CHAPTER NINE
Elegy
Song Stories
album liner notes
In this series of Song Stories we’re taking you behind the scenes of each song.
Chapter XI–Pentimento is the ninth EP from our album Old Bones Odyssey.
Coming soon: we’re creating a podcast that dives deeper into the stories and history behind our songs.
Videos
Lyrics
Elegy
“Lost in the stars in the big dark sky
All alone – you and I
All the odds against us
They turned out to be so right“
– Ellen Kaye
Ellen C Kaye – Lead Vocal
Ethan Fein – Guitar
Diane Monroe – Violin
Andrew Drelles – Alto Sax
Koa Ho – Electric bass
Zach Mullings – Drums
© 2022 Ellen C Kaye and Ethan Fein. All rights reserved.
Lost in the stars in the big dark sky
All alone – you and I
All the odds against us
They turned out to be so right
On that first night when I caught your eye
Stretching time – you and I
All the world around us
Telling us to say goodbye
Two creatures with no luck at all
Till that night – you and I
All the ghosts surround us
Daring us to tell them why
You left this earth it was do or die
No more us – no you and I
Never was a chance
Just no way we could survive
Lost in the stars in the big dark sky
All alone – you and I
All the odds against us
They turned out to be so right
All alone – you and I
Ellen C Kaye – Lyrics
Ethan Fein – Music
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Bill Moss
Outlier Inn Recording Studio – Woodridge, New York
Ellen C Kaye, Ethan Fein, Bill Moss, Alan Joseph–Producers
Copyright (c) 2023
A Repair With Gold Production LLC SM
The Story
Elegy
“In memory of Kim Tsang, my son Ian’s father.”
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Ellen C Kaye
Singer/songwriter, producer, podcast maker, mom, born and bred in NYC. Night Club singer at heart.