Sacred Starfish – Frontier Trainings

Welcome to Sacred Starfish™

Sacred Starfish is my first album of songs designed to uplift humanity. I had never thought of myself as a songwriter until I completed one personal development program. After that weekend the songs literally came pouring out of me. I wrote sixteen songs in the space of five months. These songs were archived until I met a gentlemen who was driving me from the airport to my home and he shared that he wrote and sang songs. I got his number and we met and he turned my first poem into a song. The man of course is Rick Mathews. The rest as they say is histoy. We have since been working on many new songs and have been incorporating them into our incredible business trainings with our company Frontier Trainings.

–
Clinton Swaine

TRACK LIST – SACRED STARFISH

1. Victory – Play To Win

2. Courage – Guardians Of The Free

3. Creativity – My Inner Child

4. Perseverence – Reach The Top

5. Love – I Always Loved You

6. Vulnerability – My Love Came Too Late

7. Beauty – Your Beauty Shines Through

8. Liberty – Your Choice To Be Free

9. Magic – Your Magical Key

10. Giving – Love Unshared Never Stays

11. Choice – Living In The Drift

12. Vision – This World of Mine

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Starfish Story (By Loren Eiseley 1907-1977 – Adapted from ‘The Star Thrower' 1975)

Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.

He came closer still and called out “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”

“I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” asked the somewhat startled wise man.

To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die.”

Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!”

At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, “I made a difference to that one!”

1. Victory – Play To Win

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BACKGROUND

When Rick and reunited after a four year break I mentioned I wanted to write a theme song for introduction course called ‘Play To Win'. I wrote the lyrics and then handed it over and within a short space of time he came up with this song. We have now played it at over fifteen events internationally it was the precursor to the flood of sings that have since come specially written for certain games.

LYRICS

All right….Lets Go

On your mark, Get set, Off we go

Move, shift get into the flow

A mission I’m on to reach the goal

Be the best, a song from the soul

Barely Playing. Huh That’s not for me.

Success is mine. Wait ‘n’ see

Playing hard but not to lose

Not for me. It’s Victory I choose

All the way playing full out because

I’m Playing To Win…

Skill, ease and effortless grace

Speeding along at an increasing pace

As the pressure climbs so do I

Raising my game so I can fly

Testing my edge till my limit I reach

Lessons I learn, my spirit I teach

When the games are tight, and their on the line

Time to breakout and truly shine

Victory is mine because

I’m Playing To Win…

As I reach inside and Dare to be great

I dance. I yell and I celebrate

Woh Oh Oh. Nanananana Lalalalalalalalala

Woh Oh Oh I’m Playing To Win

When I hit the wall, I just breakthrough

Nothing can stop me. I feel brand new

I pick up my game. Play my best

I Reach in Deep. Stand above the rest

Play To Win……

When the games are tight, and their on the line

Time to breakout and truly shine

Victory is mine because

I’m Playing To Win…Yeah

Everybody sing with me….1..2..3…4

I’m Playing To Win…

As I reach inside and Dare to be great

I dance. I yell and I celebrate

Woh Oh Oh. Nanananana Lalalalalalalalala

I’m Playing To Win…

As I reach inside and Dare to be great

I dance. I yell and I celebrate

Woh Oh Oh. Nanananana Lalalalalalalalala

I’m Playing To Win…

As I reach inside and Dare to be great

I dance. I yell and I celebrate

2. Courage – Guardians of the Free

BACKGROUND

I wrote this song in 2002 in the early days of meeting Rick. It represented my love and appreciation of many of the great world leaders and what they had done to stand up for peace. I called them the Guardians of the Free because each one was willing to lose their own life to further their vision of the world. It is truly incredible leaders, thinkers, soliders and explorers like these that shape the world we live in. I lvoe the line it is your world we make. It reminds me to step up and play a bigger game and help shape the world rather than be shaped by it.

LYRICS

CHORUS

We stand. We fight

We won’t back down

We stand with might

Defending our ground

We work. We plan

We fight for Peace

We work all we can

We will never cease

We risk. We dare

We take the chance

We risk while scared

Cos life’s a dance

We protect. We save

We defend the sick

We protect. We’re brave

To the end we’ll stick

We live. We love

We open our hearts

We live to give

Till the last departs

We hunt. We seek

For truth we look

We hunt for weeks

Though every book

For the world, we stand

You ask ‘Who are WE’

