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The Perfect Crime
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I Keep Falling
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Just Might Do
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222
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No More Wishes
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My Doorbell
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Let it Go
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Where You Are
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The major label debut by Los Angeles Cult Band- Magnolia Memoir. It's been likened to "Gwen Stefani meets Fiona Apple" ... and "Billie Holiday meets Tom Waits with a dash of the Clash"...
“Magnolia Memoir’s new album “THE PERFECT CRIME” is PERFECT BLISS! - It’s as addictive as chocolate caramels. Mela Lee’s honey and cinnamon voice over Alex Burke’s & the band’s exquisite arrangements and crescendo’s, brings to mind the highlights from 1960′s pop, and dazzles the listener with images of some great noir film you think you’ve seen. Funky and soulful, mysterious and alluring, the album’s narrative holds together throughout, weaving a sultry tale of seduction, personal empowerment and longing. It’s the perfect album for lingering in bed on a warm morning with your lover (or someone else’s).” -Darick Robertson (Artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan, and The BOYS) - credits
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released 28 February 2012
Mela Lee – Vocals
Alexander Burke – B3, Vibraphone, Piano, Pianet, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Clav
Gordon Bash – Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Cello
Aron Forbes – Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Matt Lucich – Drums & Percussion
SPECIAL GUESTS
Matthew Santos- The Perfect Crime- Acoustic Version
Toby Karlin - Baritone Saxophone
"Broken Cup-The Revolution Remix"
"Just Might Do"
"222"
"My Doorbell"
Horn Section
(Good Girl & I Keep Falling)
John Roberts – Trombone , Brass Arrangements
Jamie Hovorka – Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Rick Rossi – Tenor, & Bari Sax
Produced by Charles Goodan
Mixed by Krish Sharma
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA at Sound Factory & Sonora Recorders
All rights reserved. Copyright 2011 ASCAP/BMI
Magnolia Memoir Music BMI
For Lyrics and Additional Content:
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- Track Name: Good Girl
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Good Girl
Words & Music by Mela Lee
He loves me like I’ve always dreamed
He loves me like I’m everything
He holds me like he’ll never let me go
Oh, what’s a good girl to do?
He’s holding me thinking that I’m loving him
But - I’m loving you
It took so long for me to find
My soul again-my peace of mind
He held my heart
His kisses brought me through
Oh, what’s a good girl to do?
He’s holding me thinking that I’m loving him
But - I’m loving you
And I know you’re a habit
I’m going to have to break soon
Can’t keep closing my eyes
And thinking about you
It’s 3 a.m., I’m lying next to him
He doesn’t have a clue
Holding me thinking that I’m loving him
But - I’m loving you - Track Name: The Perfect Crime
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The Perfect Crime
Lyrics & Melody by Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Gordon Bash, Alexander Burke
A beautiful Gardenia
You think she is a rose
The petals fall away- and they don’t fall slow
Move in close for the kiss
Darling you will be remiss
If you hold on too long
That girl is so underhanded
Break your heart just like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
The perfect crime
You see the light
You can’t stop the train
Like a ghost she’s coming round again
You can’t be everything she wants
She sets you up for the trade
and it haunts you now
Oh – that girl, so underhanded
Broke your heart – just like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
You’re the perfect crime
She’s standing at the door
You know a thief in the night
She haunts you
You want her even more
That girl is so underhanded
Break your heart like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
You’re the perfect crime - Track Name: Anymore
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Anymore
Lyrics and Melody by Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Aron Forbes, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash, Matt Lucich
Copyright 2010
It’s 3a.m – I’m listening to your message on my phone
I’m thinking dear, I don’t want to be with you anymore
You never love me when I’m here
You never miss me when I’m gone
I think it’s time I moved on
People are talking. Saying I should be walking
I’m thinking- I just might
Don’t you worry -I won’t use the words
That cut you to the bone if we fight
You think you’ll never lose me
But you don’t know- I’m already gone
You think that I think I can’t live without you anymore
You think that I think I can’t find my way to the door
You think that I think you’re the best thing
that ever happened to me – but
I think I don’t love you - anymore
I’ve been packing my bags and then
Unpacking them again
Turning the lights off and on- thinking
What you gonna do about him...
You think your words don’t hurt me, hon
‘Cause I’m standing cold as stone but they do
You think that I won’t walk away
But that’s already one mistake you made
You think that I think I can’t live without you anymore
You think that I think I can’t bring myself to say the words
You think that I think you’re the best thing
that ever happened to me –but
I think I don’t love you - anymore
I can’t wait to see you
To see you watch me leave...
