Ellisa Sun
What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
updated
Huge thanks to Chuck Cajilig for shooting this video!
Vocals: Ellisa Sun
Baritone Sax: Daniel Wilson
Drums: Zach Zarcone
Bass: Brian Vollbrecht
Keys: Pearce Merritt
Guitar: Caleb Astey
Trombone: David Kaiser-Jones
Trumpet: Adam Borden
Sax: Matt Couzens
Lead Vocals of The Fell Swoop: Mark Wendel
Band: The Fell Swoop http://www.thefellswoop.com
Ellisa Sun: ellisasun.com
Contribute to the campaign here: ifundwomen.com/projects/rv-pandemic-nashville-record
Performing and playing music is the love of my life. But when I was a little girl, I was incredibly timid. I could never have dreamed of singing on stage. As a shy, half-Chinese granddaughter of immigrants, I believed it was better to stay quiet and not take up space. Secretly, I wanted to sing. I sang quietly in my bedroom, and I danced and sang around the house when nobody was home.
33 years later, I can say I’ve come a long way: I played 170 shows in 365 days while living in a 30-ft RV, playing shows across the USA and Canada.. Then I decided to move across the country from California to Nashville, Tennessee to further pursue my career in music.
Just 4 months after moving to Nashville, COVID-19 hit the world and everything changed.
Luckily, the music community in this city is unlike any other! I’ve met not only the most talented musicians and artists, but the most incredible, genuine friends. We’ve looked out for each other and supported each other through the roller coaster of these last two years, and out of the chaos came some beautiful songs.
My co-producer Connor Gehlert and I have been tackling this record in a super low-budget way, recording mostly at his home studio. We recorded the rhythm section with Michael Beckhart, who was studying audio engineering at the time and wanted to build his experience with recording a live band.
The record isn’t done yet, and I need your help bringing it to life. Asking for help is very nerve wracking, and it can be tough to unlearn the hurtful messaging many of us artists have received that says “artists don’t deserve to be paid”--but I believe in the integrity of this music!
I’ve come up with some honestly SLAPPIN rewards and incentives for this campaign that I am genuinely excited about! Nashville is so full of creative and interesting people, so I got help from my friends on these unique rewards so you will not only be contributing towards the album, you’ll get a cool thing or experience out of it (who DOESN’T want a psychic reading or an E-Book on RV Life!?)
My goal is to raise at least $10,000, but if we raise more I’ll be able to dream a bit bigger and hire help with press to get my name out there, pitch my brand, and get my music heard by a bigger audience.
Your contributions will help with:
Creating jobs: your contributions are creating over 16 jobs for people in the music industry. I’ve been paying as I go and out of pocket for some of my musicians and, quite frankly, they deserve more! The musicians I have on this record are so talented and they are bringing my songs to the next level. Connor Gehlert, my co-producer, has spent countless hours going over these songs with me and bringing them to their highest and fullest sonic potential. This takes a TON of work and patience on his part, so let’s get him compensated for this labor of love.
Mixing and Mastering: this is a crucial part of making a high quality album! You’d be surprised how different some of your favorite songs might sound if they aren’t mixed and mastered professionally. Let's make it sound as awesome as possible for your lil' ears!
Album Art: I’m commissioning my dear friend and visual artist Miriam Speyer design the artwork for this project, which will be printed on T-shirts and/or Tank Tops for your fashionable selves!
Distribution and Marketing: I will release this album everywhere music is available, and I plan to use your contributions to market the album properly. In a world where there is so much content all the time, it can get really overwhelming for listeners to find what they’re looking for. Getting help to create the right content will help get my music to the right ears.
Thank you SO MUCH for reading my story. Your support truly means the world to me, and I can’t wait to bring this record into the world. Let’s do this, ya’ll!
Check out my music here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ggXb...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ell...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Sun-Ellis...
Follow me here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellisasunmu...
Facebook: facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Twitter: twitter.com/ellisasunmusic
Story By: Ellisa Sun and Oceanna Colgan
This video was created to share some of my experiences as an Asian American person living in the south during the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (and crimes that still continue today). I wanted to illustrate what it feels like to be an outsider in a country centered around whiteness.
