03/05/2021 Visions of You Full Arrangement Audio & Video
Solo Acoustic Version Recorded 2015
About this song:
Written back in 1982 at Princeton Theological Seminary while struggling with the book of Jeremiah and whether or not I was being “called” to the ministry.
This is essentially a “love letter to God.”
After almost 30 years of “resisting” I finally have to admit my songs are where I do most of my theological and spiritual exploring…
Feels even more appropriate now as I endeavor to start a sustainable Farm Church that takes caring for the soil and animals seriously (and joyfully) as a Spiritual PRACTICE.
Regenerative farming IS the resurrection and the celebration of life fundamental to feeding people healthy food without destroying our Garden of Eden planet…
Lyrics:
Visions of You (I Wreck My Soul)
Song #58 | 4/21/1982
Here I am alive but crazy lately
Writing songs that only sing to these four walls around me
What a fool. Feeling old and angry
Wanting badly to sing about anything but you
But you always win don’t you?
And there’s not a damn thing in the world that I can do
Refrain:
I wreck my soul with visions of you
And I don’t even know who you are
You call the tunes and expect me to shine
Like some firefly in a jar
There’s got to be some answers in here
That I haven’t seen and may never see
And you insist on keeping your distance
To protect your mystery…
If I could rise above my situation
I’d look you right in the eyes and demand that you give me some proof
Give me some truth. I’m tired of wondering
I’m tired of waiting and hoping you’ll show me the way
Ah but you take… your… time… don’t you?
And there’s not a damn thing in the world that I can do
Refrain:
You build me up. Then you knock me back down.
There are times when your Love feels just like the month of December
Then there are times when I just feel like leaving
I get ready to give it all up and then I remember
You always win don’t you?
And there’s not a damn thing in the world that I would do…
Refrain:
Copyright 1982-2021 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.