Greetings friends! I’m happy to share a new song for my paid subscribers, “Haman (I’ll Never Be Gone)”. It’s nice to be back home from my three weeks on the road. I’ll devote a whole post to that tour when I get to sit down and process it. But one of my favorite stops was my weekend residency at Urban Cowboy Lodge in Big Indian, NY, which worked out like a bit of a mountain retreat. I recorded “Haman (I’ll Never Be Gone)” in my little cabin with the autumn-gilded Catskills outside my window.
Here are the lyrics, inspired as they are by the Hebrew book of Esther: For every genocide, there’s a Haman playing heroPlaying at a wicked game rigged for sum and zeroIn his heart of hearts, he’s so sure that he’s rightHe ain’t taking chances, he’d rather take your lifeDon’t be fooled, the whole damned world can go astrayDelighted to call dusk dawn and call the dark the dayIt’s easier than you think to sleepwalk off the edgefollowing the guy who says he’s got your bets hedgedWe can argue all day longEvery night we’ll both be wrongA war of words or a word that’s bond?One is a cacophony, the other is a songI know you don’t want me here, but I’ll never be goneFor every genocide, theres a Haman on the looseBut by the grace of God, he’s knotting his own nooseSwing the gavel, it swings back, mind your big ole stickYou speak so soft, your heart is hard, your lying tongue is slickLove is love is hateA rose by any other nameIf you really had a heartYou’d show a little graceWe can argue all day longEvery night we’ll both be wrongA war of words or a word that’s bond?One is a cacophony, the other is a songI know you don’t want me here, but I’ll never be goneMy paid subscribers may listen below. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, do consider joining the ranks of my lovely patrons — my growing Substack is proving to be a more consequential source of support for my music and writing than Spotify and YouTube streaming, and it’s what’s helping me balance my love of creative and theological work with my heavy entertainment schedule. You can imagine a guy like me would love to segue into full-time song and faith writing, and you’re the ones that can make that happen. As always, I love hearing your feedback, so let me know what you think! Listen to “Haman (I’ll Never Be Gone):...Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Seán McMahon to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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