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Repair With Gold

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

Our world is hidden

We are hidden to ourselves 

To each other

But the sparks of light

Lie in wait

Inside us all 

 

Seams of gold 

A lovely porcelain bowl 

Made of earth and dust  

Passed down from hand to hand 

From life to life

Home to home 

Seams of gold 

In a window sill 

Lit by the sun 

A breeze blows by

Generations come and go

 

Seams of gold 

Winds blow in from the cold 

Made of smoke and dust 

Passed down from hand to hand 

From life to life

Heart to heart  

Seams of gold 

In a window sill 

Broken in two 

The years sweep by 

Generations come and go

 

Veins of gold fill the cracks of what’s been shattered 

Veins of gold are the scars of who we are 

Only hearts can see what’s hidden 

Only hearts can see the light 

Shine a light 

Shine a light on the broken pieces 

Shine a light 

Shine a light on the hidden scars 

Shine a light

Shine a light on what’s forgotten

Take the broken pieces

And change the world 

Seams of gold

A spirit flows through the bowl

Made of flames and dust  

Passed down from hand to hand 

From life to life 

Home to home 

Seams of gold 

In a window sill 

Lit by the moon

The world blows by

Generations come and go 

Seams of gold 

More precious now than before

Made of shards and dust 

Passed down from hand to hand 

From life to life

Heart to heart 

Seams of gold 

In a window sill 

Lit by the stars 

A dream flies by

Generations come and go 

 

Sparks of light  

Burning up inside us 

Hiding deep 

Way beyond our sight 

Only hearts can see what’s hidden 

Only hearts can see the light

Shine a light 

Shine a light on the broken pieces 

Shine a light

Shine a light on the hidden scars

Shine a light 

Shine a light on what’s forgotten 

Take the broken pieces 

And change the world 

Seams of gold

Tell the story you know 

Made of fire and light

Passed down from hand to hand 

From life to life 

Home to home 

Seams of gold 

In a window sill 

Lit by your soul

Our lives blaze by 

Generations come and go 

 

Seams of gold 

Seams of gold or our broken peoples 

Seams of gold 

Seams of gold for our broken world 

Seams of gold from the light that shines within us 

Seams of gold will repair the world 

Shine a light 

Shine a light on the broken peoples

Shine a light 

Shine a light on the broken world 

Shine a light

Shine a light on the broken pieces

Your seams of gold will mend the world 

Find the light 

Find the light in the broken pieces 

Find the light 

Find the light that will change the world 

Find the light 

Find the light that lies within you 

Take the broken pieces 

And change the world 

Be a mender

Of a broken world 

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
Music – Ethan Fein
Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2023

© 2023 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

These Walls Are Alive

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye   |   Music by Ethan Fein

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…what it feels like to discover the past, to learn from the dead…

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar, Five String Banjo
Diane Monroe – Violin
Koa Ho – Upright Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

These ghosts say: 
I can’t save you now
But I can tell you how
How to live a life 
That’s brave and free

I can tell you what I cared about
I can tell you what I regret
I can tell you to remember me

Forget me not in the fog of war
Lost in memory
I’m all that’s left 
That’s left of time
My thoughts are the bones
I leave behind 

I feel it burning right through me 
The past is lighting my way 
Though all is dark around me 
This lantern guides my way 

The ghosts are talking right through me 
Their light shines across my mind 
Troubles and doubts pursue me 
But their wisdom fills my mind

These walls can talk 
These walls are alive 
These wall tell stories in their very bones
There’s things worth fighting for
Things worth dying for
All our loyal hearts are true

I hear their words ripping through me
Their thoughts are tumbling down
Ancient stories surround me
What’s lost can now be found

It’s the heart of things that matter
What’s buried deep and gone
The weight of time pulls on me
But dreams live on and on

These walls can talk
These walls are alive
These walls can tell us who and what survived
These walls can cast a brighter light
Burn bright all through the night
Burn until the day is new

Spinning straw into golden light
Burning bright all through the night
Burning bright till all our days are new

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
Music – Ethan Fein
Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2022

© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

OLD BONES ODYSSEY

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Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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…whose bones do we care about and whose bones do we abandon?

