The flowers of my heart want to be carnations
Bursting out in all directions, starting conversations
Today they lay so quiet, like nobody would notice
The petals on the street, the petals on the street
 
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah boom bah
 
I've put in many hours nobody can see
I've waited on the flowers to bloom inside of me
But I'm late I'm so late, maybe they're all dead
Or maybe they're just sleeping flower aliens
 
Never meant to make it in a world of strangers
Unfit for the fallow land, dreaming of a loving hand
To shake away the badlands
 
The flowers of my heart want to be carnations
Bursting out in all directions, Starting conversations
Today they lay so quiet, like nobody would notice
The petals on the street, the petals on the street
 
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah boom bah
 
Twisted out my focus in the wrong direction
Now I'm gonna pay with every imperfection
It makes no sense, it makes no sense
You see me, you don't see what I am
 
I am an alien flower
I am an alien seed
I am an alien lover waiting to be freed
 
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah------ boom
boom bah bah boom boom bah boom bah

2021 EP

Alien Flower (demo)

Sleep, come hither
Numb me to the pain
The light is creeping in already
And I haven’t slept
The hurt away
Come inject your novocaine
 
Warm bed make love to me
The lover is gone
Touching my own skin
I feel less alone

Sleep (demo)

Song 3 of 60.

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recorded 2018
lyrics 2006

New Love 60x30

Song 4 of 60.

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recorded 2010
lyrics 2006

Paperdoll

Opium 60x30

Song 5 of 60.

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recorded 2018
lyrics circa 2006

Fairytale 60x30

Song 7 of 60.

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recorded 2014
lyrics circa 2009

Paperdoll 60x30

Song 8 of 60.

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recorded 2010
lyrics 2009

Lines 60x30

Song 9 of 60.

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recorded 2010
lyrics 2009

I Want to Love You 60x30

Song 10 of 60.

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recorded 2010
lyrics 2009

Cigarette Ghost 60x30

Song 11 of 60.

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recorded 2013
lyrics 2009

Death Can't Take Me Away 60x30

Song 12 of 60.

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recorded 2010
lyrics 2009

Paperdoll                     

Kinderwhore 60x30

Song 13 of 60.

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recorded 2014
lyrics 2010

Uniform 60x30

Song 14 of 60.

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recorded 2015
lyrics 2010

Gratitude 60x30

Song 15 of 60.

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recorded 2018
lyrics 2010

Colton's Song 60x30

Song 16 of 60.

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recorded 2018
lyrics 2010

FoCo Rap 60x30

Song 17 of 60.

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recorded 2018
lyrics circa 2010

Habit 60x30

Song 18 of 60.

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recorded 2018 with Scott Russell
lyrics circa 2010

Here We Go 60x30

Song 20 of 60.

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recorded November 2017 in a coat closet
lyrics 2011

Nobody Home 60x30

Elyse Miller: vocal, guitar
Scott Russell: drums
Jonah Brockman: bass, piano, banjo, strings, vocals
Written by Elyse Miller
Recorded at The Music District by Shane Zweygardt 
Additional recording at Tunegopher Studios by Jonah Brockman
Mixed and mastered by Jonah Brockman
Production made possible by Ity Dity www.itydity.com
Released August 3, 2018
© Elyse Miller 2018

Quicksand

VERSE
These streets are never silent
Full circle sirens
You’ll find your dreams in dirty heaps
On someone else's island
The Siren City
It sure looks pretty from afar
The Siren City
Everyone can be a star
 
CHORUS      
L.A. city of the queen
The painted angels flock to sing
Don’t get too close
They’re beckoning
To kill you
Behind a silver screen
 
VERSE
These streets are shrieking violence
Full circle sirens
Her calm serene is pure deceit
Of kamikaze pilots
Her glitter glare is foil
Her smoky air is oil
Her golden hair will drag you
Down
 
CHORUS      
L.A. city of the queen
The painted angels flock to sing
Don’t get too close
They’re beckoning
To kill you 
Behind a silver screen

The sirens call
The sirens call
 
BRIDGE 
On a cliff, tending her golden locks
The shipmen come and do not stop
They cannot take their drunk eyes off
And crash into the lurking rocks
 
VERSE
Her hair falls in waves
Red ‘round your panicked legs
The underwater stage set to
Showcase the bold and brave
     
CHORUS      
L.A. city of the queen
The painted angels flock to sing
Don’t get too close
They’re beckoning
To kill you
Behind a silver screen

The sirens call (Irresistible)
The sirens call (Irresistible)
The sirens call—
 
OUTTRO
Let her silver screens seduce you
Let her homeless heart confuse you
Let her silver screens seduce you
Let her homeless heart…

Siren City (demo)

ILUNA VIAJU

My newest song, ILUNA VIAJU, is for sale now on Bandcamp from VULCANA RECORDS. Your purchase keeps this singer singing. 

Elyse Miller is a singer-songwriter from Fort Collins, CO known for her “whip-smart lyrics” and “playful sense of humor.” She has performed alongside world class artists such as folk legend John Gorka. Her songwriting exhibits a hint of musical theatre and a variety of influences from Etta James to Queen. Elyse’s voice has been described as "soulful, rich, warm," "beautifully haunting," and "like butter." Her new single, Quicksand, was recorded at The Music District and produced by Jonah Brockman in collaboration with ItyDity. Quicksand is a subtle call to action, eerie yet enticing...and a teaser for her next full length album, currently in production.

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