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LIS 011-We All Scream Sometimes

“Life In Song” #11 “We All Scream Sometimes” was a response to something that happened to my dad. He’d been dutifully working his heart out at Union Carbide Corporation and they gave him his pink slip. Even though he hated his job, it seemed to take a lot out of him to not have work to go to. He got a lot of support from friends at the Yorktown Presbyterian church who had the know-how to help him present a case of discrimination based on age and handicap (dad is an above the knee amputee who walks with an prosthetic leg). Singing this song right now in the midst of the “great recession” strikes home how universal this feeling is. Stuff happens in life. Sometimes it gets the better of us and we get beaten down. But we are not alone. Reach out people. Ask for help. Anyway, hope you find this song helpful.

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BONUS: Here’s a version of this song recorded back in the 1990’s at Gene Moore’s Studio.

Lyrics:

We all Scream Sometimes | Song # 11 | November 1977

No matter and although
I feel at times
As one who sees himself from
That standard arms length
Of controlling distance…

I still scream sometimes…

Once again I come to you
With no apology
To donate another shadow
From my soul
Don’t think for a minute
That it comes easily…
To me

We all scream sometimes…

Laughter never seems to keep
It’s promises
Although it sometimes
Patches up our holes
Why is it that a good man
Sometimes loses
More than he can hold?

We all scream sometimes…

It’s often hard to find out
Where we come from
And it’s always hard to tell
Where we will go
It seems to me no matter
How hard I try
I sometimes lose the rhyme…

We all scream sometimes…

I know a song like this is kind of
Hard to listen to
But we all know it’s
Harder to live
But that doesn’t mean the hope’s not there
It doesn’t mean I’m unaware
I know a lot of folks who care
I even know some folks who dare…
To love me….
To love me

Tuning: DADGAD


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Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brilliant!

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

Mary F.

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

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

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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