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He set up a man of straw with an authoritarian aura And everybody thinks he’s some kind of warrior for the Lord Stepping on some toes that he does not know And calling down fire on what he don’t understand

Straw men, straw men Set them up for a fall when you can Straw men, straw men Everybody loves to knock down straw men

He sees the masses dancing so he sternly reprimands them A reduction of their stance to some kind of earthly hell He don’t know how to be tender can’t appreciate beauty or gender It’s this pious anhedonia that he loves so well

Straw men, straw men Set them up for a fall when you can Straw men, straw men Everybody loves to knock down straw men

If true communication were ever to bless this congregation And everyone knew just what it’s like to be somebody else And no words were hasty and all thoughts were thought through Might our anger not find a better target than ourselves?

Straw men, straw men Set them up for a fall when you can Straw men, straw men Everybody loves to knock down straw men

- Mark Heard, 1984

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Mark Heard -- "House of Broken Dreams" (1990)

Featuring Sam Phillips on background vocals.

Sentimental hearts Hungry for the past Penniless at the wishing-well Memories will last And cover certain scars Acquired in the daily grind of being what we are...

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Mark Heard -- "Mystery Mind"

From the posthumously released album Hammers & Nails (2003; Paste Records); recorded c. 1992? Some listeners of the show that is no more remarked that he sounds a little like Neil Finn in this song; I hear that, too!

I have heard that love is blind But I see her all too well How she keeps things to herself Like she's the scene of some crime Will I go down to my grave Never having known her touch Never managing so much As to hold her in vain?

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Mark Heard -- "Appalachian Melody" (1979)

Early Mark Heard. It's hard to believe he's been gone for 23 years...

Appalachian melody drifting softly down Instruments of gold and red and brown Do not need no dulcimer or banjo-fiddle sound For right now I'll watch these leaves come down

How peculiar liking old dead leaves against the sky There is something more than meets the eye Funny how I sit and watch these leaves come down from high But these things are music to my eyes...

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Mark Heard -- "Love is So Blind" (1992) My favorite lyricist. From the last album he released before his death (which occurred on August 16th that same year).

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Strong Hand of Love, Mark Heard