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His name is Mr. Heart. He's waiting for his real life to start. And he doesn't need a lot but you better not take what he's got.
When he's sleeping
When he dreams
He's our hero
and not a dead beat.
With a name like Hallie Dust and she rides the county bus.
And all the sun did her was burn,
always wondering when is her turn.
When you're in your nightgown
and you go to sleep
do you get that money
and win beauty queen?
His name was Robert Brown until he put his hammer down
and took a job on a factory floor. Now he don't hammer anymore.
Do you hold your hammer
high in your dreams?
do you swing that elbow
and beat the machines?
Do you swing your hammer
hard as you can?
Do you wreck that metal,
monster, foreman?

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from tiny kick, tiny snare (a collection of recordings 2000​-​2009), released July 15, 2010

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Built Like Alaska Oakdale, California

Built Like Alaska: a rock band from California. Surrounded by rolling pastures, a cold river, and stony foot hills, the band has developed their craft to reflect the scenery surrounding them. Bringing a rural perspective to sturdy rock songs, the music has been said to conjure images both "warm and rich as the central valley sun” and as isolated as a “mic stand draped in cob webs...." ... more

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