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(the) Parallel Farewell

by Todd Smith

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"Kelly" lyrics: “Kelly” Kelly says she’s changed her ways But introverts like her Couldn’t change the order of my days Kelly told me to hush She says I wouldn’t understand So she can kill me now or save me later But don’t offer me her hand But she doesn’t get it does she I have some stuff on her And if she doesn’t want the patronage Mindless games will kill for sure For all that it’s worth Getting yourself in trouble Is not going to help you out For all that it’s worth Getting yourself in trouble Is not going to get you out Kelly says she’s vented That nothing’s in her way But the personality she rented Has been due for sixty days She says I wouldn’t understand So she can kill me now or save me later But don’t offer me her hand What doesn’t Kelly understand? The proof she’s shown Doesn’t lend an eager hand
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Ensnared 04:09
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Come Here 03:19
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Unfolding 02:09
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We As Aliens 07:00
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"When Will It End" lyrics: “When Will It End” t.s.s. 5.10.10 I get lonely in that I feel like I'm alone In feeling what I'm feeling I just don't understand, explain this to me please Why something so unbroken still needs healing So I said 'when will it end?' You looked at me and said it never does So I said 'why isn't it easy anymore?' You said it never was My heart is there inside a box Wrapped in insulation and some socks So it doesn't break while being shipped I could have sworn I had this down But when I'm wrong, I want you around To make me feel much better and less like shit I used to be so goddamn easygoing In that I didn't care what was happening around I was stupid but having fun, now I jump to work at sound of the gun Tell me why should it be any different now? So I said 'when will it end?' You looked at me and said it never does So I said 'why am I no longer happy?' You said I never was You tell me there's a difference But there's a difference in what? I find it hard to make decisions Without any ifs, ands, or buts You said it's up to me, but I don't comprehend So tell me, please, when will it end?

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'(the) Parallel Farewell' is my first concept album, and my third record overall. It was produced solely in my dorm while I was away at school in New York City, and thus is a retrospective of my time there. I like to think of it as a story, where the first track is the prologue, tracks 2-11 are chapters in between, and track 12 is the epilogue. The overall concept of this record has to do with maintaining a healthy relationship while dealing with life's obstacles at the same time, and the struggle to do so. The name comes from a result of a 'unique album name' generator, except with 'farewell' having been changed from whatever the original word was.

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released October 5, 2010

Tracks 1-12 arranged by Todd Smith
Track 13 arranged/composed by Todd Smith, but all rights belong to Maria Mena.

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Todd Smith New York, New York

Logophile with a passion for music.
Melophile with a passion for words.
Recent bookworm.
Inspired by all things everything.

I would describe my sound as a combination of electronic, ambient, experimental, and alternative. There may occasionally be hints of indie and maybe even avant-garde in there somewhere, as well. Maybe.
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