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April 2, 2015 · Empowerment Songs, inspirational songs, Life In Song 1980's, Peace Songs, present moment awareness, Songs of Transformation, Spiritual Songs

95 Lookout Towers


3475268_sAbout this song: (lyrics below)

This is one of those songs that I kind of forgot about. I was never quite sure what it was really about… Revisiting it though I got the clear message that it was a deep soul message to “hang in there” you will reach your goals in time… be patient but be persistent…

Anyway that’s what it means to me this morning…

Let me know what it means to you ok?

Lookout Towers

Song # 95 | October 1987 | 

Grateful silence fills the holy start of day
No need to think of something clever to say
You build your peace in your own honest way
Is there a song you’d like me to play?

Refrain:
Lookout towers twisting to the ground
They fall so slowly, without a sound
I never thought that I could be so bold…
I found my diamonds in the road.

What if visionaries didn’t wait so long?
What if God revealed herself only in songs?
I love the way you always speak your mind
You are the essence of our times.

Refrain:

Captured feeling glistens like the dew
Lean back no into the days of your youth
Remember how you searched in vain for the truth?
It has since been given to you.

Refrain:

And when the towers seemed too steep to climb
And you felt so weary, deaf, dumb and blind?
Yet you still believed in what you hoped you would find
And you reached that place in time

Refrain:

Copyright 1987-2015 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

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Been singing the chorus since the first day I heard it…

I sh*t you not when I say I’ve been singing the chorus to Honest Rock since the first day I heard it. I sing this every single day. Many times a day. Seriously. It’s like a mantra to me. It soothes me:-)

Gene Moore

They love (your song) and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

My name is Cecile. I teach kindergarten at OMSD. I had the pleasure of using your song Together We Can Change The World to help my students make a difference in this wonderful world! They love it and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

Cecile Arvizo

Enjoying your songs so much…

Hello Mark. I am enjoying your songs so much! I’d love to see you play live somewhere.

Marianne

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album…

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album. I hear so many different influences and styles woven throughout the songs, really keeps it interesting from start to finish!

Dan Z

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred…

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred and dear as a faith community.

Gina Sullivan, Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph

I loved the song and listened to it 3 times….

Hi Mark, I just had to tell you this. I emailed my 3 granddaughters the song you wrote who are sisters with the youngest being 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and is very smart, is able to talk, very funny, uses a computer, is able to write, now is learning to play drums, emails me ‘Thanks. I do.’ I loved the song and listened to it 3 times.

Gail Russ

Just awesome…

Your music is taking over my life and it’s awesome!

Eric

I Love listening to all your songs…

Mark, you really are an amazing songwriter! I Love listening to all your songs and sitting in the creative aura they create!

Cheri

You have put a grown man in tears…

Mark, this song and message really hit home for me today. You have put a grown man in tears. Thank You for what you do. Sometimes I think you sound kind of cheesy, and then others, I think you are a genius, and I’m beginning to realize that you actually care about helping people. So hard to “get out of your own way” sometimes…thanks for the reminder.

Jeremy

For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love…

Dear Mark, THANK YOU for sending *Spark & Flame*!!!! This CD certainly is a compilation of Conscious Love Songs! As I listen I am transported to memory after memory past, present and future, fulfilled and unfulfilled. I was flooded with many different emotions. I cried, laughed, held my breath and also breathed deep heart-centered breaths of connection to the Divine. I feel joy, grief, sadness, compassion, love, awe, freedom, kindness, gratitude and appreciation. For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love, releasing, acceptance for what was, what is and who I am. Knowing that I am enough and that I am Divinely Loved.

J

Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

You write some great songs!

Hi Mark, You write some great songs! I really enjoyed listening to all of them on Spark and Flame. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the good work! All the best.

Susan

Brilliant!

Brilliant! I LOVE seeing the words to all these beloved songs, thanks!

Mary F.

Never fails to move me…

Your incredible music never fails to move me. Thank you, Mark.

Paula

Your song was just perfect to start my day…

Mark, your song ‘Freedom (It’s Been  Long Road)’ was just perfect to start my day. I LOVE IT!  Thank you, Thank you.  Blessings to you and much gratitude for your musical gift.

Judy

Total awesomeness!!!

‘Let’s Run’ is MY FAVORITE so far.. I LOVE THIS ONE.. great job.. total awesomeness!!! I thank Jana Stanfield for introducing me to your gifts. I am grateful.

Merril

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