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Onionskin
words and music by Mark Duvall
I want to be like you
But so much in my heart
Is nothing like you
I’ve buried in soil
The fruit of the spirit
In a mortal coil
So peel away my onionskin
All the pride, all the sin
Peel away my callousness
All the greed and selfishness
Peel it away… all away
Why do I doubt you?
You never have let me down
That just wouldn’t be like you
I’m dry as the crackin’ earth
Send your grace like rain
Shower down new birth
And peel away my onionskin
All the pride, all the sin
Peel away my callousness
All the greed and selfishness
Peel it away… all away
Unwiped tears drop down and moisten a dusty earth
Under foot, the seed waits for the rain
You see my tears, you know my pain, ‘cause you’ve felt my hurt
To my heart you’re whisperin’ my name
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Will I Turn?
words and music by Mark Duvall
Mercy, like a life raft
To a drowning man was thrown
And as though I did deserve it
I have claimed it for my own
When I meet a beggar
Will I turn the other way?
Will I turn away an angel from my door?
And if I sit in judgment
Will I turn someone away?
Will I turn another sinner from the Lord?
Sin has made me humble
It has dropped me to my knees
Grace has turned a light on
To the truth I need to see
Without Love to set me free
Only God knows where I'd be
Faith is not a virtue
But its the very air I breath
Prayer is not an option
It is my lifeline, I do believe
And if I quench the Spirit
Have I turned the other way?
Will my heart grown that much harder to my Lord?
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Wire
words and music by Mark Duvall
Since you know the words
Will you teach me?
I’ll hum it ‘til I get it right
If you light the fire
I will tend it
Keep it burnin’ bright
I see you know the steps
So will you show me?
I don’t know my right foot from my left
I wanna know the steps, so I can follow
Grace is not my gift
I wanna be a wire
Connected to the truth I hear you say
Kinda like a choir
Singin’ out the words as they come my way
I wanna be a wire
I know you know the way
So will you guide me?
I’ve wandered in the woods so many times
If you light the lamp, you can show me
Lead me through the pines
I wanna be a wire
Connected to the truth I hear you say
Kinda like a choir
Singin’ out the words as they come my way
I wanna be a wire
Plugged into the power when I pray
A ringin’ amplifier, full of electricity
Unlimited capacity, modern high fidelity
This is my doxology: amen, amen
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Hideaway
words and music by Mark Duvall
Angel statuette, face like Juliet
Far from home
All that’s wonderful, all that’s beautiful
Turned to stone
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
Concrete sentinels, perched on pedestals
Guard her door
Armed and dangerous, watch for strangers
And predators
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
She don’t wanna hurt that way
But a love that’s pure will light her hideaway
She won’t have to hurt that way again
Gates and fences and tall pretences
To keep her safe
There’s no logic, no common sense that can
Permeate
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
She don’t wanna hurt that way again
She don’t wanna hurt that way
But a love that’s pure will light her hideaway
She won’t have to hurt that way again
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Stronger
Words and music by Mark Duvall
Our friendship started with a fistfight
Blood was shed, intermingled
Trials not fatal serve to make us valiant
Deep wounds heal scars remind
Nothing’s tough without resistance
No benefit without persistence
I'm not callous where I was blistered
But I'm stronger in broken places
Nothing worthy ever happens easily
An easy gain is no treasure
A burden carried is another lifted
It’s a chance to grow, another chance to change
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Armadillo Man
words and music by Mark Duvall
I am the armadillo man
Yes I am the armadillo man
The one you try to understand
I am the armadillo man
Well I have not always worn this shell
But I have learned to wear it well
If you can't know me
You can't control me
In this shell I'm safe inside
If can't run then I can hide
Where you can't hurt me
Love won't desert me
I am the armadillo man
Yes I am the armadillo man
The one you try to understand
I am the armadillo man
Well I won't allow you to hurt my pride
I've learned to keep the world outside
I'm safe enough now
I've gotten tough now
If you'd been hurt like me you might do the same
It’s just my way to play this game
I don't chances
With human dances
Oh, in this shell I'm comfortable
Yeah, with you outside I'm comfortable, oh....
