Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey, January 14, 1965) is an American singer-song… Read Full Bio ↴Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey, January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His folk-pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, and are said to bridge the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.

“Ellis Paul is one of Boston’s best-ever songwriting exports...” – The Boston Globe. The Day After Everything Changed, the 2010 album from singer- songwriter Ellis Paul, was released on Ellis’ label, Black Wolf Records. Since emerging from the Boston music scene, Paul’s music has been consistently recognized and celebrated worldwide. The new record reinforces this acclaim and is sure to cement his place as one of America’s most talented songwriters.

Recorded in Nashville, the 15-song album was produced by Thad Beaty and Jason Collum and features five songs co-written by Paul’s longtime friend and collaborator, Kristian Bush, founder of the Grammy Award winning band Sugarland. Several of the Sugarland musicians served as Ellis’ backing band for the recording. Throughout 2011, to keep the collaboration alive, Paul will continue to open numerous sold-out arena dates for Sugarland on the current Incredible Machine Tour.

“Ellis has a voice that is so powerful that you know who it is the second he comes through your radio. His music and songs are a new birth in American sound that makes me want to go see concerts again.” -Kristian Bush / Sugarland

“The Day After Everything Changed” is Paul’s first studio album in five years and his 16th release to date. The project was 100% funded by his loyal fan base. The songs on the record reflect Paul’s commitment to storytelling, exemplified in the title track “The Day After Everything Changed.” Described by Paul himself, the songs on the album are about people who are at a crossroads in their life. “I like songs to be cultural events, little ones, that somehow tell me what it feels like to be living here on this planet, in this country, at this time. I want to hear about people’s joys and woes and apply them to my own. You can’t fake real life stories. When you’re faking it --it’s obvious. As long as the writing feels real -- it works in any genre.”

Movie director Peter Farrelly, of the Farrelly Brothers, praises Ellis Paul as “a national treasure”. Ellis’ songs have appeared in the soundtracks for three Farrelly Bothers movies, “Me Myself & Irene” with Jim Carey, “Shallow Hal” with Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow, and in February 2011, the Farrelly Brothers latest project, "Hall Pass" starring Owen Wilson and Alyssa Milano will showcase up to 9 musical tracks off of Ellis' latest album The Day After Everything Changed as the score of this hit movie. This is Ellis’ third Hollywood blockbuster credit.

With “The Day After Everything Changed” we're struck more by the fact that Paul is still playing at the top of his game to such an extraordinary degree. It is, as always, the quality not the quantity but in this case we're rewarded with both. / Direct Current

Ellis celebrated his 20th anniversary of being a touring musician on July 2010 when the Mayor of Boston, Thomas Menino, declared July 9th 2010 “Ellis Paul Day” to honor one of Boston’s leading musical exports. Ellis will be anointing his 2 decades of song during his “20th Anniversary Tour” throughout 2011. Over the past two decades Paul has garnered numerous honors including 14 Boston Music Awards, second only to Aerosmith. He has performed with countless acclaimed musicians, including Patty Griffin, John Mayer, Ani Difranco, John Prine, Sugarland, and at the request of Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie and after several trips to the Woody Guthrie archives, Ellis even has a co-write with Woody, their song “God’s Promise”.

Woody Guthrie’s daughter Nora says of Ellis, “A singer songwriter is only as good as the times he reflects. Wise, tender, brilliant and biting, Ellis is one of our best human compasses, marking in melodies and poems where we’ve been and where we might go if we so choose to. Personally Ellis, I’m goin’ where you’re goin’!”
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Ellis Paul Lyrics


3000 Miles My name is Robert Wilson I'm from Eau Claire, Wisconsin I'…
9 Months to Fix the World Your momma says you're coming I've got nine months to…
Abiola In a far and distant country Lived a strange and a…
Albert Einstein Einstein your mind was so ahead of its time Your math…
Alice's Champagne Palace You take a rickety plane From seattle up into anchorage Yo…
All My Heroes Were Junkies In 1968, he did shots with the Doors at the…
All Things Being the Same She is searching for some form of salvation In the…
Am I Home Old manbus stopfifty-cents fare Eyes caught staringhes glar…
Angel Needle in my hand Got a forearm rubber band Got a golden…
Angel in Manhattan Tell the man who repairs the wings for angels That one…
Annalee I'm skipping stones at the edge of the dock A fog…
Ashes To Dust Wake up Mother I think he's coming home I guess…
Augustus Jackson Ooo-ooo Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice cream Old Augustu…