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Koa Ho – Electric bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals
Soara-Joye Ross – Backup Vocals

Old bones taking me back 
Old worlds taking me back 
Resting on the souls of long ago 

Old dreams taking me back
Old loves taking me back
Carrying us on wings of days long past 

Trees with leaves 
for dreams
A dance that never ends
That only you can know

From the roots to the sky
Sylvan slippers, rings of time
In the gloaming of this world
Back where memories lie

I keep longing for

Old bones taking me back
Old worlds taking me back 
Resting on the souls of long ago

 

New roads leading me home
New hearts leading me home
Setting sail for ancient lands unknown

Trees with leaves 
for dreams
A dance that never ends
That only you can know

From the roots to the sky
Sylvan slippers, rings of time
In the gloaming of this world
Back where memories lie

I’m just dreaming of

Old bones taking me back
Old worlds taking me back 
Resting on the souls of long ago 

New roads leading me home
New hearts leading me home
Setting sail for ancient lands unknown

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
Music – Ethan Fein
Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss

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Ghost Lineage

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

We dangle on a thread 
Inside the galaxies mighty web 
And the ghosts of all that came before
Echo down the empty halls 
Of lost causes and ideals 
That were never
as real
as the stars we follow 

Distant thunder shakes the earth 
Telling tales we’ve never heard 
Ancient stories half forgotten
Back where dragons slumber 

Cave walls rock from side to side 
We hold them up to stay alive 
Time is shifting, ever drifting 
Keeping  us fate’s rider 

Running through our blood
Coursing through our brains
Setting our little worlds on fire 
The past is never past 
All that was still exists
From orange dust to ancient ashes
From Achilles to sea anemones

Black wings brush against our skin
Fires smolder deep within 
Paintings seeing far beyond us 
Capture what we’re dreaming 

All that we have ever known 
The double helix of our souls
‘Cross the earth, they leave us bread crumbs
Feed us while we’re sleeping

Running through our blood
Coursing through our brains 
Setting our little worlds on fire 
The past is never past 
All that was still exists
From orange dust to ancient ashes 
From Achilles to sea anemones 

Futures of the universe 
Faint and distant, close at hand 
Weightless, searching, endless seeking 
Oracles of starlight 

Star-stuff flows from sun to sun 
Shaping worlds we’ll never own 
Iron stars that dance within us
Dying in our making 

Running through our blood
Coursing through our brains
Setting our little worlds on fire 
The past is never past 
All that was still exists
From orange dust to ancient ashes
From Achilles to sea anemones

Golden rays 
Take us home
Take us home at last 

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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The Big Bang

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar, Backup Vocals
Koa Ho – Upright Bass, Backup Vocals
Zach Mullings – Drums, Backup Vocals
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals
Soara-Joye Ross – Backup Vocals

The 

Big 

Bang

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Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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Amoeba

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal A
Ethan Fein – Guitar, Lead Vocal B
Andrew Drelles – Clarinet
Koa Ho – Upright Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums

Alone, alone in the brand new universe
A minute ago I was nothing
Now here I am
It’s supposed to be the first day of the rest of my life
But it’s the first day of the universe
And nobody gives a damn about me

It’s me
it’s all about me
This is my story
This is my life
Though it sounds like I’m complaining
Everything I say is true 
It’s you  

What’s duh matta witch you?
Why don’t you get what I’m telling you?
For God’s sake I’m dying here

I’m the star
I’m the galaxy
I’m the whole universe
I’m the reason why you all are here

Alone in the primordial swamp 

It’s me
It’s all about me
I refuse to divide
they say it’s my destiny
But I will remain 
One cell 
Or die

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Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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Neander Valley

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar, Backup Vocals
Andrew Drelles – Flute
Diane Monroe – Violin
Koa Ho – Upright Bass, Backup Vocals
Zach Mullings – Drums, Backup Vocals
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals
Soara-Joye Ross – Backup Vocals

Neander Valley’s fragrance  
Lingers in the air
Glaciers glide by
Hearths on fire

Roasting cave bears late at night
Rolling naked in the grass
Counting stars 
On our backs

We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin
Songs on our lips
Dreams in our hearts
Leaving our bones behind
We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin 
Longing for a place to call our own

Neander Valley’s fragrance 
Hovers in the air
Clouds roll by
Smoke rings fly

Fishing trout by rolling streams
Wooly mammoths all night long
Counting stars 
On our backs 

