This is a song I wrote for the Musical “Letters To Daddy”. To summarize the plot quickly, there was a new kid in the school (from Uganda) who bumped into the main character (originally played by Rilee O’Neill) in the principals office… Even though they were extremely different, and didn’t even speak the same language, they bonded over music…
While still working on the musical and a few other projects, I was in San Francisco visiting a friend who lived a short walk from the beach you see in this photo. I loved the way the bridge would emerge from the daily fog… I also love the way the Golden Gate bridge connects two very different places, the bustling San Francisco on the South and the pristine Marin Headlands on the North.
And so the neurological connections were made!
For me this is why I love being a part of the music team at Unity... Every week we get to create bridges to each other through music. Music that is more about connection than performance.
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy life to listen and share these songs!
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Music is a Bridge
Song #380 | March 2008 | Mark Shepard version – CD: Ocean of Dreams | Rilee O’Neill Version – CD: Letters To Daddy
I look at you and see different
You look at me and see the same
I look at you and see magic
You look at me and see the world explained
Out of the fog and distance
We can find a way to dance
Out of the cold and darkness
We can find warmth and happiness
Refrain:
Music is a language
That connects us like a bridge
Meet me in the middle
Meet me at the edge
Music is a story
That connects us like a thread
Meet me in the middle
Meet me at the edge
If you sing with words
that I don’t understand
Still my heart will comprehend
Whatever’s been torn or broken
Music always helps to mend
Whatever is too straight or rigid
Music always helps to bend
Our love of music makes us friends
Our love of music makes us friends
Refrain:
If you are alone, far from home
(Still the song remains)
Whatever you’ve lost or broken
(Still the song remains)
If you’re a stranger
In strange land
(Still the song remains)
Won’t you join me
In the melody?
(Still the song remains)
Now let’s add
A little harmony
(Still the song remains)
La la la la la
(Still the song remains)
Nu waba walangi chi mazi maya tu gatta
Still the song remains
Refrain:
You look at me and see different
I look at you and see the same
You look at me and see magic
I look at you and see the world explained
Copyright 2008 by Mark Shepard. Copyright 2009 by 4E Productions. ASCAP Licensing info here