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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Just awesome…

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

Eric

Brilliant!

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

Mary F.

Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

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

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

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

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

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

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