Miracles ...and other works of heart

Song List
1.	Twenty Questions	5:00
2.	Miracles	* 4:39
3.	Almost Home	6:59
4.	Forgiveness	5:39
5.	I Choose Love	5:31
6.	Om Namah Shivaya	6:06
7.	Oil Can	7:14
8.	Love is a Work of Art	4:24
9.	Cell Phone Blues	6:10
10.	Here We Are	* 5:36
11.	Namaste	4:57
12.	A Life in the Day	6:34

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Twelve original songs straight from the heart, about love, life, family, community, and pondering our purpose on this earth.

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Musician Credits

Mark Sloniker lead and background vocals, piano, keyboards

Colleen Crosson lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, additional percussion

Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa acoustic and electric basses

Mark Raynes drums

Gayan Gregory Long djembe, backgournd vocals on Om Namah Shivaya

Anthony Walker electric guitar, electric sitar, background vocals on Cell Phone Blues

Andrew Vogt soprano and alto saxophones

Terry Meyer background vocals on Om Namah Shivaya

Tina Marx background vocals on Cell Phone Blues

Frosty Horton background vocals on Here We Are

All songs written by Mark Sloniker except Namaste, written by Colleen Crosson

All songs arranged by Mark Sloniker and Colleen Crosson, except Forgiveness instrumental section arranged by Myles Sloniker

©® 1998-2008 Mark Sloniker Music (BMI)

® 2009 Mark Sloniker Music/DMS Records

Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

From left to right: Colleen Crosson, Mark Sloniker, Anthony Walker, Frosty Horton

Recorded by Anthony Walker at Perspective AudioVisual, Fort Collins, CO

Mixed by Colleen Crosson, Frosty Horton, Mark Sloniker, and Anthony Walker at Perspective AudioVisual, Fort Collins, CO

Mastered by Erik Wolf at Wolf Mastering, Nashville, TN

Produced by Mark Sloniker and Colleen Crosson with invaluable assistance from Frosty Horton

Graphic Design by Christina Gressianu and Dolphin Feet

CD cover photo by Colleen Crosson

Back cover photo by Charles Schinner

THANKS

Deep gratitude and love to our families, friends, and our Unity community for your suport and inspiration in creating and sharing these songs! This recording is especially dedicated to our children, Myles and Emma, and to our parents, David and Barbara Crosson, and Mark and Ruth Sloniker.

Special thanks to Amanda Griffith at www.DolphinFeet.com for transforming Mark's Poetry into artistic affirmations that you can take with you anywhere!

Visit us at www.marksloniker.com and www.colleencrosson.com for the complete collection of DolphinFeet and for full lyrics and inspiration behind the sngs in this recording.

Mark Sloniker Music
PO Box 633
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Lyrics from Miracles ...and other works of heart

• Twenty Questions

• Miracles

• Almost Home

• Forgiveness

• I Choose Love

• Om Namah Shivaya

• Oil Can

• Love is a Work of Art

• Cell Phone Blues

• Here We Are

• Namaste

• A Life in the Day

Who in the world do you think you are?

Where did you come from? How did you get this far?

What in the world are you here to do?

And when you’re done here…

Where are you going to?

Was the sailing smooth on the journey here?

Were the waters rough? Did the stars shine clear?

Have the storms, on the sea, helped you tame your fear?

What in the world are our lives made of?

Are we on a secret mission, to turn all things to love?

When in the world will this journey end?

Is there a final answer waiting around the bend?

Could it be there’s a place, far beyond our sun?

Where the human race could embrace as one?

If we could see it through is the journey done?

Where in the world can a soul find peace?

When in the world will the violence cease?

Why in the world would a soul choose fear?

Who can decide how heaven might appear?

If I choose the light, will this new path start?

If I lose my mind, can I find my heart?

Letting kindness steer, drawing ever near.

Who in the world do you think you are?

Where did you come from? How did you get this far?

What in the world are you here to do?

