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Parallel Universe

by Nijole Sparkis

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In My Dreams 04:23
VERSE 1: My life is a dream And my dreams are my true life If I get quiet and listen patiently I start to feel them and hear them speak to me CHORUS 1: All of your longings, yearnings lie here with me All your desires answered are now to be In my dreams – VERSE 2: And so I step aside For I can trust my dreams to be my guide They hold the power to letting my life be free If I get quiet and hear them speak to me CHORUS 2: All of your longings … BRIDGE (in Lithuanian language): Klausysiu savo svajonių, Savo ilgesių, mano sielos kalbų (TRANSLATION: I will listen to my longings, my yearnings, the calling of my soul)
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VERSE 1: What will help the world Is if each of us would Use our ability To transform our energy LIFT 1: Let’s pick joy, our heart’s desire So we raise our vibration higher Let’s emerge from where we’ve been immersed Till we spin into a parallel universe CHORUS 1: Ah, it’s a new game but strangely the same Spinning into a parallel universe We’ll make things go how we’d like them to now Spinning into a parallel universe (Parallel universe) VERSE 2: Our frequency’s faster now So it’s getting harder to hold on To thoughts and behavior That slowed us down for so long LIFT 2: Let’s pick joy, our heart’s desire So we raise our vibration higher Let’s emerge from where we’ve been immersed Till we spin into a parallel universe CHORUS 2: Ah, it’s a new game... BRIDGE: I know that it’s all relative My relationship to all that is That is all I ever experience So let me relate to it all – in utter bliss! CHORUS 3: Ah, it’s a new game… (2 x) TAG: We are just travelers in space and in time (Parallel universe) So many dimensions we’ve yet to find LITHUANIAN BACKGROUND VOCALS: Norėk giliau, Vaizduot geriau, Suktis greičiau, Keltis aukščiau (TRANSLATION: Desire more deeply, to envision more clearly, to spin more quickly, to rise higher)
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My King 04:32
VERSE 1: When first I beheld my King My soul grasped the full meaning I was so overcome with fear Yet yearned to feel him near CHORUS 1: And so I choose My place on the throne In the highest kingdom That is my home My heart Is open wide No longer willing to hide This love inside (LITHUANIAN BACKUPS:) {Mano karalius, Mano aukštybė {Štai aš priimsiu Savo šviesybę, {Ir prisiminsiu Sielos karalystę, {Ir čia gyvensiu Aukščiausioj tėvynėj BACKUPS TRANSLATION: [My King, My Highness [Now I will accept My own Light [And I will remember The kingdom of my Soul [And I will live here In the Highest Homeland VERSE 2: What gifts have I to bring? The purest light within The mysteries of all ages past Lie here within my grasp CHORUS 2: And so I choose...
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Sky High 04:44
VERSE 1: You were blessed With the radiance of the sun You possessed This silence so golden LIFT 1: But then you, You captured a view Of what life could be With you and me, We could LITHUANIAN BACKGROUND VOCALS: Tada tu Pamatei Manę ir naują Vaizdą sudarei (TRANSLATION: Then you saw me and formed a new vision) CHORUS 1: Fly -- Sky high -- We could shine So purified, magnified So divinely unified As One. LITHUANIAN BACKGROUND VOCALS: Skrendam Aukštai Meilėje sujungti Amžinai (TRANSLATION: We fly high, united in love forever) VERSE 2: So you began To move closer towards me And so I ran, I didn’t understand That this was my destiny LIFT 2: But then you, You shone your light Into my dark night Till I could see How we CHORUS 2: Fly -- Sky high …
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Phoenix 05:08
VERSE 1: I can’t rise until I fall thoroughly And I can’t fly until I die. LIFT 1: We start out life in a shell I felt mine breaking down around me I thought I was going through hell Instead I found a lighter way to be CHORUS: I am a phoenix rising A servant of the sun I am a phoenix rising Must leave the past in ashes, everyone VERSE 2: My first flight just might leave me shaking. Is it because of fragmented shells still on my wing? LIFT 2: There’s nothing left to cling to, There’s no one else to be The sun is what I’m awakening to As I let go, I feel my soul set free CHORUS: I am a phoenix rising …
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Now I'm Here 04:04
CHORUS 1: Now I'm here to hear the beat of your heart And now I'm here, to hear the sounds in your voice, In your breath. Now I feel you so close to me And everything else fades away. (BACKUPS IN LITHUANIAN:) {Meilė amžinoji TRANSLATION: [Eternal love VERSE 1: The moments that we meet in time {Meilė amžinoji [Eternal love Our hearts are so opened wide And I shed many tears, many fears To make room for this love so rare {Meilė amžinoji [Eternal love CHORUS 2: But now I'm here... VERSE 2: We unfolded so easily Allowing each other to be free Now I know all I had to do was let go Of old dark clouds to make room for this love so true BRIDGE: Fate is kind – when our hearts are pure, we do find The love that lasts for all time. TAG: I hear the beat of your heart I hear the sounds in your voice Your breath, now I feel you so close to me
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Everything 05:10
CHORUS 1: Everything I am Everywhere I go Everything I do Is part of you Everything I see Everyone I meet Everything I feel Is part of you VERSE 1: I feel your peace Even in the middle of a busy street When I am overcome with heartbreak and grief, When I am in my greatest need Then I open my eyes for a glimpse of this miracle called life --- And I know - CHORUS 2: Everything I am … VERSE 2: I feel your love Just as though it’s sent down from up above When all my hope and faith in myself has gone When I’m too tired to go on Then I open my eyes for a glimpse of this miracle called life --- And I know - CHORUS 3: Everything I am … BRIDGE (LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE - TRANSLATED TO THE RIGHT): Gyvenam vienybėje [We live in oneness Širdyse sujungti [United in our hearts Tu esi visur esi Tu [You are everywhere are you Mano gyvenimas [My life is Tau, Tau, Tau, Tau [For you, for you, for you, for you CHORUS 4: Everything I am …
