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In '92-'93, I wrote a note in my songbook which said something like 'more-than-words picking style song' which I, in early 1995, somehow extrapolated into the chords for this song. The first version of the lyrics proved to be long and somewhat messy in the song, with the exception of the chorus which fitted nicely. In late '95, however, I woke around 3am and, in the complete dark, scribbled these words down on paper. Thankfully, the next day I could see them and this song was complete. And the name of the song is taken from the joke - what's the longest word in the dictionary? Smile... because its an 's' with a mile after it.

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I miss what never was
How to come to terms with the loss
But when I felt, I wasn’t alone
Though my dreams never came home

She blows all my mind away
When she smiles I hear me say
Only she can smile that way
I hope that smile’s for me

It was the sweetest feel but so black
When I pushed it for a word, it just pushed me back
I’m pleased to see us grow
I just thought I should let you know

Washed, now I can resume to be
The constant person you would have me to be
Still I am webbed up like a Fly again
Double one – count it up from ten

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from The Art (of Spontaneous Noise), released June 18, 1996
Written by Kerry Logan. Produced by Kerry Logan and Cynosure.
Guitars, vocals and bass by Kerry Logan and drums by Bobby Logan.
Recorded at Rowan Studios, Kaponga, in March 1996 and released on the 1996 Cynosure album "The Art"
Cover photo by Shayne Reid.

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