What is this presence?

Guiding me and you?

What is this presence?

Guiding me and you?

He sees miracles in the dawn's early light

He sees miracles in the first star at night

He sees miracles in the simplest of things

In a butterfly's flight, in a hummingbird's wings

In the magic that each moment brings

She finds miracles in the thunder and rain

She finds miracles in a fire fly's flame

She makes miracles with a hug and a kiss

In just holding hands through moments like this

She finds miracles in such bliss

When did I go so far astray,

That I stopped running wild, that I stopped playing free?

Searching in hopes I'd find my way

I found a child of three, with so much to teach me

'Cause he sees miracles in the marching of ants

And she sees miracles in a honey bee's dance

They see miracles in the simplest of things

In the first winter snow, in the blossom of spring

In the magic that each moment brings

She finds miracles on the string of a kite

And he finds miracles in a moment's delight

They find miracles on a warm summer breeze

In a puddle of rain, in the climbing of trees

They find miracles in moments like these

Where in the world did I lose track,

When the wonders of life, lost their wonder to me?

It's time that I found my way back

There's a child in my heart…'n'

She yells…"allee allee in come free"

Then we'll find miracles, whether young or old

We'll find miracles in each story told

We'll see miracles when we laugh or we cry

Through all of our lives, 'til the day that we die

There's a miracle, even in goodbye

For we're miracles…You and I

“Look there,” he said from the bow of his boat

He was long overdue; he’d been given up for lost at sea

The tear in his eye saw a sea gull fly over

He said, “Where did you come from? Is it land, could it be?”

“Could I be almost home?” said the way weary sailor

“Could I be almost back, from a journey to eternity?

I feel almost there, back to right where I started,

From when I first parted, to see what I could see

Now in some strange way, it feels almost like home to me.”

He grabbed his spy glass and climbed up the rigging

High on the main sail to have a look-see

There was a fragrance of flowers and the smell of the mountains

And on the horizon, was it land? Could it be?

“Could I be almost home? These waters feel familiar to me

Could I be almost free from the storms on the sea?

I feel almost back to the place where I started,

And though I don’t feel this feeling could be wrong,

Could it be, in some way that perhaps I've been home all along?”

High on a cliff lived a luminous lighthouse

She was shining her light, in hopes to show the way

She said, “Keep to deep water. Steer clear of the rocks here,

Until the green current pulls you into the bay.”

She said, “You’re almost back

We wondered what became of you

You’re almost here,” beamed her light across the sea

“You’re almost there. Take your time, what’s your hurry

On a journey through eternity,

You know each storm and each calm

Are what brought you back here to me.”

There in the village was an old woman waiting,

Waiting there for her son to come home from the sea

She was so close to dying, wanting just one more visit

Before heading home on her voyage so sweet

“Could I be almost home? These waters feel familiar to me

Almost back, in a journey through eternity

I feel almost home, from a sojourn so long

And while I don’t feel this feeling could be wrong,

Could it be, in some way, that perhaps

I've been home all along?”

Thru each note in this song, could it be

We've been home along…?

Always Home. Always Home.

Welcome Home!

Sometimes I lose my cool, sometimes I lose my head

Sometimes I can’t believe some of the things I've said

Sometimes I get riled up, sometimes I just see red

Sometimes I’m like a child that chooses fear instead

Sometimes my words run wild, I don’t mean what I say

And like that little child, I’d like to run away

Sometimes I get confused, misunderstand your words

Sometimes my point of view is strictly for the birds

Please forgive me! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!

Forgive the things I do…and next time, I'll forgive you

Sometimes I shut you out, sometimes I turn you down

Sometimes I'm filled with doubt, like I'm about to drown

Sometimes I just lose hope; I don’t know what to do

And when I just can’t cope, I take it out on you

But now the time is right, I want to make amends

Do what it takes to heal, and start anew as friends

So now I’m standing here, ready to find a way

To break this chain of fear, begin a brand new day

Please forgive me! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!