HUGE thanks to the cast:
Lily Wright (little girl)
Adrianne Wright (mother)
Sarah Wang (frustrated bruncher)
Misty Foster (Karen #1)
Emily Otnes (Karen #2)
Emily Ronna (Karen #3)
Miriam Speyer (Karen #4)
SONATORE (cellist)
Ian Depriest (guitarist)
HUGE thanks to my interviewees:
Zoe Dongas
Monica Djunaidi
Andrei Gartoff
Nancy Goggans
Joseph Gutierrez
Alex Wong
Jenny Zheng
HUGE thanks to API Middle Tennessee for creating community and building up the voices of API folks in middle Tennessee.
BUY ELLISA SUN'S MERCH:
ellisa-suns-merch-shop.myspreadshop.com
STREAM ELLISA SUN’S MUSIC:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1ggXb0Cl9HQSLexz0aNed2
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/ellisa-sun/1214023102
Amazon: amazon.com/Moon-Sun-Ellisa/dp/B06XZBBS4F
FOLLOW ELLISA SUN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: instagram.com/ellisasunmusic/?hl=en
Facebook: facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Twitter: twitter.com/ellisasunmusic
Lyrics:
So that's how it feels, nobody's team, mmm
You’re the only one in the room, causing dis-ease, mmm
Veils been drawn but I don't wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don't wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth I’m not like you
But I’m from here too, mmm
Mama just wanted to acclimate
And Daddy wasn’t there, mmm
Made fun of my name in the second grade
Pretend not to care, mmm
Veils been drawn but I don't wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don't wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth I don’t look like you
But I promise you I’m from here too, mmm
Story By: Ellisa Sun and Oceanna Colgan
This video was created to share some of my experiences as an Asian American person living in the south during the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic (and crimes that still continue today). I wanted to illustrate what it feels like to be an outsider in a country centered around whiteness.
HUGE thanks to the cast:
Lily Wright (little girl)
Adrianne Wright (mother)
Sarah Wang (frustrated bruncher)
Misty Foster (Karen #1)
Emily Otnes (Karen #2)
Emily Ronna (Karen #3)
Miriam Speyer (Karen #4)
SONATORE (cellist)
Ian Depriest (guitarist)
HUGE thanks to my interviewees:
Zoe Dongas
Monica Djunaidi
Andrei Gartoff
Nancy Goggans
Joseph Gutierrez
Alex Wong
Jenny Zheng
HUGE thanks to API Middle Tennessee for creating community and building up the voices of API folks in middle Tennessee.
BUY ELLISA SUN'S MERCH:
ellisa-suns-merch-shop.myspreadshop.com
STREAM ELLISA SUN’S MUSIC:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1ggXb0Cl9HQSLexz0aNed2
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/ellisa-sun/1214023102
Amazon: amazon.com/Moon-Sun-Ellisa/dp/B06XZBBS4F
FOLLOW ELLISA SUN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: instagram.com/ellisasunmusic/?hl=en
Facebook: facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Twitter: twitter.com/ellisasunmusic
Lyrics:
So that's how it feels, nobody's team, mmm
You’re the only one in the room, causing dis-ease, mmm
Veils been drawn but I don't wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don't wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth I’m not like you
But I’m from here too, mmm
Mama just wanted to acclimate
And Daddy wasn’t there, mmm
Made fun of my name in the second grade
Pretend not to care, mmm
Veils been drawn but I don't wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don't wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth I don’t look like you
But I promise you I’m from here too, mmm
@LakeStreetDive is one of my all time favorite bands. Their musicianship is insane and I am so grateful to have collaborated with this talented group of Nashville-based musicians on this cover. Thanks for watching ya'll.