We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin
Songs on our lips
Dreams in our hearts
Leaving our bones behind
We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin 
Longing for a place to call our own

We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin
Songs on our lips
Dreams in our hearts
Leaving our bones behind
We’re all Neanderthals
Under the skin 
Longing for a place to call our own

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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss

© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

Stardust At My Back

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Flute
Koa Ho – Upright Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums

Across the sky, across the sea
Every step in front of me
Leads me into the unknown

Across the sky, across the sea
All the earth in front of me
All roads stars that lead me home

A map, a plan, a distant land
With stardust at my back
I see the new world
Feel the new world
New dreams take me home

Across the sky, across the sea
Every step in front of me
Leads me into the unknown

Across the sky, across the sea
All the earth in front of me
All roads stars that lead me home

A map, a plan, a distant land
With stardust at my back
I see the new world
Feel the new world
New dreams take me home

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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2022

© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

The Uknown

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye: Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein: Guitar
Andrew Drelles: Clarinet
Koa Ho: Electric Bass
Zach Mullings: Drums
Diane Monroe: Violin

Across the sky, across the sea
Every step in front of me
Leads me into the unknown 

Across the sky, across the sea
Leaving all that’s dear to me
No more to sleep in my old home 

A map, a plan, a distant land
Tears me from my home
I miss my old world
Need my old world
Long for my old home

Across the sky, across the sea
Every step in front of me
Leads me into the unknown 

Across the sky, across the sea
Leaving all that’s dear to me
No more to sleep in my old home 

A map, a plan, a distant land
Tears me from my home
I miss my old world
Need my old world
Long for my old home

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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2022

© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

Sleeping Shadows Lullaby

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Alto Flute
Diane Monroe – Violin
Koa Ho – Upright Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums, Tambourine

See the far off hills
The amber leaves
Against the sky
see the dreamy woods
Of days gone by

Hear the oceans roar
The storm tossed skies
You wonder why
You ask me why

See the silver birds
The blue dark clouds 
Across the sky
See the stars that shoot right through the sky

Singing spirits fly across the sky
The earth will dance 
Beneath the sky

I love to feel your breath upon my face
And in my dreams 
I keep you safe
I love to feel your breath upon my face
Your tiny hands
Your grace

I feel your pounding heart against my chest
I love you so
Through every breath
I feel your pounding heart against my chest
I love you so
My every breath

You’re the dream, the wish, the hope 
I build my life upon 
You’re my very own 
My dearest one

I feel your pounding heart against my own 
We climb the cold
The cold, cold stones 

Feel the spirits of the earth
The wind, the sea, the sky
Feel their tender kisses on your eyes 

Sleeping shadows fly 
Across the sky 
They hide the stars
You ask me why

I dreamed that we were far away and gone 
On wings of birds 
We flew at dawn 
I dreamed I kept you safe and sound from harm
We left this earth 
And we were gone 

I want to hide you in these woods with me 
To keep you safe 
To set us free
I long to keep you sleeping here with me  
Forever more 
Forever free


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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2022

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LOVERS ON HORSEBACK

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

Dancing to life’s sweetest tune
Our tree 
Lost in bloom 
Spreading branches to the sky 
Lovingly to the moon 
Watching over lovers riding by 

The old cedar tree rests now 
On that sleepy hill 
Waiting for the sun to rise 
‘Neath her sleepy boughs  

Polly and Elisha flew
Through loves open doors 
Riding on the wings of hope 
Loving hearts so true 

Ten miles over land they raced 
Laughing all the way 
Leaping through the air so high 
Horses flush with grace 

They met Bishop Asbury   
Golden circles bright 
Clasping reins and hearts, as one  
‘Neath that cedar tree 

How they rode 
How they flew 
The wind at their backs 
Flashing hooves on fire 
Past the sun 
Past the sky and the rain
The stars as they blew on past 

Building a home close by 
That faithful loving tree
Living for the moon to rise 
Sweet treasures, bluer skies 

They say you can hear their sighs 
Kisses on the wind
Like the tree they’re evergreen 
Souls that never die 

How they rode 
How they flew 
The wind at their backs 
Flashing hooves on fire 
Past the sun
Past the sky and the rain 
The stars as they blew on past 

Polly and Elisha flew
Through loves open doors 
Riding on the wings of hope 
Loving hearts so true 

