalism and contribution of his talents), and to all the other wonderful people and studios who offered to assist, though our schedules didn't line up - including NAMS (Frisco, TX), Elmwood Recording (Dallas, TX), and Pleasantry Lane (Dallas, TX).

Artwork by Ryan Pivovar and Jessica Smith.

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Nathan Smith draws from many styles, from neo-classical to early folk to modern jazz. Nathan strives to progressively incorporate, into his forthcoming albums, disparate styles of music, in ways that the listener would not expect.

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