HUGE THANKS TO THE BAND:
Connor Gehlert (Guitar, Audio Mixing, Video- ISN'T THE VIDEO AWESOME!??!) IG: @connorgehlert
Hollie Hammel (Background Vocals) IG: @holliehammel
Aaron Lawson (Drums) IG: @aaron.lawsonmusic
Steve Haan (Bass) IG: @stevehaan
Bobby Steinfeld (Keys) IG: @bstein_music
Lyrics:
I've been playing out a lot of hypotheticals in my mind
I've been writing your name down next to mine
Been imagining all the things you and I could do (Ooh, ooh)
I've seen all the possibilities in my dreams
You're alone, when you should really be next to me
Baby, let's not wait and see
Immediate action isn't necessary
It's a fatal attraction, it's a little scary
But I got a plan of attack
And I'll get us there someday soon, I know it
I got a Plan A, and I got a Plan B
And if it's absolutely necessary, we'll go to Plan C
Whatever I gotta do to be with you (Ooh, ooh)
I've been playing out a lot of hypotheticals in my mind
I've been writing your name down next to mine
Been imagining all the things you and I could do (Ooh, ooh)
I've seen all the possibilities in my dreams
You're alone, when you should really be next to me
Baby, let's not wait and see
Nobody can see into the future
Even the weatherman gets caught in the rain sometimes
But I see something in you that I've never seen before
And I can't be sure, no, maybe not
But I think it's worth a shot
Hypothetically, yes
Theoretically, forever
We'll see what happens
But I hope we will never be apart
Hypothetically, yes
Theoretically, forever
We'll see what happens
But I hope we will never be apart
Oh, hypothetically, yes
Theoretically, forever
We'll see what happens
But I hope we will never be apart
Oh, hypothetically, yes
Theoretically, forever
We'll see what happens
But I hope we will never be apart
I've been playing out a lot of hypotheticals in my mind
(Playing out a lot of hypotheticals)
I've been writing your name down next to mine
(I've been writing your name down next to mine)
Been imagining all the things you and I could do (Ooh, ooh)
(Oh, oh)
I've seen all the possibilities in my dreams
(All the possibilities)
You're alone, when you should really be next to me
(Oh, yeah)
Baby, let's not wait and see
This song was featured on the "demo" video for Dolby's new app, Dolby On: dolby.com/apps/dolby-on
Link to song on Spotify w/ full band: open.spotify.com/track/2VirdPa9wJKYJcT1K55HPt?si=rPRSm16CQ0qm0I1Wq4Lkcg
This video was originally part of Bear Music Fest's 2020 virtual festival: youtube.com/watch?v=Ov9se9-Cj5Q&feature=emb_logo
"I'm From Here" is based on my feelings of other-ness, not truly belonging, and being American but not feeling American enough as a mixed-race Asian American woman. I actually wrote this song before COVID-19 cases hit the USA while it was spreading through China, when I found myself on the receiving end of anti-Asian jokes regarding the coronavirus and other racist comments not related to the virus.
For so long, many Asian Americans have seen themselves as blending into the fabric of American-ness, an invisible people with eyes a little different from most. For the first time, I see myself clearly--and I'm actively working towards being truly proud of what I see.
Lyrics:
So that’s how it feels
You’re on nobody’s team, Ooh
You’re the only one in the room
Causing dis-ease, Ooh
Veils been drawn, but I don’t wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don’t wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from, Oh
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth, I’m not like you ooh
But I’m from here too, Ooh
Momma just wanted to acclimate
Daddy wasn’t there ooh
Made fun of my name in the second grade
Pretend not to care ooh
Veils been drawn, but I don’t wanna see
Being blind before was safer to me
Now I don’t wanna go outside
The great divide’s never felt so wide
You want me to go back to where I came from, Oh
But I’m already home
My eyes tell the truth, I’m not like you ooh
But I promise you I’m from here too
Ooh
Guitar/Vocals: Ellisa Sun
Audio: Eric Christian
Video: Ken Michienzi
Listen to Ellisa's music here:
ellisasun.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1ggXb0Cl9HQSLexz0aNed2?si=EDI3FcrXSi-ujZUgJ_Qp1A
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/ellisa-sun/1214023102
Joining me today: the fabulous Michael Beckhart and Marie Elodie. Such a groovy rendition of a great great song.
