Love's a gift from heaven--and it falls and flattens you.

Liza Jane

A rewrite of the bleak ballad for maximum grimness.

O Death

Too Tired

"At this time of year, as we gather together with family and then sneak away to see blockbuster sci-fi explosion movies, we often find ourselves grappling with conflicting cosmologies." -- my friend Brian Hinshaw

"Chris's song about the confluence of our culture's most powerful stories made me think of Bill Moyers' The Power of Myth. A quick Wikipedia check on the series reveals that the first parts of that series were recorded at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch, so the association was more than appropriate. For all you Star Wars, Star Trek, and Christmas fans..." -- my friend Ted Adams

Star Trek, Stars Wars, And The Holy Bible

Black Sabbath meets Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

Rocking The Cradle

Take The Tyrant Down (by Chris Elliott)

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No Dumber

I have heard it said that everything has been dumbed down 
And we are getting dumber.
I wonder.
If it's true, there must have been a time when things were not as dumb
And we were smarter.
I wonder.

I don't know,
But I don't think so.

I have heard it said that things were better 
When we farmed the land and cooked with fires.
I wonder
If it's true that things were better 
In the age of virgin queens and serfs and squires.
I wonder.

     I don’t think so.
It won't get worse.
It won't get better.
We're not dumbed down.
We're as dumb as ever.
The good old days happen never. 

I have heard that history was made by giants 
And we're standing on their shoulders.
I wonder 
If the giants were not giants, they were scoundrels, 
And we are none the wiser.

I don’t know.
Maybe so.

No Dumber

Tales of love gone wrong and death done right by Austin & Elliott, with Christopher Elliott and Lisa Austin.

Star Trek, Stars Wars, And The Holy Bible

Christopher Elliott (Austin & Elliott)

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