The old cedar tree rests now 
On that sleepy hill 
Waiting for the sun to rise 
‘Neath her sleepy boughs 

‘Neath that cedar
The wings of love will never die
The wings of love will never die 
The wings of love will never die 

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Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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BUSTER BLUE EYES

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

Blue music 
Blue storm 
Behind the camera’s glass eye
Life once removed 
Forever watches 
Blue eyed Buster 
Buster Blue Eyes 

Blue hurricane 
Blue cadence 
Camera eyes 
Blue eyes  
He played the clarinet 
An enchanter pulling blue snakes 
From the air 
 
Fingers like slender shoots 
Stars fell from his palms 
Ev’rything about Buster 
Was right there in his eyes 
You could look away but it was there

Blue mountains 
Blue trails
Mists that roll round the bend 
Hidden from sight 
Forever wanders
Blue eyed Buster 
Buster Blue Eyes 

Blue highway 
Blue heart 
Lost in a deep revery 
Smashed up and gone 
Forever drifting 
Blue eyed Buster 
Buster Blue Eyes 

Blue melody 
Blue essence 
Camera eyes 
Blue eyes 
He played the clarinet 
A magician blowing circles
Through the air 

Dreamers who hide inside 
Longing fills their souls
Ev’rything about Buster 
Was right there in his eyes 
You could look away but it was there

Blue music 
Blue death 
Behind the camera’s glass eye 
Life once removed 
Forever watches  
Blue eyed Buster 
Buster Blue Eyes

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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
Copyright (c) 2023

© 2023 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.

The RTR

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar, Tenor Banjo
Diane Monroe – Violin
Andrew Drelles – Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Upright Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

Red glass globes on fire
Salvador Dali in the corner
Crushed ice and caviar 
Through the revolving door
The world came tumbling, 
Laughing

Golden balls and tinsel
Stiller and Meara in the corner
Blini and caviar 
Through the revolving door
The world came dancing,
Loving

It all happened on 57th Street

They’re eating:
Cherry blintzes, Chicken Kiev,
Kasha and piroshki
Steaming bowls of pelmeni
Pumpernickel, sour cream,
with lots of boiled potatoes
And White Russians 
steeping tea bags
In free boiling water

Pink table cloths are glowing
Sidney Poitier sits in the corner
Vodka and caviar 
Through the revolving door
The world came winning,
Losing

Pool green walls surround us
Sylvia Miles in the corner
The brass and samovars 
Through the revolving door
The world came schmoozing,
Boozing

It all happened down the block from Horn & Hardart’s Automat

They’re eating:
Vareniki and sirniki
Blinchiki and rosolnik
Butter pouring over blini
Mushroom barley, sour pickles
And lots of cold zubrovka
And White Russians 
Steeping tea bags
In free boiling water

Sidney Pollack’s Tootsie
Madonna hatchecking in the corner
Zakuski and caviar 
Through the revolving door
The world came thinking, 
Dreaming

Red banquettes on fire
Harry Belafonte in the corner – Day-O!
Smoked tongue and caviar 
Through the revolving door
The world came moving,
Shaking 

Just across from that ol’ Chock Full o’Nuts The Heavenly Coffee

They’re eating:
Kulebiaka, Luli kebab
Bitochki and pojarski
Forshmak dragimiroff
Tomato herring, Russian dressing
Lots of chicken liver
And White Russians 
Steeping tea bags
In free boiling water

People lined up to the sidewalk 
Zero Mostel sings in the corner  “Tradition”!
Murals and caviar
Through the revolving door
The world came hondling,
Schnorring

Blacklisted artists on fire
Lee Grant loves to linger in the corner
Shashlik and caviar
Through the revolving door
The world came swirling,
Twhirling

We were all slightly to the left of Carnegie Hall

And White Russians
Steeping tea bags
In free, free boiling water

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Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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A MANHATTAN FAIRY TALE

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

A long, long time ago 
When squirrels in Central Park could still talk 
A little girl lived
high above the treetops 
On a rooftop, nestled between the clouds on foggy days

A long, long time ago 
When water towers watched o’er the realm 
One lived alone 
on her rooftop
Bellowing warnings 
when danger 
was near 