Forgive the things I do…and next time I'll forgive you

So now I know it’s time to make a brand new start

It’s time to change my mind and listen to my heart

Please look into my eyes, if you could stand right here

I know you’ll realize that I am most sincere

Please forgive me! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!

Forgive the things I do….and the next time, I’ll forgive you

I’ll forgive you, you forgive me

Walking this walk, setting us free

Turning to love, learning to live

Until there’s nothing to forgive

All of my life comes down to one decision

All of my life – one choice

There is only now

And in this moment two things to choose from

And I choose love this time; I choose love and each time

That I choose love, then there is only love

Sometimes, I walk in the canyon

I call out in one voice

And what comes back from each reflection

Makes this seeker's heart rejoice

For I seek love this time, and I find love each time that

I choose love, for there is only love

'Cause I can choose fear and get a little scared if I choose to

And I can feel lost and feel separation

I can feel trapped and get real mad and loose my temper

Sometimes there's so much anger deep inside of here

Sometimes, I need to let go and roll with the punches

Sometimes, I need to be still and listen to my heart

And in time, I learn to let go and grow in the silence

And in time, I find the peace that lives in the moment

In peace, I honor my path and walk a little stronger now

And in strength, I help someone and help myself out

And inside it dawns on me there's a choice I'm making

'Cause I know there's only right now, just this moment and

I have the power inside to choose, to choose, to choose

And I choose love this time; I choose love and each time

That I choose love

then there is only love

This life has just one lesson

And it's learned through an open heart

Each moment is our classroom

Let the lesson start

I choose love this time; I choose love and each time

That I choose love,then there is only love (chorus repeats)

There is only love, there is only love

Om Namah, Om Namah Shivaya

Om, Om sweet om

Om Namah, Om Namah Shivaya

Home, take me home

Om Namah, Om Namah Shivaya

Om, Om sweet om

Om Namah, Om Namah Shivaya

Home, take me home

Love is now, love lives in this moment

Life loves us now

Essence lives deep inside this moment

To love we bow

Chorus

Mother, father, birth us in this moment

In love right now

Home is here, right inside this moment

In love we bow

Chorus

With each breath, life gives us this moment

Don’t ask me how

So this path is our blessed journey

To it we bow

Chorus

We live here riding on this moment

In love’s sweet flow

Spirit guides us in each loving moment

In love we grow

Chorus (Home, I am home)

Repeat last verse

Chorus 3x (Home, I am home)

Home, I am home

At the end of “The Wizard of Oz”, the Tin Man said,

“I know I got a heart now" (he said)

"I know I got a heart now, ‘cuz I can feel it breaking"

And at the end of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Boo Radley finally comes out (yes he does)

Boo Radley finally comes out, and he saves the day

Well, I know that my life is not a movie

And I know that I'm not Boo Radley

But I know…I know I got a heart now

I finally got a heart now

At the end of "Casablanca", Bogie says,

"It's the start of a beautiful friendship"

He says, “It’s the start of a beautiful friendship"

As if nothing else even mattered

And at the end of “The Velveteen Rabbit",

That Rabbit becomes Really Real (yes he does)

That Rabbit becomes Really Real

Even though he's old and worn and tattered

Well, I know that my life is not a story book

Yet I know, sometimes life doesn't get good

‘Til the shiny part wears off

Then I know what makes us really real then

Is that we're shining on the inside

‘Cuz life's gonna break your heart

It does it ‘cuz it loves us

Life's got to break our hearts

To let the love flow through the cracks

Thank you for breaking my heart

Now everything is new again

And everything is true again

At the end of “The Wizard of Oz", Glenda says,

"You coulda got home all along”

She said, “You can always get home all along, when in

your heart you’re really trying”

At the end of “The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy says,

"You all look so familiar to me”

“You all helped me find my way home,

Even when I was cryin'…"

Well, now I know that my life IS a movie

And now I know that we're ALL Boo Radley

Ready to save the day!

