“The Fire Before The Flame” New Thought Songs inspired by Unity Church and Centers For Spiritual Living

It has only taken me 6 months since the release of my CD The Fire Before The Flame to start adding the individual songs from the CD to my site as well as to the daily song program.

My apologies for the delay.

Here’s the song:

Lyrics and Chords:
The Fire Before The Flame
Song #444 | 2/2/2012 | by Mark Shepard
(Capo 2nd fret)
D
When you strike a match on the side of the box
“D/G” (add low G and high E)
And the flame bursts into view
Did it exist a moment before
Or is it something new?
When the flame of the match catches the candle
Is it still the same flame?
Now blow out the match where did the flame go?
Is it here or did it disappear?
Is it still alive if you close your eyes
And imagine its spark against a darkened sky

Refrain:
G                             D     A                   Bm
Where was the fire before the flame?
G                              D          A             Bm A
Where was the river before the rain?
G                               D               A                Bm
Where was the pleasure before the pain?
G                                D                   A                Bm A
Where were the diamonds before the claim?
G                              D               A                Bm
Where were the verses before the refrain?
G                            D       A                Bm A G
Where was the fire before the flame?

Did you exist before you were this?
Before you dared the air
And where will you go after you’re gone
When you complete your song?
Will something go on like day follows dawn
Like the ripples in the pond move on…
When you breathe a breath from abundance you take
Yet abundance still remains

Refrain:

Where was this song before it came along
And leapt from my guitar?
Was it a hum vibrating from
Some faint and distant star?
Was it a thought here in my head
That danced out through my mouth and hands?
Was it a shout that rang its way out
From some distant time or land?

Refrain:

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