Autobiography of a Pistol I'm a pistol, a forty-five, I just shot two men in…
Bad Bad Blood Bad, bad, blood was running In the veins of parker evans A…
Ball Is Coming Down In the city by the river A man is standing…
Beautiful World I was in born in a taxi cab The driver cut…
Because It's There We built a giant rocket And we sent it to the…
Ben Franklin Old Ben Franklin, I think we should thank him Was a…
Blacktop Train Ooo-ooo on a blacktop train They're rolling like the thunde…
Blizzard Weather advisory, one for the diaries Windy and cold so sta…
Breaking Through the Radio Have you ever heard of The Magazines They re a band…
Bring Me Backwards Street corner, cityside lane People cross borders When gre…
Broke and Hungry Everybody's got a song about America Oh, clutch your breast …
Change Change, change, change Change, change, change If I were …
Changing Your Name I judged the distance To where you ran your hand through…
Chasing Beauty Let's shoot out the satellites We're throwing wishes At the …
Chief Joseph I am a child of the Wallowa Valley in the wilds…
City Song Bag lady stands on the corner dancin' away Two children at…
Clarity Do you remember rose mcguire Her hair was red as fire A…
Clock Everything there is to say has been said Into the ears…
Conversation with a Ghost I'll respond to you in letters Sorry so slow, sorry so…
Deliver Me She can turn a room round on a dime Part…
Did Galileo Pray When he looked Into a starry sky upon Jupiter, With it's col…
Did I Ever Know You? So you found yourself a corner apartment With a view of…
Don't Breathe Picture my face at your kitchen table, We're both fifteen ye…
Dragonfly I will never let you down I will always be…
Drive in Movie Take me to a drive-in movie Put your body right next…
Eighteen It was a summer night I took off in my…
Fireflies Fire chasing fireflies Strobe lights in a jar They must have…
Friday Night The moon must know it's Friday, he's been drinking all…
Georgia O'Keeffe No one can see the world through your eyes No one…
Give In Give Up If I fell down on my knees If it came…
God's Promise I didn't promise you Skyes painted blue All colored flower…
Gods Promise I didn't promise you Skyes painted blue All colored flowers …
Goodbye Hollywood You poured sand in my pockets You said, "here's your piece…
Heaven My lips couldn't speak out on Marberry Street You say you…
Heaven's Wherever You Are My lips couldn't speak out on Marberry Street You say you…
Here She Is If you could paint her, she'd be a Picasso. She's…
Home That night the walls were speaking The pipes inside them cr…
Homer Story That night the walls were speaking The pipes inside them, cr…
Hurricane Angel On the day the levee broke The water did rise, the…
I Like to Swing Some Marys like the merry-go-round Some Ryders like to slide…
I Lost a Day to the Rain Now Noah got his instructions through the holyland mail He…
I Won't Cry Over You Maggie looks out her window, Sees a cab in the street Lets…
I'm the One to Save He's in an emotional prison The self-inflicted kind You're…
If You Break Down So you've come to a day Where you wish the clocks…
Independence Day Ill shed some light on the mystery Of why I kicked…
Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was a man who swung a bat And because…
Jester Fool I get this message on my message machine that she's…
Jukebox on My Grave When I'm gone On my judgment day Please put a jukebox upon…
Jumpin' a Train The time, 11:33 on a Saturday, November, 1923 I'm synchroni…
Just the Jester Fool I get this message on the message machine that she's…
Kick Out The Lights Now the Johnny Cash The Man in Black Was at the Grand…
King of 7th Avenue King of 7th Avenue I can count all the lights…
Kiss the Sun When I was nineteen I joined up with the reserves And I…
Kristian's Song You can listen to Kristian When hes down in the subways Pl…
Last at the Table Preacher won't you preach to me, I need a pint of…
Last Call You said, "Don't wait up, don't count the minutes." So…
Lay Your Wager Down You're my flesh and blood But we're not the same…
Live in the Now I've got a farm house, It's a big white farmhouse And forty…
Lonely Man See the lonely man Got his guitar in hand Strummin' crazy tu…
Look at the Wind Blow I'm only seventeen, but I want much more Than a…
Looking for my Friends This time let's not bring up my disasters, Or put me…
Love's Too Familiar a Word I stepped into the room late last night Because late is…
Marc Chagall A cloudless night The moon is high The town is sleeping A ro…
Maria's Beautiful Mess She fell to the mattress With the grace of an…
Martha Graham She was a smart girl, young girl Loved to dance In fact…
Martyr's Lounge Leo's is the bar up in heaven Where all the martyrs…
Medicine Marilyn Monroe bought a bungalow In sunny West Hollywood She…
Midnight Strikes Too Soon Cathy's hailing a cab like she's hailing a storm Unto the…
Million Chameleon March A million chameleons went marching down the street Headed of…
Mr. Tee Tot Mr. Tee Tot sat down on the boulevard With his guitar…
Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones wakes up, got a lover in her bed She…
My Gold Mine Doo-doot-n-doo-doo Gonna be a banker gonna be a rich man Li…
