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of the man of straw
Suit of the man of straw
The more you talk, the less convincing
Suit of the man of straw
Suit of the man of straw
Dirty, vile and blind

Staring at the straw man you wrong man
This here is a straw man on god man
Burning down the straw man with arson
You will be so wrong man by burning

above
Man of straw, match in his claw
It's so much easier, just enjoy how simple life can be
Man of straw, match in his claw
You damn the things you

The Cloth [Version 1]

Billy Bragg

Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy [Bonus Disc]

1983

That suit would get you into anywhere
Tonight I'll be, as you can see
The idol of an island far, far away

A man of straw in cloth of gold
Look into

The Cloth [Version 2]

Billy Bragg

Life's a Riot with Spy vs Spy [Bonus Disc]

1983

That suit would get you into anywhere
Tonight I'll be, as you can see
The idol of an island far, far away

A man of straw in cloth of gold
Look into

A figure floats down this same road 
One hand empty, both eyes closed
Straw man I know you'll come home 
The light is stuck beneath your glow

This here scarecrow became your straw man
You dress me up and put me working in the fields
Old crows hanging 'round straw man
Eating them seeds

that I chew up and spit
There's a straw man of me and I'm waiting for him

There's a straw man of me

Sitting by the tracks, waiting for our cheesy chips

Stick man get away 

Hangman waits patiently 

Hangman has much to say 


Stickman meets the straw man 

Stickman sets him up 

Straw man he ain't nothing

you, straw man, will do

Look, we've got a live one, and I'm so mad
I'll head into the corner and it can dance with you

It's true, this point

will be our scapegoat
Take aim
Throw on him our fear and rage
Bear the brunt of our piercing words
We'll build this straw man
But still there he stands

Straw man what you doin dont look into their eyes
How does it feel when you're out tellin all those lies
You dont seem, too keen, on the path you're

to a straw man
And don't forget you're born a free man
So free your mind
And open your eyes
Don't be shackled to a straw man
And don't forget you're born

crying today
A drowning man
Will clutch on a straw
However long the night
Expect the break of dawn
A drowning man
Will clutch on a straw
However long

He's just a fall man
He's just a fall man
Oo oo o
He's just a fall man
Oo oo o

I'm just a fall man made out of straw Hands
It's  all my fault, i'm

me
'Cause I'm a straw man, alright
Song and dance with pine in my pants
'Cause I'm a straw man, alright
La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la, la la, la la

Spilt Needles

The Shins

Wincing the Night Away

2007

I'm perched on the handle bars
Of a blind man's bike
No straws to grab, just the rushing wind
On the rolling mind

They want you to decide

I'm perched on the handle bars
Of a blind man's bike
No straws to grab, just the rushing wind
On the rolling mind

They want you to decide

the Son come back and make y'all sit up
Yea yea man Black Straw Hat man
Hebrew Luffy man let's get it poppin man
Y'all keep punching ima punch harder man

as me
Just a man of straw, laying down the law
Mocked by a flock that flap and caw
Cast adrift in a sea of wheat
With retro footwear on his feet

You feel

A common cliché
A straw-man fallacy
Put your prayers and thoughts away
Your common cliché
Dorm room, suddenly, "boom!"
Hey clown, put the piece down
Crazy

Chapel Desecration

Sinister

Savage or Grace

Implement Fear
Deprive them of their sacred pride
In a murderous frenzy
As if possessed and justified

Straw man, figurehead, renegade...warlord

in fear
Promise your mercy
Be sound and near (For generations appear)
For the wealthy
Strong man to straw man
Burn down that house
From deep in my

Then you're proved, that is's a dumb thing
You're telling a drowning man, not to grab for straws
I'm a kid in a rowboat, who's lost his oars..

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