I got an email today from a guy by the handle of DJ Shellmax who has bee really enjoying my song Freedom. He was kind enough to “spark it up” by “re-mastering” the track so that it sounds awesome.
I thought it would be cool to give you a chance to hear a few different versions.
Here is my original “live in the studio” from the CD “Eyes On The Horizon” version with Joe Mennonna playing some incredibly tasty piano. You can download it for free by becoming a backstage pass member Get Your Free BackStage Pass NOW! and visiting the members page once you’ve joined. Here’s the link to “Eyes On The Horizon” (It won’t work unless you’re a member)
BTW you definitely have to listen with headphones your little laptop speakers don’t do either version justice.
Click the link below to Hear DJ Shellmax’s “remastered” version
www.trancechoice.com/Mark_Shepard_-_Freedom_(Its_a_long_Road).mp3
Just in case you can’t get enough of this song, here’s a video of a live version I did last summer. Lyrics are below the video in case you want to memorize them! There will be a test! :o)
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Freedom (It’s Been A Long Road) 12/12/2000 | Song #312
Freedom is a word
That is very often heard
But just as often much misunderstood
It might mean nothing left to lose
Or that you get to choose
Between two leaders, neither of them good
It might mean you have got no plans
Or that you cut loose when you dance
It might mean you have the guts to speak your mind
It could mean you have no regrets,
Beliefs, possessions, pets
Or that you always pay your bills on time
Refrain:
It’s been a long road
That I’ve been walking down
That I’ve been lost and found on
It’s been a long road
That I’ve been walking down
But now I hear the sounds of…
Freedom
I choose not to be a slave
To the assumptions you have made
And I accept the consequences of my choice
I will make my own mistakes
I will find out what it takes
From now on I will heed my inner voice
I pledge allegiance to my self
For the sake of my own health
Not a country or a point of view
If I declare myself to be
A human being free
Well you know, that gives your freedom back to you
Refrain:
Bridge: Freedom. Freedom.
Freedom is a bird
That is seldom seen or heard
But still it rises up on falcon’s wings
And when it bursts up into flight
With it’s feathers full of light
It fills my heart with joy to hear it sing…
Freedom by Mark Shepard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
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