And I know…I know I got a heart now

I know I'm really real now

Well, it’s a brand new start now

Because I know that I can feel now

At the end of “The Wizard of Oz”, Dorothy says,

"Our love can take us anywhere”

So click your heels together three times with me

And say 'There's no place like home, there's no place

Like home, there's no place like… "

At the end of “The Wizard of Oz”, Dorothy says,

"Don't forget your oil can”…so don’t forget your oil can

Don’t forget your oil can, don’t forget your oil can

Don’t forget your oil can… don’t forget!

(The End)

Take Heart, let her find her song

We are soul survivors, in a Love so strong

So amazing our creation, how it pulls us all along

Love calls us now

Give us this day, a sun so warm and bright

We'll find our way; compassion shines its guiding light

Let's close our eyes, and we’ll behold through shear delight,

That Love calls us now

Love calls us NOW

Love is a work of art; love is a work of play

Love is a dance of stillness

Stillness while we swing and sway

A Play is a made up story

Where characters find their way

Love is a work of art, and art is the love of play

Love calls us now

Take heart, and there she'll find her song

Her voice strengthens now

Courage makes her vision strong

Time and space are just illusions, we knew it all along

Love moves us now

Love proves us now

Love is our work of heart and Heart knows the art of play

Love is a dance of stillness, stillness while we swing and sway

A Play is a made up story, where characters find their way

Love is a work of art, and art is the love of play

An artist is anyone who loves to play along the way

Love is a warm sun rising, calling us to a brand new day

Calling us to this moment

With only one thing to say, and She says…

"I'll help you work things out…

If you'll come out with me and play!"

"Will you come out with me and play?" (repeat)

(Prelude)

I came to this earth to find goodness and God

And to live those Golden Rules

Just me inside this human space suit

Oh, and I brought some simple tools

Got my cell phone on my hip here

Got my beeper over thar

Got super instant text messaging

And a fax machine in my car

There’s a TV in the back seat

It’s a wide screen plasma thing

Got a GPS that insures success

So I’ll never turn up missing

Got a computer in the dashboard

And another one under the hood

Got a micro-chip implanted in my head

So I can keep texting you even after I’m dead

Boy ain’t technology GOOD!

But right then an angel called down at me

In a voice all sweetness and bliss

She said perhaps I need to heed her words

And her words, they went something like this…

Turn off your cell phone

Turn off your TV

Turn down your pager

Turn off your MP3

You got to turn off your fax machine

Turn off your car

You got to turn ON your HEART Light

If you want to find out where you are

Do the low-tech with me baby!

If you can go NO-tech that’s the best

And let your heart light shine up to the heavens, friend

And the Divine’ll do the rest

(Yea, the Divine’ll do the rest)

You got to get off of the internet

Turn off your computer

You got to log off, check out, turn down, exit

Every thought polluter!

It’s not how big your hard drive is

Or how big your TV Screen

You get to shut down, power down,

Time out, turn off, hang up Everything!!!

Do the low-tech with me baby!

If you can go NO-tech that’s the best

Just let your heart light shine up to heaven, friend

And the Divine’ll do the rest

(Yea, the Divine’ll do the rest)

Now when Jesus went into the wilderness

To confront that slippery stranger

He left his cell phone with the Philistines

He left his lap top in the manger!

He didn’t need no instant messaging

He didn’t need no GPS

Jesus let his heart light shine

And rose above that whole big mess

He went low- tech just for starters

Then he went no-tech just for grins

Why, with the unlimited power of the SOUL phone

You can wash away your sins

When Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree

He freed himself of technology

His suffering was abated

And his spirits were elated

Do the low-tech just like Buddha

See how low-tech you can go

Buddha took it down to nothin’ babe

Now there ain’t nothin’ he don’t know

So turn off your cell phone friend

And listen to me

I said, turn ON your SOUL phone

No worry, it’s toll free

There’s a message inside the silence

There’s a healing there within it

You can talk to God any time you want

You were born with unlimited minutes

Do the low-tech with me baby

If you can go no-tech that’s the best

Just let your heart light shine up to heaven friend

And through your soul phone you’ll be blessed

Just let your heart light shine up to heaven

And the Divine’ll do the rest!

