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Ocean of Dreams Free CD

June 17, 2009 By

Here’s how to get my “Ocean of Dreams” album (and a huge number of other songs) FREE!

Ocean of Dreams - Vol. 30 of "A Life In Song"

“Ocean of Dreams” consists of every single song I wrote during 2008 in chronological order. It’s an all acoustic project so you can hear the songs in their raw, “un-produced” state recorded in pristine digital sound at Joe Mennonna’s studio.

I’ve sneak released a few of the songs here on the blog in the past few months but if you want the whole thing and in much higher quality than what you can download here, you will want to get this now.

For a limited time it’s FREE. Yes. Free. 13 digitally mastered original songs instantly down-loadable to your computer. fer nothin’. Nada. Zip. Zilch. FREE, FREE, FREE. (I think you get the idea huh?)

Soon though, I’ll be adding it to the the catalog at $20 (okay probably more like $15)  So get it now.

Here’s how it works.

Get your Backstage Pass by clicking  Get Your Free BackStage Pass NOW! , fill out the little form and you’ll have access to ALL of my songs free. Not just Ocean of Dreams.

Once you are a backstage pass member, and logged in, you can go to the members tab on the menu bar above and use the drop down menus to find the treasure. Ocean of dreams is in Life In Song 2008.

  1. Zoooooom!
  2. It’s like an unexpected Birthday present.

Thanks again for caring enough about this music to give it a listen. I know you’ll love it. Everyone who’s heard it so far is raving about it. One of the first folks to get it said this:

I Just wanted to let you know that I have listened and think it is awesome!!! Sincerely, Maria

Your friend,

Mark

P.s.  the CD has been exquisitely mastered and sounds way better than your little computer speakers can handle so make sure you listen with the headphones.

To Download “A Life In Song Project” and my ENTIRE Recording Catalog FREE (including Ocean of Dreams) (For A Limited Time) simply click:

Get Your Free BackStage Pass NOW!

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Pete Seeger Turns 90

May 2, 2009 By

Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen at President Obamas Inauguration 2009Pete Seeger is the guy who I saw when I was 8 years old that inspired me to want to make music and tell stories in such a way as to leave the world a better place.

Check out this article about Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Tribute Concert

Here's a song I wrote a while ago to the "Pete Seeger in my Mind". I was at a place in life where it was incredibly painful to sing my songs in public. All I'd ever wanted to do since I was 8 years old was write and sing songs for people to enjoy. But getting people to actually listen to songs they had never heard before seemed increasingly daunting.

Pete Seeger is inspiring to us because he has lived and continues to live an authentic life in his own way.

I realized at the time of writing this song that I had to stop trying to be like Pete Seeger and start being authentically myself.That realization led me to set the whole music thing aside for awhile in order to do the challenging work on myself that eventually led me to study NLP...

I heard a great quote once: "God's delays are not God's denials." So many years later my music is starting to be heard around the globe via the internet...

Heroes are wonderful. What's even better is striving to become like them without abandoning our own uniqueness...My challenge to you today is become your own hero!

If you like the song please share it! - Mark

All I Wanted by Mark Shepard Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

All I Wanted | 7/13/1991 | Song #162

The sudden realization strikes me with a start
I thought that I had courage, I thought that I had heart
I thought I was important, I thought I had control
I thought I had a purpose I thought I had a goal

But everything is ashes, dust and bones
I have no place to lay my head I have no place to call home
I am just a pilgrim, barely just a fool
I stumble when I walk and every day is like a day at school…

Refrain:
All I wanted, all I wanted
All I wanted was to be like you
All I wanted, all I wanted
All I wanted was to be like you
I turned out a lot like me…

I thought I was a prophet, I thought I was a seer
I thought that I had songs that maybe people would want to hear
But no one seemed to listen, no one seemed to care
It seems that to be noticed today you’ve got to walk around in your underwear!

