Hey everyone!! Mark here. I hope all of you are doing well!! Thank you SO MUCH for subscribing and following me here on N1M. Your feedback has been amazing. I wanted to take this time to share the story behind my song posted here called The Meadow. This is the second of many "Behind the Music" updates that I will be trying to get out to you. My hope is to give some insights into what inspired the songs that I have written and share them with you, my loyal listeners. I hope you enjoy these updates. and as always, feel free to shoot me any questions or messages regarding any of my music. Have a blessed 2018. I am currently working on recording more music and hoping to be able to share it with you soon!!! - God Bless you!! - Mark Main The story behind the song “The Meadow” The vision behind this song was based on the story of a child who would run to the meadow in troubled times when life got hard. It was where he/she would go to find peace and pray. It was a place of serenity, a place where they felt loved. The Meadow ultimately brought this child to God….Years later, the child returns to the Meadow and remembers how it was a place of safety and peace. It was in a word “home”. As I wrote this song, I couldn’t help but think about the correlation between The Meadow and our Heavenly Father and the peace that He can provide in one’s life. I would think about all of those times in my life when I was struggling and I asked myself, “Where was my Meadow, or my place of peace? To whom or what did I run to when times got hard? Did I run to The Meadow? Did I run to God? Where did I find peace?” Of course now, that answer for me is… I run to God…well most of the time, anyway.. Ok, I confess… I still struggle and worry and sometimes that doesn’t help my judgement. The thing is, we are all human… We all have our struggles in life and sometimes it’s hard to find peace…anywhere. So, tell me…When the storm comes in life, when the waters rise and the bow breaks, when times are hard and there’s no peace in sight. Where do you run? Do you run to God? Do you run to the Meadow? Where do YOU go to find peace? The Meadow Written and Composed by: Mark Main ©2008 (Verse 1) I hear You calling in the distant breeze Calling out my name saying, “Come to Me”… I’ve come alone to be here with You To seek answers to questions I never knew… (Pre-chorus) A soft sunlight flows through the trees, Here in the meadow, I fall to my knees… (Verse 2) I was just a child when I found this place I’d run to the meadow, feel its warm embrace… Being here now brings memories again It’s where I found You, You’re my best friend… (Pre-chorus) Shadows cast by silhouettes of the leaves Here in the meadow, I fall to my knees… (Chorus) In the meadow, It’s where I long to be It’s where I walk with You along the stream Even in the shadows of the meadow, I’ll find peace It’s where I found You Lord when You called me… (Verse 3) Time takes its toll and seasons make change Sometimes all we have left is a past with pain But You’ll always be near, You never let go You’re calling out to me from the meadow (Repeat 1st Pre-Chorus) (Chorus) In the meadow, It’s where I long to be It’s where I walk with You along the stream So if you’re searching for me, in the meadow is where I’ll be I’ll be walking with the Lord of Eternity… In the arms of my God for Eternity… In the meadow…