Michael Beckhart IG: @michaelsbeenjammin
Marie Elodie IG: @marieelodiemusic
Huge thanks to Eric Christian for mixing the audio and Ken Michienzi for making the video.
Thanks so much for watching!
Lyrics:
I never wanted you to see this part of me
I wish you would've told the truth
Oh, than make us settle
Doin' something wrong
Always a mile apart
Oh and I cannot argue too, all of a sudden
Be in my arms
Slowin' my beatin' heart
'Cause even when it's wrong, you'll see
That it's what you need
What you need
I don't know where I went wrong, no, baby
(So wrong, so wrong)
I know that you'll be the one that got away
If you don't stay, no, mm
I never wanted you
To see this part of me
Now all I can hope to do
Is tell you still
That it's what you need
What you need
This is officially our LAST Motorhome Music Monday video. We have since sold Winona the Winnebago, but I will continue to share a song with you every Monday. Stay tuned for updates on that.
Today's song: "Te Lo Dije" by Miguel ft. Flor de Toloache. I'm honored to have sung this beautiful song with Karina Daza, with Dustin Sendejas stepping in on the trumpet. Huge thanks to Eric Christian Stanley for mixing the audio!
Karina Daza: @karinadaza
karinadaza.com
FB: facebook.com/karinadazamusic
IG: @karinadazamusic
Ellisa Sun: @EllisaSun
ellisasun.com
FB: facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
IG: @ellisasunmusic
Dustin Sendejas: facebook.com/littleghost1
IG: @littleghostnotes
Lyrics:
Hay un mundo que te quiero mostrar
Y que no termina
Porque va profundo como el de la mar
Vamos a escaparnos por que
Yo, yo sé que tú eres el placer en mi mirada
Pero sólo recuerda, todo premio requiere un esfuerzo
Ay, me duele decírtelo
Decírtelo
Ay, me duele decírtelo (Recuerda)
Pues ya tú lo dije yo
Hay un mundo al que quiero viajar
Sólo contigo atravesar
Un rumbo que es de la mar
Vamos a escaparnos
Porque yo sé que (Yo sé)
Tú eres la malicia en diabla
Pero sólo recuerda
Que este premio se siente eterno
Ay, me duele decírtelo
Ey, decírtelo
Ay, me duele decírtelo (Me duele)
Pues ya te lo dije yo, uoh
Yey yeah
Uh
Uh
Ah
Yo sé que tú eres el placer (El placer)
En mi mirada (Mi mirada)
Pero sólo recuerda
Todo premio requiere un esfuerzo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Me duele decírtelo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Yay-yay-yay-yay
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Yay-yay-yay-yay
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Yay-yay-yay-yay
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Te lo dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
Te lo dije yo
Ya te lo dije yo, te dije yo
*This video was filmed long before "Shelter In Place" laws were enforced in Nashville.
Huge thanks to David Kaiser-Jones for mixing the audio on this and Ken for filming.
