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Hey Headbanger

from Least Concern by Mandate of Heaven

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As I was driving home from Iron Maiden cover band practice
Had to stop at a red light about a mile from my home
With the windows rolled down, I heard,
from the streetlight shadows a voice
Too scared to run the light, I had to listen, I had no choice
And someone said: “You look like you got
Jesus as your personal hairdresser
With your long hair, your beard, and your kind blue eyes”
“Hey headbanger, who are you?”
She looked like she’d been dead about a week
Skin starting to blister and peel in the summer heat
Track marks and dried blood under
The dirty blue dress she had on
Skull smashed in by some high angry john
And a rope with a noose swung back and forth between her thighs
With one end held tight by the child she took with her when she died
“Hey Headbanger, I came for you”
“And I’m always right within arm’s reach
I’ll take your hand and show you the way
Hey Headbanger, faithful like you”
And as the noose slipped around my neck
The very last thought to go through my head
Was what a stroke of genius
the Iron Maiden cover band had been
Bringing out hipsters in their 20’s, trying to get into that
Ironic heavy metal sound
And bringing out old dirtbags from Jack’s Reef
Hair still long from the first time heavy metal came around

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from Least Concern, released May 18, 2019

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Mandate of Heaven Syracuse, New York

Mandate of Heaven is an all-original indie rock project from Syracuse, NY centered around music primarily written by multi- instrumentalist Greg Pier. It is also the title Greg has used for his solo performances and recordings. The first Mandate of Heaven record was released in 1999, and the most recent was released in fall of 2012. A new record, "Least Concern" will be released 5/18/19 ... more

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