Mystified If you'll give me one chance, I'll stay And I will…
Nellie Bly Nellie Bly, Nellie Bly The world could be yours if you…
Never Lived at All Becky's playing a piece by Gershwin on her old piano…
New LIght on your Halo And it ain't shining, it ain't shining, shine, shine, shine.…
New Orleans Theres me Tripping on a cloud Im laughing, tumbling down Ive…
Nothing Left to Take In the first thirty seconds She told him she was leaving S…
Once Upon A Summertime A summer night on your roof Somebody set the stars loose You…
Paper Dolls All the people at the party left you Sitting at the…
Paris In a Day We were drunk fools in Paris, stumbling on the sidewalk…
Photograph You hide it in your pocket, a paper thin time…
Pinwheel Pin wheel, pinwheel Spinning round and round Pinwheel, pinwh…
Poet Fool Poet marches on in the naked kings parade Nobody cares when…
Rachel Carson Rachel went a'walkin in the woods at twilight Talking to the…
Raven and Scarecrow In the middle of the field there stands a scarecrow And…
River While Hollywood sleeps, A young man is dying On the concret…
River Road There's Golden Moon Rise'n in the fields Scarecrow highway, …
Road Trip We saw the Cadillac Graveyard And Dinosaur Land We sang a…
Roll Away Bed Wake up Gracie You're stealing the covers again Its 4 in t…
Rosa Parks The wheels on the bus, they go round and round Back…
Rose Tattoo I got laid off, it's Monday And I'm calling to tell…
Say Something Carrie's a cold one, colder than the winter sun I…
Seize the Day She comes to my bed like a whisper Slips in the…
Self Portrait I tried to frame my own self portrait Into a…
Seven Seven times I traced your number Just one finger to your…
Seventeen Septembers Do you remember 17 Septembers ago Sweat on the backseat D…
She Loves a Girl You grew up thinking you knew her Nothing could keep you…
She Was She ain't worth the whiskey She ain't worth the tears She …
Snow in Austin I woke up to frost on the window I'd been sleeping…
Sometime Someplace Empty glass on the table She's a Buddha with a bottle Ther…
Sweet Mistakes Pop the cork, a champagne glass Raise to the future,…
Take All the Sky You Need You turn a blue eye to me and you look…
Take Me Down I'm a one man line at the twenty-four hour store I'm…
The 20th Century Is Over The 20th Century is over, but what if it never…
The Art of Distance You get the call on the message machine It's 2 am'it…
The Ball Is coming Down In the city by the river A man is standing…
The Ballad of Chris McCandless He was out on the highway smiling. A mystic in torn…
The Bed Song I live in a house in a cul-de-sac With my momma…
The Cotton's Burning Tell your Captain I have come to claim my dead And let…
The Day After Everything Changed It was like a hummingbird Flew through the air between us …
The Dragonfly Races I bought a ticket To the Dragonfly Races Out where the…
The Hero in You Everybody's got a story Of all their troubles, all their glo…
The Lights of Vegas The desert's dry and the wind feels cold The wheels that…
The Little Red Rose You put the seeds in the ground And you spread…
The Love Remains She is chasing the child in autumn Her face, it is…
The Martyr's Lounge Leo's is the bar up in heaven Where all the martyrs…
The Only Way I read the paper I watch the news It seems there's only…
The Speed of Trees Sometimes In my bed at night I'm dreaming that im flying At …
The Star Inside the Apple There's a star inside my apple I know it's hard to…
The World Ain't Slowin' Down I found you sitting on a suitcase crying Beneath my feet,…
Thin Man I've been avoiding the circus Afraid the trapeze might fall …
This Old Car This old car has seen the ages since the second…
Thomas Edison Imagine you could ride a thought Like a train at a…
Time I'm coming back tomorrow And I'm gonna shake you off I'm t…
Tornado Girl Sandy has seen a tornado more times than she's seen…
Town Crier Now summer had been no friend to him and fall…
Traffic Stop light, what do you say I think Ill race this…
Translucent Get a call from Vance he's an old friend He's got…
Trolley Car It's a snowy night, the cops shut down the freeway…
Urban Girl My urban girlfriend lives down the hall from me She's got…
Wabi-Sabi Some things get rusty Some things get old Some things get mo…
Waking Up to Me It's been a long, cold, cold night It's three in the…
Walking After Midnight / Change I go out walking after midnight In the moonlight Just like w…
Walking After Midnight/Change I go out walking after midnight In the moonlight Just like…
Washington D.C. 5/91 Politician and a stewardess Underneath the monuments and th…
Weightless She's trying to define her faith Like it's some role…
Welcome Home To Maine I took the back roads through Fisherman's Cove Tracing my w…
When We Begin The black strapless dress fits just right The calendar's mar…
Who Killed John Lennon Do not mention his name The man kills John Lennon, now…
Woody Guthrie Working Man Woody's jumping on a train In a boxcar in the rain Under…
Words Words are better when they're written down They fall to…
Worn Out Pretention A friend's invitation Bring your own champagne and wine Get …


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