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This is a classic sound, both in melody and in arrangement.

There’s something hauntingly familiar about the melody, but I think that reflects the nature of the song and how it seems to fit into a 60s, 70s sound.

The arrangement is very straightforward, it sets a tone and stays within that tone without trying too hard by including Baroque flourishes.

Larkings says that this song is about reflection and introspection, and the lyrics capture that and put a definite positive spin on it.

“Every once in a while everybody must smile, on the inside”

The song accepts that there are hurdles, well stiles actually, but there is an end to them.

There’s a caution, “Seeing is believing, but looks can be deceiving, you can miss what’s most revealing, on the inside.”

I see this song as talking to two audiences, one internal, one external.

Internally, it’s saying that there are positives to life, and externally, to not accept the appearance your mates display, there’s more beneath that surface than seems obvious.

A strong and necessary message, very well put.


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