Name: The Smile
Duration: P00H02M23S
Description: From the upcoming William Blake inspired album "Little Wanderer"

The Smile

by Grant Withington

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From the upcoming William Blake inspired album "Little Wanderer"

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Poem written by William Blake

There is a Smile of Love,
And there is a Smile of Deceit,
And there is a Smile of Smiles
In which these two Smiles meet.

And there is a Frown of Hate,
And there is a Frown of disdain,
And there is a Frown of Frowns
Which you strive to forget in vain,

For it sticks in the Heart's deep Core
And it sticks in the deep Back bone;
And no Smile that ever was smil'd,
But only one Smile alone,

That betwixt the Cradle & Grave
It only once Smil'd can be;
But, when it once is Smil'd,
There's an end to all Misery.

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released December 5, 2023
Music written by Grant Withington
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Joel Piedt

Additional musicians -
Electric guitar: Ben Withington

Cover art: "Sketch of the Trinity" c. 1787-1818 by William Blake (taken from his notebook)

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