Lyrics:
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night
Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'
They said, I bet they'll never make it
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
You're still the one
Yeah (you're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
I wrote a piece for the NEDA Blog to tell some of the story behind the music video. Read it here: nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/%E2%80%9Cain%E2%80%99t-it-easy-kick-me-when-i%E2%80%99m-down%E2%80%9D
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/77ib0fxHl0UQd67LI2lbFR?si=K0NgObRtTteSexO8_ttv5A
Listen on Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/k-o-single/1474066056
Listen on iTunes: music.apple.com/us/album/k-o-single/1474066056
Listen on Google Play: play.google.com/store/music/album/Ellisa_Sun_K_O?id=B6afdoquraxy6ps7aggblmf6vd4
Listen on Bandcamp: ellisasun.bandcamp.com/track/k-o
Director/Editor: Kelly Mason
Check out Kelly's work here: kellymason.me
Assistant Director/Animator: Rachel Schmitz
Lighting: Chris Romaine
Judges: Ken Michienzi, Joshua Kirby, Anne Garfinkle
K.O. was produced by Alex Arias and written by Ellisa Sun (ASCAP), background vocals Angela Muhwezi
Lyrics:
I always wanted lanky legs, a better do
Wanted to be the criminal I always wanted you
Wanted the front row, cool kids you know
Always on the scene baby pick me for your team
Movin movie as I ride, cast you aside
All I really want from you is your green light
Temper temper on my toes, watch as I go
Don’t tell me to smile cause I already know
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO I can’t hear a, I can’t hear a sound
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO KO to the KO to the ground
I know you got me on my feet, sharp as a tack
Waiting for the warrior, can you handle that
I know I should watch em’, but I choose to run
Stayin with my demons is so much more fun
Takin takin takin names, play the game
Circle circle back to me but I’ll be stuck in the same
Walkin walkin walkin tall, just in case
But I’ve got some things I know I can’t erase
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO I can’t hear a, I can’t hear a sound
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO KO to the KO to the ground
I was raised in a glass house shiny and new
Bunch of starfuckers waiting for your fifteen minutes
How’s that going for you?
Wrangled and rumbled, flew north how I flew
But every step of the way you followed me too
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO I can’t hear a, I can’t hear a sound
Ain’t it easy to kick me, kick me when I’m down
KO KO to the KO to the ground
KO KO to the KO to the ground
KO KO to the KO to the ground
Ellisa Sun is an independent artist based in a 30-foot Winnebago currently touring around the USA. #TheDreamboatTour
Learn more about Ellisa here: ellisasun.com
Follow Ellisa on Facebook: facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Follow Ellisa on Instagram & Twitter: @ellisasunmusic
Video #32
Song: "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young
Film Location: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Lyrics:
Come little bit closer
Hear what I have to say
Just like children sleepin'
We could dream this night away
But there's a full moon risin'
Let's go dancing in the light
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart
But now it's gettin' late
And the moon is climbin' high
I want to celebrate
See it shinnin' in your eye
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
Learn more about The Dreamboat Tour:
ellisasun.com/tour
ellisasun.com/blog
#TheDreamboatTour
#RideTheDreamboat
Check out Ellisa Sun's music here:
ellisasun.com
facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Instagram/Twitter: @ellisasunmusic
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jQBht...
iTunes:
itun.es/us/L84Pib
Bandcamp:
ellisasun.bandcamp.com
Tidal:
tidal.com/artist/8588114
Video #30
Film Location: Corbett, Oregon
Today's Song: "I Remember You", music by Victor Schertzinger and words by Johnny Mercer, first released in 1941 by Jimmy Dorsey. This is a version in Bjork's style. Bjork covered the song in 1993.
Lyrics:
I remember you,
You're the one that made my dreams come true
A few kisses ago.
I remember you,
You're the one that said, "I love you too,
Didn't you know?"
I remember too
A distant bell,
And stars that fell
Like rain, out of the blue.
When my life is through
And the angels ask me to recall
The thrill of them all,
I shall tell them I remember you.
I remember you,
You're the one that made my dreams come true,
A few kisses ago.
I remember you,
You're the one that said, "I love you too,
Didn't you know?"
I remember too
A distant bell,
And stars that fell
Like rain, out of the blue.
When my life is through
And the angels ask me to recall
The thrill of them all,
I shall tell them I remember you.
Oh, you.
Oh, you.
You.
Learn more about The Dreamboat Tour:
ellisasun.com/tour
ellisasun.com/blog
#TheDreamboatTour
#RideTheDreamboat
Check out Ellisa Sun's music here:
ellisasun.com
facebook.com/ellisasunmusic
Instagram/Twitter: @ellisasunmusic
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jQBht...
iTunes:
itun.es/us/L84Pib
Bandcamp:
ellisasun.bandcamp.com
Tidal:
tidal.com/artist/8588114
VIDEO #19
Film Location: Lake Guntersville, Alabama
Featuring the RVE Summit 2019 Backup Vocal/Percussion Crew!
