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2022 Official Music Video

Ocean of Dreams Version

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About this song:

This is the 3rd version of this song… It was originally a fairly straight up love song but over the years evolved into a love song to the human spirit of healing and compassion that seemed to show up on a regular basis back when I was practicing NLP Hypnosis. Every client I worked with seemed to have a similar story to my own. Ultimately healing is about being willing to work and even struggle to understand and transform ourselves. No one else can do it for us. But someone who cares deeply can be a powerful help if only because I am right there walking the path with you…

I often counsel/coach/preach that part of the healing path is to be patient enough to catch yourself “holding the shift”…

anyway this is one of those songs that goes “deep” and it’s not for everybody… or maybe it is.

lyrics

Not A Day Goes By
(version 3)Life In Song #385 | 10/15/08 | recorded May 2022
Not a day goes by
When I do not wonder why
We are the way we always seem to be
What if we left the chains behind
That exist only in our minds
And choose the a path that dares us to be free?Though we have failed before and may fail again
I beg your patience please
‘Til you can hold the shift and accept
A lift from the prevailing breeze
So we can strike the match that re-ignites the flame
That no on can explain
And we have the wings to rise above the plain

And the love I hold for you
Well it makes me catch my breath
For you and I are sewn from the very same cloth
And together we are more
And our steps are swift and sure
And every doubt is merely part of the plan

But if you’ve built your walls so thick and tall
That you cannot climb or clear
Then I will sing this song and sing it loud and long
’Til you can not help but hear
And even while you sleep,
My tune will sink deep into your ears
Because freedom never bows to fear…

And the thought of your smile
Even if it takes a while
Enables me to dare yet another day
So my fingers touch these strings
And in spite of everything
Something larger than we are vibrates the air

And now a light of sorts
Begins to pour forth into the night
While the eyes that were so blind and sore
Fill themselves with sight
And the bones of all that went before
Are now bleached dry and white
And I offer you my hand as we land upon a farther shore…

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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

Brilliant!

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

Mary F.

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

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

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

Never fails to move me…

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

Paula

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

Enjoying your songs so much…

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

Marianne

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

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

Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

Just awesome…

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

Eric

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

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

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

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