Mark Shepard: Singer Songwriter

Lift Me Up, Song #171 by Mark Shepard

November 21, 2008 By Mark

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Lift Me Up | Song # 171 | 7/20/91

I know you’re out there some where, you dancing warrior
I know you have a message for me like some mystic courier
When you call I get so far away, I get so out of sorts
You’re more patient than a rock, wiser than a tree,
Cooler than a corpse!

Refrain:
Lift me up into the devastating stillness of your eyes
Lift me up onto the rooftops and release me to the skies
Life me up into the lightness till the heaviness subsides
Lift me up…Lift me up…Lift me up…

A flower is a soldier and a butterfly is a thief
A sidewalk is a desert that heaves and buckles in the heat
My thirst is like a canyon and I cannot find relief
So I pray for a cooling breeze to blow on these melting city streets

Refrain:

Bridge:
Love is tenderness, love is war
Love is loneliness, love is more
Love is magical, love is a chore
Love is the ceiling and love is the floor

A crow can wear a thousand masks but a sparrow merely sings
The world is more than what we see and every thought has wings
I challenge you to answer me and tell me what it means
Instead you dare me to wait like glass and see what the Spirit brings

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Commentary: This song is from my Visions & Voices CD and is heavily influenced by the writings of Carlos Castaneda. Far from being some weird new age mumbo jumbo I found the concepts contained in his books to be crystal clear and practical for helping one get one’s head out of one’s butt! One of the key concepts was the step by step elimination of self importance and self pity. Indulging in self pity sucks tremendous amounts of energy from us and is the antithesis of what a spiritual warrior is all about. One of the Toltec challenges given to Castaneda by his teacher, Don Juan Matus, was to erase personal history. Castaneda was left to his own devices to figure out how to do that. I believe NLP (neuro linguistic programming) is “how” to erase personal history. By that I mean NLP gives us specific and precise tools to clear the negative and heavy influence of our past. You’ve heard someone say “He has a lot of baggage.” haven’t you? Lift me up is all about letting go of that baggage, erasing the personal history that drags us down and limits us. To learn more about NLP visit my www.ModernJedi.com site

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Clear the Fear Song!

November 20, 2008 By Mark

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Clear The Fear | Song #352 | 5/7/06

Are you feeling frightened, even terrified?
I see you there shaking, petrified
Your gut it churning, your mouth is dry
Your hands are sweating, like you’re gonna die
Fear has the power to tear you to shreds
But you have the power to diminish the dread
What were you thinking that caused you see
The worst that could happen and wish you could flee?

Refrain:
Clear the fear
Move towards the rewards
Dislodge the sabotage
Get your dream out of the garage
Get out of your own way
It could happen here today.

You might not know this but you’re in charge
You’re the one who makes the monster large
So what would happen if you shrank it way down
Or maybe even turned off the sound?
You have the power to turn it around
Cut yourself loose from what drags you down
Float out to the future and then take a look back
See yourself making progress, free from attack

Refrain:

So what will happen when you clear your fear?
Will you be closer to those you hold dear?
Will you make more money? Would you have more fun?
Will you have the courage to get things done?
Thoughts have the power to destroy or create
Now what was that old habit that you wanted to break?
I feel like I know you though we may have just met
Give yourself permission to take the next step and…

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Commentary: I wrote this song after I took a workshop with Kathy McAfee, "The Marketing Motivator" she helped me to focus my NLP practice on the kinds of clients I enjoyed working with the most, namely people who suffered from fear, phobias, anxiety and panic attacks. I totally "get" these people and I feel really privileged that one of the benefits of my own anxiety around performing was that when I cleared my own fear I learned how to help others clear their fear as well. This song is dedicated to my clients and clients to be who are willing and ready to make rapid progress in their lives.

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