Every Monday, we'll upload a new cover song for you that we film from the RV.
This week's song: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Home", written by Alexander Ebert & Jade Allyson Castrinos
LYRICS:
Alabama, Arkansas
I do love my ma and pa
Not that way that I do love you
Holy moley, me oh my
You're the apple of my eye
Girl, I've never loved one like you
Man, oh man, you're my best friend
I scream it to the nothingness
There ain't nothing that I need
Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie
Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
Ain't nothing please me more than you
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
La, la, la, la, take me home
Mommy, I'm coming home
I'll follow you into the park
Through the jungle, through the dark
Girl, I never loved one like you
Moats and boats and waterfalls
Alleyways and pay phone calls
I've been everywhere with you
That's true, laugh until we think we'll die
Barefoot on a summer night
Never could be sweeter than with you
And in the streets you run a-free
Like it's only you and me
Geez, you're something to see
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
La, la, la, la, take me home
Daddy, I'm coming home
Jade Alexander, do you remember that day you fell out of my window?
I sure do, you came jumping out after me
Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass,
You were bleeding all over the place and I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?
Yes, I do, well, there's something I never told you about that night
What didn't you tell me?
While you were sitting in the backseat smoking a cigarette you thought was going to be your last,
I was falling deep, deeply in love with you, and I never told you until just now
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is where I'm alone with you
Home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ah, home, yes I am home
Home is when I'm alone with you
Alabama, Arkansas
I do love my ma and pa
Moats and boats and waterfalls
Alleyways and pay phone calls
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Ah, home, let me go home
Home is where I'm alone with you
Learn more about The Dreamboat Tour:
ellisasun.com/tour
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#TheDreamboatTour
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VIDEO #10
Every Monday, we'll upload a new cover song for you that we film from the RV. Today's video: "Blue Skies" (written by Irving Berlin). Featuring David Kaiser-Jones on the trombone, all the way from San Francisco!
LYRICS:
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see
Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
I never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going oh-so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
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Ellisa Sun: Vocals/Guitar
Ethan Kaiser-Jones: Trumpet
Daniel Wilson: Saxophone
Carlos Cajilig: Lead Guitar
David Kellerman: Keys
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LYRICS:
Damn it feels good to be alone, so quiet and still
I’ll take what i will, no bonds to break
Take all those happy pills, so peaceful i sleep
No secrets to keep, no lines to make
Give me just a little more, so i can break your heart
Push you down down so deep, before it even starts
Answer all my prophecies before i’ve had the time
Oh i’ll break your little heart, break your little heart before you can break mine
Damn it feels good to be alone, no boundaries crossed
No wins no loss, not cold not hot
Fakin all of those smiles, what a fuckin waste of my time
I just want to be mine, got no one nowhere to find
Give me just a little more, so i can break your heart
Push you down down so deep, before it even starts
Answer all my prophecies before i’ve had the time
Oh i’ll break your little heart, break your little heart before you can break mine
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
I just want to see you break
Just a tear, no just you wait
I’m not one for takin, I’m not one for takin space
I just want to see you break
Just a tear, no just you wait
I’m not one for takin, I’m not one for takin space
I just want to see you break
Just a tear, no just you wait
I’m not one for takin, I’m not one for takin space
I just want to see you break
Just a tear, no just you wait
I’m not one for takin, I’m not one for takin space
...break your heart
Push you down down so deep, so deep, before it even starts
Answer all my prophecies before i’ve had the time
Oh i’ll break your little heart, break your little heart before you can break mine
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Break your little, break your little heart
Director: Salvatore Fullmore--http://www.salvatorefullmore.com
