Give me the reasons to go on. Soften the sorrow that shatters and bends, and mend broken dreams. Singer/songwriter Mark Heard wrote those words in House of Broken Dreams on his Dry Bones Dance LP in 1990. There was a prophesy buried within the lines, whether he knew it or not. Heard passed away two years later, in August of 1992, but his words have echoed on in the hearts of all who knew them. And now, with Treasure of the Broken Land: The Songs of Mark Heard, many more hearts can join the chorus while marking the 25th anniversary of his passing.