The courageous, the noble

The Guardians of the FREE

Join us if you can

The rewards are great

Lend us a hand

It’s your world we make

We are JFK, and Luther King

Gandhi and Di

With Lennon we sing

And the Wright Brothers we fly

We’re Washington and Lincoln

We’re Grant and Lee

An unnamed solder

Who fights so you’re free

We’re puritans and patriots,

We’re Columbus and Drake

We’re founders and explorers

Risking it all to take

We’re Artists and Musicians

Who risk to be bold

Shakespeare and Mozart

With a story to be told

We’re scientists and inventors

With boundaries to explore

Newton, Einstein, Bell

And so many more

CHORUS

For the world, we stand

You ask ‘Who are WE’

We are the courageous, the noble

The Guardians of the FREE

Join us if you can

The rewards are great

Lend us a hand

It’s your world we make

CHORUS

3. Creativity – My Inner Child

BACKGROUND

This is one of my earliest songs and it is still one of my favorites. It is written to be a kids song and every line is designed to have actions associated to it so it can be made physical and memorable. I would love to turn it into a children's sing along book at one time.

Not only is this for children but one of the last lines when my adult lets me be free really reflects back on ourselves and we let our own inner child out what can we do. Since writing this Frontier Trainings has emerged and I get to do so many of these roles; princess, knight, rockstar, astronaut, explorer, policeman. I feel truly blessed to be have let out my inner child or as I prefer to put it let out my infinite spirit to play and have fun.

LYRICS

Jumping in a puddle, playing in the rain,

Running around a room like a choo-choo train

Painting a picture, painting the door,

Painting everything including the floor,

Climbing, climbing, climbing up a tree,

Looking, looking as far as I can see

Muddy, dirty, covered in grime

Playing in mud is a cool, cool time

Singing out strong, singing out loud,

Singing so much, mom would be proud,

Climbing the monkey bars, round and round,

Hanging by my feet until I fall down,

Writing a poem, that is crazy but true,

Lots of funny things about me and you

Eating pie and my ice cream first,

Eating, eating till I will burst

Playing with the dog out the back,

When it licks me, I lick it back

Running barefoot all through the grass

Running in circles till out I pass

Building a sandcastle so high and tall

Watching the waves make it fall

Running, exploring the deep dark caves,

Sitting in rock puddles filling with waves

I have wings and I can fly

You can too, if only you’d try

Dreaming, dreaming of all I can be,

A Lion, a spider and everything free,

A princess, a knight, a rockstar too,

An explorer, an astronaut. What are you?

A policeman, a ballerina, a dancing bear,

A hippo or a dog with really long hair

I can be whatever I choose,

Life's too short, I’ve nothing to lose,

There is a wild child inside of me,

When my adult lets me be free,

Dancing, dancing, dancing wild,

I'm in touch with my inner child

Hold hands with me as I create,

A life so fun that I feel great.

4. Perseverance – Reach The Top

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BACKGROUND

I found a motivational plaque one time with a couple of profound statements on it and it inspired me to put this song together. Life can be strange with twists and turns. I can certainly relate to debts are high and funds are low and smiling so you don't cry. We use this song in the training room after an exercise on perserverence and breaking through the desire to quit. It is a powerful reminder that victory often goes to the person who pursued when others had all quit.

LYRICS

Life is a strange with its twists and turns

Never ending lessons for me to learn

So often can a failure turn about

Into success when I stick it out

Paths often don’t go straight

And sidetracks can be tempting bait

Obstacles make an imposing block

Real and hard and solid as a rock

CHORUS

When things go wrong as they often will

My path in front seems only uphill

When funds are low, debts are high

I want to smile but can only cry

I take a rest but never stop

Only the determined reach the top

Barriers lose their major role

When staying focused on my goal

Simply another circumstance

Overcome give half a chance

Another failure is another step

A method tested, its record kept

Before the world can see my dream

I learn to live at the other extreme

CHORUS

I take a rest but never stop

Only the determined reach the top

Lessor beings will often quit

Needing only one more hit

The world is full of half intent

Of attempts made to eighty percent

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah

CHORUS

I succeeded and reached the top

CHORUS

I take a rest but never stop

Only the determined reach the top

CHORUS

5. Love – I Have Always Loved You

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BACKGROUND

This was my first love song duet. The idea was of a couple separated for a period of time thinking of each other and gradually coming together and embracing each other and finally closing their eyes in a warm embrace of love. Rick did a great job putting this together with a friend of his who came over and sang. I look forward to creating many more love songs in the future and even at some point doing an album of just love songs.