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LYRICS:
It’s six am, time’s slower when you’re gone
You’re gone you’re gone
Sharp like a knife, but dull in life I run
I run I run
Restless case, can’t say I didn’t try
Didn’t try try try
Hide your face, keep it bottled up inside
Inside, side, side
Don’t it seem like it’s a good idea to stay
Wasting time turning it over and over this way
Evening, it comes too fast
How long will this thing last
Tryin’ to stay busy fill up the cracks
But I can’t keep this up for long
There ain’t no rhyme or reason, fill the page
The page the page
Is this cup, empty or full take it day, take it day to day
What was bold is growing dull, look down
Look down down down
What once push is turnin’ pull, no ground
No ground ground ground
Pros and cons won’t quiet won’t quiet the spinnin’ wheel
What a mess taxing this taxing human feel
Evening, it comes too fast
How long will this thing last
Tryin’ to stay busy fill up the cracks
But I can’t keep this up for long
No I can’t keep this up for long
No I can’t keep this up for long
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Writing sad song after song after song after song
Evening, it comes too fast
How long will this thing last
Tryin’ to stay busy fill up the cracks
But I can’t keep this up long
No I can’t keep this up for long
No I can’t keep this up for long
No I can’t keep this up for long…
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Copyright Ellisa Sun 2017
Original song “Grand Piano” written by Ellisa Sun
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LYRICS:
You’re a weight on my shoulders/ I can’t keep you away I’m
Stuck in between going and want you to stay I’m
Waiting again, I’m waiting again
I know you reach for the stars
And I wanna reach with you from hell to mars from
Hell to mars from hell to mars
You’re a grand piano on my back
One step forward one step way back the
Clock is tickin’ and my foot is clickin’
You’re a grand piano on my back
Don’t wanna hold you captive for my smile
But I haven’t heard from you in awhile
Pull out my demons I don’t wanna see them make me crazy
Make me crazy
You’re a grand piano on my back
One step forward two steps way back the
Clock is tickin’ and my foot is clickin’
You’re a grand piano on my back
You’re a grand piano on my back
One step forward three steps way back the
Clock is tickin’ and my foot is clickin’
You’re a grand piano on my back
Rifftime: Video and recording production
Jermaine Hamilton: Sound, recording, mixing
Andrew Pezzulo: Videography editing
Laura Radovolsky: Producer
Recorded live at Rifftime Studios in San Mateo, CA
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LYRICS:
Please, oh please, make the sirens stop
Oh watch for the dust to settle
Heavy metal
Another, another boat to rock
Oh can’t steady the tides
Oh this boat ain’t mine
Bring me back to life
Oh spring me anew
Oh it’s beginning to unravel me and you
Bring me back to life
Oh fly me through
Oh can’t wait another moment to unravel me unravel you
Call me down, call me down from planet earth
Wake me up oh shake off my nerves
Oh then push me to sea
I can feel feel feel the sand on my skin
You’re without I’m within
Where you’ve gone I’ve been
Bring me back to life
Oh spring me anew
Oh it’s beginning to unravel me and you
Bring me back to life
Oh fly me through
Oh can’t wait another moment to unravel me unravel you
It’s an uphill climb, this heart of mine
Feel like I’m two steps from tumbling down
Got both feet off the ground
All black and blue
Bring me back to life
Oh spring me anew
Oh it’s beginning to unravel me and you
Bring me back to life
Oh fly me through
Oh can’t wait another moment to unravel me unravel you
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LYRICS:
You’re at the chopping block all day
We share a bed dream of maps at night
Spend too much time wasting away
Like phoenix wings spread them wide take flight
You’re worked to the bone
Skin knees and stone
Come on home to me
We’ve got places to be
Quit all this waiting around
Pick up move onward bound
These four walls keep caging us in
We’re drops of water in rivers full
Cut out all our oxygen
Left a piece of your broken soul
Clock tickin’ in place
Check out then erase
Come on home to me
We’ve got places to be
Quit all this waiting around
Pick up move onward bound
Pick up move onward bound
Look up see stencils in the sky but we’re grounded in black and white
Let’s draw a picture we’ll bring it we’ll bring it to life
Quicksand take my hand we’ll be fine just keep your head high
Wait and see…
Come on home to me
We’ve got places to be
Quit all this waiting around
Pick up move onward bound
Come on home to me
We’ve got places to be
Quit all this waiting around
Pick up move onward bound
Pick up move onward bound