(Yea, the Divine’ll do the rest)

It’s ever near, it’s never far

Have no fear, for here we are

Here we are, dancing on one speck of dust

Alive for this moment in time

Until this fine speck turns to rust

Ah, but for now there's still time

Just time enough for today

Just time enough for a dance in the meadow

A picnic, a rain storm, a play

Here we are, all dressed up with no place to go

We're messed up yet each day we grow

Though sometimes when I see a wreck

It feels like we're going to heck

I wonder could anyone out there be driving this speck

But then comes a feeling inside

It comes as a gentle guide

Saying in every moment

Our love can turn wreckage to gold

And in this moment now

I am choosing that feeling to hold

Perhaps there's a steering wheel

That guides us through how we feel

Steering us, from a place both inside and above

Steering us home in the general direction of love

Here we are, playing to an audience of one

Part of the cast which includes

Everything under the sun

To be or not to be, to see or not to see

That all of the world is a stage

And we are the ink of a playwright

Embracing each page

Perhaps we write our own part

And then learn our lines by heart

As the plot thickens each beating heart quickens

As the playwright keeps writing

From a place both inside and above

Steering us home in the general direction of love

Perhaps there's a steering wheel

That guides us through how we feel

Steering us, from a place both inside and above

Steering us home in the general direction of ….

It's ever near, it's never far

Have no fear, for here we are

Namaste , I honor that place in you

Namaste, I honor that place in me

Where the entire universe resides

That place of love, of light, of truth, of peace

Where if you are in that place in you

And I am in that place in me

Then there is only one of us

Namaste-hey,hey

Namaste

Namaste, I honor that place in you

Namaste, I honor that place in me

Where we remember our divinity

That we are bound in love to all,

Seen and unseen

And when you are in that place in you

And I am in that place in me

Then there is only one of us

Chorus

The dawn breaks, the moon quakes,

The sun wakes up the morning star

The night surrenders to the day in a silent bow

The dew shakes into clear lakes, forgives all past mistakes

Last night was a distant then; this morning is our only now

(Chorus)

Love is a sweet surrender, love is a deep surrender

Love is time’s secret mender, love is our choice alone

And in the act of choosing, we pass beyond win or loosing

Into this moment where love welcomes us home

The sun climbs into the noon sky

A bell chimes, echoes its own reply

While people take their noon repast in a courtyard in the shade

It’s busy, yet lazy, part dizzy, half crazy

As morning surrenders to the afternoon that she surely made

Chorus

The field mouse surrenders to the falcon

The pollen surrenders to the bee

The raindrop surrenders to the stream,

Which surrenders to the river, which surrenders to the sea

The warm light of this late day

Shadows grow tall then fade to gray

A breeze blows; the sun grows sleepy in its slow decay

A bird sings a vespers tune

This day will take its leave so soon

Her song is like an offering

As day surrenders into evening

The sun sets, the night falls, the sun has no regrets,

None that the night recalls

A star shines, the moon glows

The earth takes off her daytime clothes

Someday the sun will set upon its last day

It’s had a great life, and now it’s time to fade away

And in its last act of making light of everything

I think I know just what the sun might sing

(She sings) Love is a sweet surrender, love is a deep surrender

Love is time’s secret mender, love is our choice alone

And in the act of choosing, we pass beyond win or losing

Past any why or how, into the ever present now

Past any there or here, beyond any doubt or fear

Into a timeless space, a spaceless time of endless grace

It was our choice to wander; it was our choice to roam

And by our choice we now return

Where love welcomes us home