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VERSE: Life around us is so colorful If you want to taste its sweetest fruit If you want it, you must take the bitter too VERSE 2: When you find it, give it all your love Don’t try to make it happen And don’t think of what you haven’t got When you find it, just give all your soul and heart CHORUS: All is love and love is us All the world, the world is love You either give, or you can’t get enough We all revolve, revolve around love VERSE 3: Once you’ve got it, treat it like a treasure Don’t forget it, and don’t take it for granted ever ‘Cause now you’ve got it, so giving your thanks will just bring you more CHORUS: All is love … BRIDGE: What you desire is what you can’t hold For it to come to life, you just let it – go. CHORUS: All is love …
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Fateful Day 05:39
INTRO (IN LITHUANIAN): Lieka tik muzika, Lieka tik muzika, Lieka tik muzika -- Ji amžina Viskas praeina nebesugrįžta Lieka tik muzika, Lieka tik muzika, Lieka tik muzika -- (TRANSLATION: All that's left is music (3x) That is forever Everything passes and never returns All that's left is music...) VERSE 1: As a child I believed what I was taught about my world Believed in my priests, in my teachers, And in my parents – God bless them for all that they didn’t know… And for what I discovered on my own CHORUS 1: There came that fateful day When all I thought I knew got blown away Life cut thru me like a blade And my whole world was changed VERSE 2: It took some time to take it in and to get out into this larger world Believing in myself, in all that I had learned Thru experience – God bless me for all I hadn’t lived yet… And for the rest that I still had to get CHORUS 2 (EXTENDED): There came that fateful day When all I thought I’d lived got blown away Life cut thru another layer And my whole world again was changed I thought I had life figured out I thought I saw a clear way to go I thought I knew beyond a doubt -- So what do I ever really know? BRIDGE: Life is change and worms become butterflies Snakes shed their skin, some ideas have to die The greatest empire can crumble away ‘cause Nothing that’s born on earth can stay the same INTERLUDE: Viskas praeina Nebesugrįžta > 2x (Everything passes and never returns) So where do I stand? Lieka tik muzika Ji amžina (All that's left is music, that is forever) I stand renewed in every moment, ready for anything – CHORUS 3: There came that fateful day Now every moment I am blown away I’ve become the cutting blade And everywhere I go, the world is changed There came that fateful day Now every moment I am blown away I’ve become the cutting blade And everything is changed
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Rise 07:38
CHORUS: The higher that we rise The bigger the picture that comes into view The farther that we climb The closer we get to touching the moon And in this heightened state Choose what you’d like to create The higher that we rise The closer we get to the divine VERSE: Animal But spirit as well Why choose to crawl When you can soar above it all Unlock from your heart What keeps it apart From one love, one purpose -- To be all that you are CHORUS: The higher that we rise...
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VERSE: As the twilight falls, the evening sings to me with one voice -- LITHUANIAN BACKGROUND VOCALS: Susijungiam Diev' su Tavim (TRANSLATION: We unite, God, with Thee) And I contemplate just how today I used my choice – Did I take a stand To reveal who I truly am? Or did I let the world win? Did I give in? Can I find strength within Once more to begin? VERSE: As the nighttime comes, the moon and all the stars shine their light -- And I think of all the things throughout my day that went right -- Oh I know I’ll never be the perfect one But let me more often than not Be my Higher One Let me not give in Let me find strength within Once more to begin BRIDGE: So I turn my thoughts to those around me, Everyone I have ever known -- friends and family. If we’re hurting now, May I forgive them and they forgive me. I’m praying that each of their lives be expressing their greatest blessing. And I give thanks for the whole world Sending thoughts that the Highest Good Take place everywhere for everybody -- synchronistically. VERSE: As I close my eyes, the crickets’ chirping lulls me to sleep -- I have asked that solutions come to me from the deep -- For my dreams bring me my answers by the dawn, I wake up to surrender to my Highest One So I don’t give in So I find strength within Once more to begin.

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A collection of mystical songs of the heart, sensually melodic, exotic and subtly powerful. Featuring ethnic instruments, hints of Lithuanian choirs, and spiritual lyrics to inspire, transform, and soothe you.

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released November 26, 2020

Nijolė Sparkis - songwriter, singer, all vocals
Fritz Heede - producer, keyboards, guitars, sitar, saz, octave mandolin
Gilbert Levy - kit drums, world percussion
Suzanne Teng - flutes
Barry Newton - acoustic bass
John Krovoza - cello
Terry Glenny - violin
George Hamad - arabic violin
John Banks - artwork
Steve Gaines - photos
Jamie Dunlap - mastering

Special thanks to ERW, Sr. and my mom who were - and still are - my constant support!

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Nijole Sparkis Los Angeles, California

Chicago-born Nijolė (Neola) Sparkis blends the sounds of the Lithuanian choirs and pop / rock influences she grew up with, creating her own dreamy sensual global sound. She developed a unique style, emphasizing the art of music rather than the formula, and incorporates spiritual lyrics in her songs, which have been played regularly on L.A.’s #1 Rock radio station by legendary DJ Jim Ladd. ... more

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