Tomatoes, petunias, and wild roses grew 
Windows caught the moonlight 
Dreams shimmered in the air 
Back when squirrels could talk 
I lived in a golden time
We had golden things 
Old, unhappy, far-off things 

A long long time ago 
Then stilt walkers still danced upon the moon 
Her family lived
Deep inside their own world 
A shining circus, made of flames and fireflies 

A long long time ago
When all who loved were still loved in return 
A knight named Cruz 
Saved her from the bad dreams 
Holding her close 
When danger 
Was near 

Tomatoes, petunias, and wild roses grew 
Windows caught the moonlight
Dreams shimmered in the air 
Back when squirrels could talk 
I lived in a golden time
We had golden things 
Old, unhappy, far-off things 

A long long time ago
When all good things began to disappear 
Her father died 
Struck down by bad luck 
Swept from this earth like sand before the wind 

A long long time ago
When spirits still sang songs that shook your bones 
Her mother drank 
Sweet sips, from golden lilies 
Locking her sorrows 
Deep beneath 
The sea 

Tomatoes, petunias, and wild roses grew 
Windows caught the moonlight 
Dreams shimmered in the air 
Back when squirrels could talk 
I lived in a golden time
We had golden things 
Old, unhappy, far-off things 

A long long time ago
When bears still dined on shish kebab and wine 
A stranger came 
Silver tongue and moonshine 
Wolfsbane whispers 
Fateful kisses 
Veiled his prey 

A long long time ago 
When mandrakes still told tales that woke the night 
Her mother wed 
The stranger on their rooftop 
The watchtower bellowed, warnings through the night 

A long, long time ago 
When fairy tales could still set people free 
I ran away 
Flying off our rooftop 
Leaving my very heart and soul behind 

Dancing street lights far below 
Cruz’s pounding heart 
Over the watchtowers 
Over the circus, shining below 
Flames spinning, people laughing 
Over all the streets I knew and loved 
All of it vanishing beneath me 
Stars  
a new fragile moon

Dancing street lights far below
Cruz’s loving heart 
Wind blowing through me 
Changing every cell 
With a flick of its tongue 
Here I go
Up, up, up and… gone  

Tomatoes, petunias, and wild roses grew 
Windows caught the moonlight 
Dreams shimmered in the air 
Back when squirrels could talk 
I lived in a golden time
We had golden things 
Old, unhappy, far-off things 

A long, long time ago
When squirrels in Central Park could still talk

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
Music – Ethan Fein
Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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Renegade

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax & Bari Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backing Vocals

Riding on the back of the northwind
Pine needles ‘cross a forest floor
Washing off the stain
A renegade
A rogue and a runaway

Don’t look back
Burn every bridge
Tell everyone to go to hell  
Don’t give up 
Never say I die
Leave all the past behind

A blowing blue sky
Crashes over highways
Truckers, drifting through the night
Washing off the stain
A renegade
A rogue and a runaway

Don’t look back
Burn every bridge
Tell everyone to go to hell  
Don’t give up 
Never say die
Leave all the past behind

Strange motel rooms
Darkened bars
A boom town late at night
Washing off the stain
A renegade
A rogue and a runaway

White caps bursting on a river
Shadows ripping through the night
Washing off the stain
A renegade
A rogue and a runaway

Don’t look back
Burn every bridge
Tell everyone to go to hell  
Don’t give up 
Never say die
Leave all the past behind

Washing off the stain
A renegade
A rogue and a runaway

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
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Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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River Styx

Lyrics by Ellen C Kaye    |     Music by Ethan Fein

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Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Andrew Drelles – Tenor Sax
Koa Ho – Electric Bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
Jackie Presti – Backup Vocals

On an island in the bay
Hidden far away from sight
Windswept buried out at sea
Fog horns blow past city lights

On an island in the bay
Dreams are lost along the way
What a dark and lonely place
It’s the heart of Pelham Bay

No moon, no stars
Lost world, no looking back
Lost, longing for home
Longing for what we had

On an island in the bay
We can see the far off lights
We’ll all escape one day
Some in spirit, some in flight

No moon, no stars
Lost world, no looking back
Lost, longing for home
Longing for what we had

On an island in the bay
We can see the far off lights
We’ll all escape one day
Some in spirit, some in flight

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Lyrics – Ellen C Kaye
Music – Ethan Fein
Producers – Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph
Recording engineer – Bill Moss
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© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.