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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This Paradise
words and music by Mark Duvall
If I had an ukulele,
I would sing this song to you
Of the moon and stars above me
Of the mountains green and true
Of the rhythm of the ocean
And the music in the breeze
Blowing gently through the palm fronds
You’ve created all of these
You spoke and put this paradise in place
A picture of perfection and your grace
Here in beautiful Hawaii
In the middle of the sea
And everywhere in your creation
You reveal yourself to me
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Birthday
words and music: Mark Duvall
You write your name on the sky like a sunny day
A million miles from the nearest rain cloud
Clear sky sunshine take my blues away
Like a birthday present
Everyday forever
It’s a gift from heaven
You love me
I won’t let the clouds make me forget
The sun’s still there when I can’t see it
And rain’s not blue, but green will get here yet
I know sometimes that the rain will fall
But rainfall, makes sunflowers grow tall
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Not Alone
words and music by Mark Duvall
Not alone, I am not alone
Adrift upon an endless deep green sea
Not alone, I am not alone
Or deep within a forest filled with trees
You know me and you love me as I am
Not alone, I am not alone
You trace my footprints through the desert sand
Not alone, I am not alone
Your shadow shades me in a barren land
You know me and you love me as I am
Not alone, I am not alone
A face amid a million passers-by
Not alone, I am not alone
You see me through a crowd, you catch my eye
You know me and you love me as I am
You love me, though I can’t understand
How you know me, and you love me as I am
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Just Perfect
words and music by Mark Duvall
She wears her heart like a locket
I keep mine safe in my pocket
But she's just perfect for me; she's just perfect
I turn to stone when I'm hurting
She’s so fragile I'm certain that
She’s just perfect for me; she's just perfect
She’s my Juliet; she's my only Eve
In the garden where we met
'Til the last night when we sleep
I fake my way like I'm knowin'
Exactly where I am goin'
But she's just perfect for me; she's just perfect
I could say so much about her
I would be so lost without her
And she's just perfect for me; she's just perfect
She’s my Juliet; she's my New Year's Eve
In the garden where we met
'Til the last night when we sleep
She knows the demons that haunt me
She knows it all still she wants me
And she's just perfect for me; she's just perfect
She’s my Juliet; she's my Christmas Eve
In the garden where we met
'Til the last night when we sleep
She wears her heart like a locket
I keep mine safe in my pocket
And she's just perfect for me; she's just perfect
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Always Waiting
words and music by Mark Duvall
I’m lookin’ through the stars for the heavens tonight
I’m list’nin’ through the rain on my window
I’m diggin’ in the sand dune beaches
I’m lookin’ for you
You were always waiting for me
You have always waited
I’m captain of a ship that’s sinkin’
I’m clingin’ to the shards of a broken bow
I’m callin’ on the deadcalm ocean
I’m lookin’ for you
It’s true I’ve tried hard to be hard to find
I hid myself from you
I bumped around like I was blind
A fool without a clue
© 2002 shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Didn’t I?
words and music by Mark Duvall
Didn’t I
Didn’t I cry out to you?
Did you
Did you not hear me cry?
Will you
Please take this cup away?
I’m thirsty
But not for it’s bitterness
Didn’t I walk?
Didn’t I lean?
Didn’t I pray?
Have you not seen?
Didn’t you hear me?
Do you not hear me now?
Why
Why have you left me here?
Have you
Have you forsaken me?
I’m burdened
This weight’s too much to bear
I’m yearning
For loads I can eas’ly carry
Have you
Have you just abandoned me?
And left me
alone and so naked
What have I done
What have I done to deserve this?
Tell me now, please
Please once again; what’s the purpose?
What is the purpose
Oh, what is my purpose?
© shirtsleevemusicgroup
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Recorded by Mark Duvall with Steve Taylor, visual design and original art by Ric Matthies