You think you got yourself wrapped around my heart
But I cut the strings now I’m done.
You think that I think I can’t live without you anymore
You think that I think I can’t find my way to the door
You think that I think you’re the best thing
that ever happened to me – but
I think I don’t love you - anymore - Track Name: Broken Cup-Revolution Remix
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Broken Cup – The Revolution Remix- Lyrics & Melody by Mela Lee / Music by Mela Lee and Alexander Burke
you tear me down with your words
‘til I’m raw
‘til I can’t walk away
can’t even crawl
the currency of your kiss
the cost is all this and I pay it
don’t say it – I know
(Chorus)
you are a broken cup
one I still drink out of
I should throw you away
ooh, when we make love
oh- then we make war
you tear down walls
that simply weren’t there before
you hold me too tight
I can’t breath
I can’t move
I don’t wanna leave
don’t say it. I know
(Chorus)
but for the moment it’s good
your love feels just like it should
i’d ask you to continue but I know
that it’s not in you to stay
that would be to kind
that’s not your way
(chorus)
you are a broken cup
one I still drink out of
I should throw you away
just can’t bring myself to
wish I could throw you away - Track Name: I Keep Falling
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I Keep Falling
Lyric & Melody –Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash, Aron Forbes, Matt Lucich
The clouds are clearing now
I can see the stars above me
This is the happiest day of my life
I’m so glad you finally found me
Now my favorite place is you
Shake my heart up with all the beautiful things you do
It just keeps happening
Chorus
You can save me with one kiss baby
I’m thinking maybe – I’m calling it
I’m all in
I can’t help myself
I’m falling in love
It just keeps happening
Every time I see you
My knees get week
It’s the craziest thing
I keep falling
It just keeps happening
I’m usually not the first to fall
But when you’re standing there above me
You’ve got such a beautiful way
Make me forget the darkest days
Oh, when I’m with you
Baby, it’s true – they’re gone
You’ve got me laughing now
Chorus
Bridge:
When I see you smiling
It’s such a beautiful thing
When I’m with you
I find myself
Falling
Chorus - Track Name: Just Might Do
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Just Might Do
Lyrics and Melody by Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash, Aron Forbes, Matt Lucich
Copyright 2010
I just can’t save myself now – but I don’t mind
I’ve been saving things
I’ve been saving dreams
That last blow- let me know they’re mine now
I’m not leaving that’s for sure
‘Til I get what I came here for
Knocked down
Barely breathing
On my knees
Yes, I’m bleeding
But I’m getting up
I’m not giving up
I’m gonna push through
Until I get what you promised me
And if I get everything
I’m thinking that just might do.
You’re the one wrong thing I got right
I’m haunted by the ghost of what I’ve wanted most
It’s a whisper to a scream
I want everything just shy of all my dreams
Knocked down
Barely breathing
On my knees
Yes, I’m bleeding
But I’m getting up
‘Cause I’m good enough
I’m gonna push through
Until I get what you promised me
And if I get everything
I’m thinking that just might do.
Might do me some good if I
Have a little love hold onto me
Get myself a piece of sky –
A little bit of blue can be a good thing
Just thinking of you now
Guess I’m gonna pull through somehow
Knocked down
Barely breathing
On my knees
Yes, I’m bleeding
But I’m getting up
‘Cause that’s not enough
I’m gonna push through
Until I get what you promised me
And if I get everything
I’m thinking that just might do - Track Name: 222
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222
Lyrics & Melody- Mela Lee
Music – Mela Lee, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash
Copyright 2010
Like a uniformed man with a telegram
I’m sorry to tell you it’s over
Time and again – I tried to explain
You were my only four-leaf clover
But as luck would have it
You had a habit
Of thinking that I was untrue
And now that you’re sorry,
You want me to hurry
Be finding my way back to you
It’s too lovely
Too late
To believe me
To stay
To forgive me
Today
It’s too late
You said the darkest of things
You wanted to bring the hurt
I gave every piece of my heart
I loved you- for what it’s worth
You kept speaking
Promises breaking
You made me wear
a dress of lies
No lace for our wedding
Now I’m forgetting
If I ever loved you...Why?
It’s too lovely
Too late
To believe me
To stay
To forgive me
Today
It’s too late - Track Name: No More Wishes
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No More Wishes
Lyrics and Melody by Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash, Aron Forbes, Matt Lucich
Copyright 2010
It was a beautiful thing
It was a beautiful dream
We shared
Everything that you said
Everything- well, it means
You cared
Pockets were full of promises and possibilities
And I left a piece of heaven at your door
But you wanted more...and more
I’m all out of moonbeams
Darling my sky is dark
You took every star and made a wish
And wanted more and more
Here we are in shadow
We both know we need
A star to wish upon
No words. No kisses
Now the wishes are all gone
Broken bells. Broken glass
Broken spells...an empty flask.