Refrain:

Now I see I’m nothing, a speck out in the void
And you know? I feel much lighter and so very much less annoyed
Now I’m ready to move onward, I’m ready to be new
And most of all I’m ready to stop trying to be you!

Refrain

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Field of Dreams

March 31, 2009 By

Take a ride with me to your field of dreams...

Play the Song. Download it Free. Share it.

Field of Dreams by Mark Shepard Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This song is from Thirsty For The Sky: Songs of Empowerment and Healing

Field of Dreams (Take A Ride With Me)  | 7/21/2002 | Song #320

When I was a young boy I dreamed a mighty dream
But I told it to the dream thieves and they laughed and called me “green”
They told me I should wake up to reality
They said that I had better take responsibility

So I got myself a good job I and went to school at night
I followed to the letter all their sound advice
I got a better job and then a bigger house and car
I had my benefits and a dozen credit cards

Refrain:
Take a ride with me, Take a ride and see
Take a ride with me, To your field of dreams

One night I could not sleep and so I went out for a walk
It seemed as if the moonlight and the stars began to talk
They whispered and they sang about my long forgotten dream
They told me I could live it. It was mine still to redeem

The moon said I should listen to that still small voice inside
Instead of to the dream thieves because the dream thieves have to lie
They have to steal from you ‘cause they’ve been robbed right to the bone
But if you dare to live your dream, they just might find their own

Refrain:

Bridge:
Why do you see the possibilities?
Why do you live a mighty dream lately?
Why do you listen to your own wisdom?
Why do you know to ask the right questions?

So if you are a young boy or a young girl in your heart
Now is the time to give that mighty dream of yours a start
If you come to a crossroads where you need to choose
Choose the “path with heart” and it will give you dancing shoes

Refrain:

Why do you see the possibilities?...

Tuning: EBBEBE

Copyright 2003-2009 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved.

Commentary: All my life I've struggled with the conflict between what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be versus what I felt others wanted. I think that is a natural part of growing up. We are told so many things by well meaning parents, teachers, friends, society. We hear "You can't always have what you want..." We hear, "Well how are you going to pay the bills?" We hear, "be sensible, be practical."  We are told constantly to "settle". So we do. Until it starts to fester inside. Many people get cancer. I'm taking a course with Dr. Bernie Siegel. In the first class he says one of his cancer patients said, "My mother's words have been eating away at me..."

A few radically change their lives. They start living for themselves instead of for all these others. Healing occurs. We discover that when we are being true to ourselves, we have excess love and energy for others. When we try to be who we think others want us to be we stifle and start dying. We close up. We dry up.We get sick.

I ask myself every day, what would I do if I only had 6 months to live. Not always easy to answer or to live according to my truth.

I was put here to write and sing songs. I'm a storyteller. I'm a healer. But first and foremost I'm a songwriter. "Every one knows it's impossible to make a living as a songwriter." Particularly now. Bah, blah, blah, blah, blah

That's fine. I'm going to do it anyway. What would you do if you could not fail? If you were guaranteed to succeed? That's what you should be doing. Sometimes you will miss the mark. I would rather go for what I want and fall flat on my face than to be miserable thinking "if only I had...."

You are not getting any younger. As Bernie Siegel's mom said to him everyday. "Do what makes you happy."

May I ask you a favor?

If you got anything out of this song, I'm hoping you'll do something for me:
Pass it along to someone else. E-mail the link. Download it to your computer. Burn it to a CD. Play it for a friend like you used to. Share with them how it made you feel. Ask them to listen to it. Maybe you can sing along to it together.

Maybe they need to hear this song today. Maybe you need to connect with someone you care about who you haven't touched in a while. This is one way.

We (these songs and I) need you. We need your friends too.

A song does no good unless it is heard. Spread the word.

Thank you so much!

Thanks! - Mark

p.s this song can be found on my Thirsty For The Sky CD

p.p.s. Please leave comments or reviews below!

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