This song is dedicated to my cousin, Daniel. He recently left the country for college and is going to be gone quite a while. When I first heard this song on the MLP Christmas album, I knew it would be the perfect song to cover in his absence. I miss you, bro.

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So, for my 1,000 sub special, I'm not doing any particular song to celebrate. Instead, I plan on making my 2016 album longer than normal. The past two years I've made 7-track albums, but this year I am going for 10. I can't say when it will be released, but this song will be the first track. But since this one's kind of special, you still get a download. :)

Lyrics:

When family cannot be here
Havin' journeyed far and wide
We sing a song to honor them
And remember days gone by

So take your cup and raise it high
Just as surely I'll do mine
And laugh we will at stories told
As we smile at days gone by
As we smile at days gone by

For family not here, my dears
Havin' journeyed far and wide
For loyalty and kindness both
We smile at days gone by

Our paths will cross again one day
In time to reunite
For family is always near
Even when the seas are wide
Even when the seas are wide

For family not here, my dears
Havin' journeyed far and wide
For loyalty and kindness both
Take joy at days gone by
For loyalty and kindness both
We smile at days gone by

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Time spent: 12 hours.

Artwork: www.deviantart.com/art...
Download: crystalslave.bandcamp....

Also, a huge thanks to Synthis for some mixing advice - though I still probably made a lot of mistakes. XD

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Well, that's all for now. I do hope you enjoy this one. It is very close to my heart.

- Crystal Slave