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A Piece of Sky
04:26
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A Piece of Sky
© Christina Marie Joan Shinkle, 2013. All rights reserved.
Chorus
A piece of sky
a chunk of earth
they lie and lodge in us
A piece of sky
a chunk of earth
they lie and lodge in us
Verse 1
We are star born and we’re made of dirt
who knew the new thing would be hard to learn?
and all of my muscling
is making it worse
trying to force this
is not gonna work
And I’m frustrated and dislocated
with nothing to show
and I shed answers and compost disasters
and I feel undressed saying “I don’t know”
Chorus
A piece of sky...
Verse 2
Chaos is moving and pushing us on
beyond the places we’ve already gone
crashed plans and mashed plans
by the side of the road
I’m ditching agendas
to lighten the load
And certainty and guarantees
are fading away
and to systematic theologians I am waving bye bye
and I feel OK
Chorus
A piece of sky...
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2. |
Nice
03:27
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Nice
© Christina Shinkle, 2012. All rights reserved.
Verse 1
From too much to handle, unpairable me
to unwound and deeply content
I rest and I bask in your sweet company
In you I’m very well met
Unlikely according to probability
and good friends and well meaning family
they did not forecast the wonder you’d be
the goodness of fit, the rightness of we
Chorus
Ahhh
nice
Your caliber of nice is high
I find you nice
Ahhh
I had enough heart left to try
one good try
suprise
Verse 2
My lover, my other, my equal, my friend
my home, my beloved companion
you’re well worth the wait, my most excellent man
you’re more than I hoped for and then some
Some might accuse me of losing my edge
of becoming domesticated
but peaceful is not the same things as tame
and feminist does not require constant pain
Chorus
Ahhhh
nice….
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3. |
Sandpaper Beach
04:13
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Sandpaper Beach
© Christina Marie Joan Shinkle and Sam Potter, 2016. All rights reserved.
Verse 1
Stick a fork in it
and call it done
We both feel the same
so why am I the one?
Cast as the scapegoat
carrying guilt
The Scarlet Letter is the letter “L”
Chorus
I already know how it’s gonna go
The jaws of life are gonna wreck the car
I just need to pause and let it sink in
That I’ve got the job of Leaver
Verse 2
I won’t be your yo-yo anymore
Push me out and pull me in
Visions of lawyers and moving vans
How did this happen?
The ocean barfs driftwood and debris
There’s warning signs about undertow
I walk the line of sea scum
It’s difficult
It’s difficult
It’s difficult to climb into the catapult
Chorus
I already know…
Bridge
To have and to hold to fold and implode
A layer of frost covers me
And everything’s cold and I’m feeling old
And I walk barefoot on a sandpaper beach
Verse 3
I wait for the divorce fairy to come
I lay out paperwork and cigarettes
I light a pyre for the hallmark card
I stand as a penitent
O God
O God
O God there’s only my footprints on this beach
and I don’t need to be carried
But my innocence is gone and I’m jaded please help me
Chorus
I already know...
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4. |
Apple
04:17
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Apple
© Christina Shinkle and Sam Potter, 2016. All rights reserved.
Verse 1
What happened to my buddy?
What happened to my friend?
You’ve gone electric and magnetic and I’m
Bent on and intent on you
Well My Lord walked on water
But I’m walking on air
There’s a pheromone cloud that’s fallen thick and heavy around here
It’s a shock to the system and I desire you
Chorus
Jesus sent me on a mission
He told me to go fishing he said: “Go and Catch your man”
But he didn’t give me a fishing pole
He put an apple in my hand
Verse 2
I’m gonna call you
Out on your lie
You keep telling yourself that I like you for your mind
We walk around this block a lot
You stay in your head
And you ask if I’m really
I know a vibe when I see it, and honey here’s the deal
A wind up of this size takes two
Bridge
The bishop and the teacher, ex-best friend and gutless preacher
They’ve all got something to say
They disapprove and they’ve got reasons and a lot of noise and meanness
But the clergy aren’t in charge of the Judgement Day
Hey
Verse 3
Siren song
Or divine wake up call
The best thing that ever happened or the cause of your fall?
Go on and write your own story
Free will has it
That this hot seats for you
The altar call has your name on it what will you do?
Come hell or high water my offer is true
Chorus
Jesus sent me on a mission...
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5. |
Surrender All
03:45
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Surrender All
© Christina Shinkle, 2013. All rights reserved.
Chorus
Surrender All
let it all go
give it up, give it over
watch it fall
Release your grip
reluctant mystic
be filled with wonder
take your first step, start your fall
Verse
Your house of cards
is due to come down
it’s on its last straw
it’s on its final round
So you stay, but at what cost?
If things are great, why do you feel lost?
Maybe you fool everybody
but you don’t fool me
usually trapped animals
would prefer to be free
Come back to center, abide in your skin
despite the bad press, leaving is not a sin
Chorus
Surrender All…
Verse 2
Life in a poster’s flat
on a pedestal is cold
watch out for when people sign you
up to be their hero
I don’t know how your story ends
but here is where it’s trying to begin
You can’t stay here there are places
that you need to go
pay attention to the signs
that point you towards your road
The knot in your gut comes to you as a friend
it’s hoping that you will decide to tune in
Bridge
And hear the call
hear the call
hear the call
hear the call
Chorus
Surrender All...
Tag
Be filled with wonder
take your first step, start your fall
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Christina Shinkle Seattle, Washington
Christina Shinkle is a Seattle based singer songwriter keyboard player
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