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© 2011 Laura Dunn

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When I was a soldier
no one saw me
and I was a mother
I blew up the house we made
and I was made
from the oil in the ocean
not good at love
just good at burning up

Little plastic soldiers.
I can't feel you.

I had a battalion.
A sea gnawing its cliff.
You know that force,
that Molotov ghost--
you can call it wind,
you'll still get carried away.

Little plastic soldiers,
I'll follow you.

I was safe with you for awhile.

I saw my love in the ocean
and I had my mission
that you'd live, if you didn't see me.
The wind would stop--
nothing would stir the sea

for awhile, for awhile.

credits

from The Dreamkeeper and a Gun, track released May 22, 2011
Laura Dunn (words and music) (banjo, vocals)
Brian Rady (vocals, percussion)
Christian Appel (vocals)
Recorded and mixed by Carlos Fonseca
Mastered by Aady Pandit

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Laura Dunn and the Ghosts of Xmas Past Portland, Oregon

with Bjorkish runaway melodies and surreal lyricism, Laura Dunn and the Ghosts of Xmas Past combine banjo-driven creepy folk music with opera singers, toy pianos and rattling chains.
She sounds like "Emmylou Harris singing in a haunted house" --James Duval, Virginia Omnivore
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