LYRICS

To me love means everything,

All the happiness that life can bring

A joyful smile, a heart to race,

A gentle touch, a warm embrace

A loving glance, a sneaky wink,

A light, caress, a soft sweet kiss

Holding my breath I wait for you,

Anxious to share our connection too

And as I recall your smiling face,

I remember I love you, I really love you,

I have always loved you

And as I recall your caring soul,

I remember I love you, I really love you,

I have always, always loved you

To me love means everything,

All the happiness that life can bring

A joyful smile, a heart to race,

A gentle touch, a warm embrace

Your funny laugh, with hands on hips

Your sultry look, with pouty lips

Playful games that do abound

My true love I have found

And as I recall your smiling face,

I remember I love you, I really love you,

I have always loved you

And as I recall your loving heart,

I remember I love you, I really love you,

I have always, always loved you

And as you enter, my smile grows wide

I begin thinking I love you

As I breath in deeply your perfume

I say I love you

As I touch your shining locks

I say I love you

As I dive into your deep soft eyes

I say I love you

As we embrace in each others arms

I say I love you, I really love you,

I have always loved you

And as I close my joyful eyes

I say I love you, I really love you,

I have always, always loved you

6. Vulnerability – My Love Came Too Late

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BACKGROUND

I remember writing this song very vividly. My wife Kelley was driving us through the hills of West Virigina and I sat in the passenger seat with my feet up on the dash, notepad in hand while making notes. This song was inspired by the idea of a big strong man standing by the grave side of the woman he loved but had previously never been able to express his love for her. Finally he breaks and the tears start to flow. It is amazing how much as men we are not supposed to show our emotions.

When Rick put the music to it, with the musical waves of grief it just hit a chord. I have strong memories of the song ‘The Living Years' by Mike and the Mechanics where a man regrets his fathers passing. This song is along a similar vein of regret and the chance to start expressing it before it becomes too late. Whenever I listen to this song I call my parents just to express how much I love them. I trust that when you listen you can open your heart….

LYRICS

I love you came too late

Never again shall we kiss

Our time together has passed

Your heart I’ll surely miss

Our lives should have been special

Our time together great

We could have created magic

But my love came too late

I would love to sing a song

But I would never even try

I may seem big and strong

But inside I’m really shy

We’ve had amazing moments

Parties raw and wild

Crying inside of me

Is a hurt little child

I’ve loved you in my thoughts

Scared to speak out loud

Afraid of looking foolish

Being noticed in a crowd

How do I say I love you

I was the garden that you tend

Your heart was light and true

My dear and closest friend

How do I say ‘I’m sorry’

All the times I let you down

To hurt you all the time

My heart I never found

How do I show my pride

Of the lives that we shared

Telling others of my feelings

When I’m too afraid to dare

Now your time has come

And you’re no longer here

I finally found my heart

And I’ve shed my first soft tear

Can’t hold back any more

And I don’t need to lie

It’s different than before

I can really cry

I love you came too late

Never again shall we kiss

Our time together has passed

Your heart I’ll surely miss

Our lives should have been special

Our time together great

We could have created magic

But my love came too late

7. Beauty – Your Beauty Shines Through Night and Day

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BACKGROUND

This was the first song I wrote and it was a poem I put together in a card for my girlfriend who then shortly after became my finance and then my wife Kelley. This was the beginning of a flood of poetry that I started writing that then turned into music when I met Rick. It does not take me long to play this song, start thinking of Kelley and then have tears form in the corner of my eyes.

It has been a long journey together. We have had some really tough patches to get through with the business and her undying love and peace and calm is such a relief. I love her through night and day and I hope you can find the depth of love in this song.

LYRICS

Your beauty is a rose, not yet in bloom,

Of radiance and light, brightening the room,

Expectations still yet unmet,

A heart still waiting, a gemstone unset

Your beauty is a sunrise, before a perfect day

A colorful rainbow after a gentle rain

Sparkling water on a misty lake

My heart is yours for you to take

Chorus

Your beauty shines through night and day,

Your life is so amazing in every way,

You’re everything my heart desires

Your love sets my heart on fire

Your beauty shines through night and day,

I’m yours whatever come what may

Always let you beauty shine through night day

Your beauty is like a fresh fall of snow,

Covering all with a glistening glow,

Your beauty is like a cloud so white,

Angels live in sheer delight

Chorus

You beauty is like a newborn child,

Sweet and innocent, and sometimes wild

Chorus

Come let your beauty shine through night and day

You’re beautiful

8. Liberty – The Choice To Be Free

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BACKGROUND

This was one of the first songs I wrote which was meant to be played by a Rock group. Liberty is a word not used any more. It seems antiquated along with Patrick Henry's statement ‘Give me Liberty or give me Death!!'. Liberty is a personal choice of freedom. Freedom from control. Freedom from Tyranny. Freedom from exploitation. Liberty can come at a price. Sometimes we need to stand up against what is wrong and sometimes it even costs our life. So many great leaders or potential leaders have died fighting for the liberty of their fellows. This song is a tribute to all who have stood before so we can be here listening to music, living our lives on our terms and being able to shape our own destinies.

LYRICS

The life within, the life without,

The life to have when you want to shout,