Well, what you gonna do
With the mess that you made?
It breaks my heart that you...believe so many things that aren’t true
When I left a piece of heaven at your door
You kept wanting more
I’m all out of moonbeams
Darling my sky is dark
You took every star and made a wish
But you forgot what you wished for
Here we are in shadow
And I know you need a star to wish upon
No words. No Kisses.
Now the wishes are all gone
You spent them...every one - Track Name: My Doorbell
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My Doorbell
Original song by John Anthony White/ additional lyrics by Mela Lee
Arrangement – Magnolia Memoir
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When you gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ? When you gonna?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout when you coming round?
Well?
On a whim, I chip in my kisses
But that’s not the way it should go
I’ve been called the Mystery Miss
I’m the Mistress of the Show
So, take back what you said little boy
And while you’re at it, take yourself back too
I’ve been wishing and waiting my whole life
And gonna be waiting my whole life for you
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When you gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ? When you gonna?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When you gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout when you coming round?
Well?
I’ve been thinking when you coming ‘round
Baby, I don’t hear a sound
Look at these goods, boys
You should be knocking my door down
For what it’s worth, the chip and the hurt
It’s coming so easy for you
You don’t strike me as the type to be careless
But your words are coming out so cruel
Now I know that you want me cause you
Say that you love me again...
I don’t need any of your damn pity
I got plenty of my own damn friends
-and they’re coming round
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When they gonna ring it. When they gonna ring it
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When they gonna - When they gonna?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When they gonna ring it- When they gonna ring it
I’ve been thinking ‘bout when they’re coming round?
Well?
Don’t bother to come around
My boys gonna knock it down
With a wall of sound
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When you gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ? When you gonna?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my doorbell
When you gonna ring it? When you gonna ring it?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout when you coming round?
Well? - Track Name: Let it Go
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Let it go
Lyrics & Melody – Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Alexander Burke, Gordon Bash, Aron Forbes, Matt Lucich
Every Box is packed. I’m near the door.
I won’t be staying here no, more but i miss you
Every groove and every crack makes me want
To turn back now cause I miss you
The rain falling hard upon the windowsill
...kills me still
In the room where we first kissed
I remember...and I miss you
Every empty word and empty kiss
Darling has led to this, and I miss you
Tears me up inside to know
We had it so beautiful
And we just let it go
I’ll leave the keys outside the door
I’ve been waiting baby-
I can’t wait for you no more
What we had was so beautiful
We don’t have it anymore, no-
We just let it go - Track Name: The Perfect Crime- Acoustic Version with Matthew Santos
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The Perfect Crime
Lyrics & Melody by Mela Lee
Music by Mela Lee, Gordon Bash, Alexander Burke
A beautiful Gardenia
You think she is a rose
The petals fall away- and they don’t fall slow
Move in close for the kiss
Darling you will be remiss
If you hold on too long
That girl is so underhanded
Break your heart just like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
The perfect crime
You see the light
You can’t stop the train
Like a ghost she’s coming round again
You can’t be everything she wants
She sets you up for the trade
and it haunts you now
Oh – that girl, so underhanded
Broke your heart – just like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
You’re the perfect crime
She’s standing at the door
You know a thief in the night
She haunts you
You want her even more
That girl is so underhanded
Break your heart like she planned it
She’s the perfect criminal
You’re the perfect crime
Leaning in and out of the window
She’s smiling cause she knows
She’s never gonna do the time
You’re the perfect crime - Track Name: Where You Are
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Where you are
Lyrics & Melody- Mela Lee
Music – Mela Lee & Alexander Burke
Copyright 2010
When I was
Much smaller
Every time
I’d see a star
I’d wonder
Which one was
Where you are
I’d send a note-
I’d tell you all
the things I loved
Sometimes I’d sing
my favorite song
Or share a game
I’d learned in school
Sometimes I’d forget
how much it hurt
To have you gone
When you closed
Your eyes did
You see everywhere I’d been
That I’d get so lost and
Find my way again
Now I know
You were there
As I sent the prayer
Whispering on your stone
I heard you say, with my eyes closed,
“- you’re not alone”
And it helped me to hold on
(Instrumental)
I took the gift you gave me
And turned it into my song
I am here and I am
Sending it to where you are
And I hope you know
I cut myself free from the stone
And I’m happy now
