Mark Shepard: A Life In Song

Archive for January, 2010

This Song & Video Is Sponsored by Maureen Carney! Thank so much Maureen!

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This song is part of the collection of songs I wrote in 2009 “If I Could Fly” volume 31 of ” A Life In Song”.

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Here’s a video version of “Coming Home” dedicated to Flo @Dancer30815 and other people in need of physical or emotional healing. Please rate and share.

This song is from my Thirsty For The Sky CD

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Dedicated To Kenya K. Stevens! Scroll down for lyrics. Please share!

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Kenya Dream | 11/23/09 | Song # 404

Dedicated to Kenya K. Stevens, Goddess

Kenya Dream
Can you Dream of dreaming?
Can you Dream of dreaming
Something wild and true and wonderful

Kenya Dream
Can you dream of loving?
Can you dream of loving
Something out into the world?

Kenya Dream
Can you dream of living?
Can you dream of living
In the magic of the dawning day?

Kenya Dream
Can you dream of dancing?
Can you dream of dancing
Out beyond the rules that others make?

Refrain:
You call me Home you call me home
To the open spaces we all come from
You call me Home you call me home
From heart of the womb of the world
Kenya dream. Kenya dream.
Kenya dream. Kenya dream

Kenya dream
Can you dream of healing
can you dream of healing
More than what was causing pain

Kenya dream
Can you dream of holding
Can you dream of holding all
That’s good and true and wise

Kenya dream
Can you dream of seeing
Can you dream of seeing me
With more than just your eyes

Refrain:

Kenya dream.
Can you dream of laughter?
Can you dream of laughter
That reminds the stars to shine?

Kenya dream.
Can you dream of silence
Can you dream of silence
That preceded every sound

Kenya dream.
Can you dream of singing
Can you dream of singing that
Will consecrate this holy ground

Refrain:

Kenya feel
Can you feel the movement
Can you feel the movement
Of the light between your sighs

Kenya breathe
Can you breathe the power
Can you breathe the power
Of the force between your thighs

Kenya love
Can you love the loving
Can you love the loving
That empowers you to be the light

Refrain:

Kenya Dream by Mark Shepard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Commentary: I met Kenya K. Stevens on twitter and she immediately made a deep impression on me. She and her husband are tantra coaches and specialize in healing and manifesting. Kenya is delightfully open about sexuality and sensuality as well as the art and science of balancing and integrating the masculine and feminine. For her the womb is something more than just an organ for reproduction it is a powerful center of manifesting and attracting. Anyway, we met on Twitter and spoke by phone. I happened to be in New York City in November and we met for lunch at her apartment in the shadow of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She explained the work and philosophy behind her work. It was a joyful meeting of souls. and on the way home this song came in. After you listen to the song check out her site: www.JuJuMama.net

This is the title cut of my latest set from my “Life In Song” project: “If I Could Fly – A Life In Song Vol. 31″

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Play and listen as many times as you want for free. Please rate this song and feel free to share by e-mail or embed this song on your blog. Also please leave a comment below!

If you want to actually download it to your computer or i-pod simply register as a member and you can download this song and a whole lot more for FREE! Register As A Member

If you would consider contributing to the Life In Song Project it would be greatly appreciated as I am working on recording and sharing the over 400 songs I’ve written since 1976. And the entire cost of recording is close to $16,000. so every little bit helps and is much appreciated!

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If I Could Fly | Song #400 | 09/09/09

If I could fly I would take wing and leave the earth behind
And everything that seems so huge now would disappear below me…
If I could sing, I would breathe in and shine the sound out loud
Till it breaks the hills apart and grinds the mountains down

Sometimes your feet seem to know exactly where they want to go…
And it’s wise to let your body follow, follow, follow…
Sometimes your heart seems to want what the world does not allow
And there are those who advise you to leave your best fields fallow

Refrain:

I just want to run to the edge and leap into the sky
I just want to float like a red tail hawk up so damn high
That you can’t see me any more…You can’t see me any more
You can’t see me any more from the valley floor…
I may be gone but my song remains

I could be the rain on the window while you’re Dreaming of a sunny day…
I could be the tear on your pillow as you lie there half awake
You can think of me if you want as some kind of mistake
But I know what it feels like to have your heart break

It seems I walk on roads that prefer me to walk alone
Even though I long for a traveling companion
And I find myself an edge that invites me to look over
And see the valley with its toy town spread out far below…

Refrain:

[Solo]

I live by the grace of something that’s true but hard to fathom
And it demands that I dance along the ridge above the chasm
I don’t always keep my balance but I always do my best
And I have to trust in Something Else to handle all the rest…

Refrain:

Commentary:

It had been a really rough patch for me…financially, emotionally. And I found myself living in this incredibly beautiful little town in upstate New York. There were hills and valleys. Just like in life. From the ridges you can look down into these tiny toy towns with tiny cars and trucks. If you’re lucky a red tail hawk will soar over head. It just made me want to fly. Just like a thunderstorm releases pent up energy in the atmosphere, after this song came through, I felt tremendous relief and empowerment. All of a sudden I was ready for new experiences and new relationships. I’d love to know what it brings up for you. Please leave a comment below!

If I Could Fly by Mark Shepard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.