Magnolia, by Charlotte Mclean

Magnolia

by Charlotte Mclean

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1.	I Can Come Back Home to You 04:40	lyrics
When the honey that you crave has no sweetness it's a sour ending to a bitter day. When the honey that you crave has no sweetness it's a sour ending to a bitter day, I can come back home to you When all the work you've done has done nothing for you but paid off for someone who did none. Has done nothing for you but paid off for someone who did none, I can come back home to you I'm not scared of what's beyond the veil We dodge glass stones Thrown from below We grow and mould and move to change to something new So I can colour me like you When you're left alone Your family's far away and love the family of their own Your family's far away and love the family of their own I can come back home to you I'm not scared of what's beyond the veil We dodge glass stones Thrown from below We grow and mould and move to change to something new So I can colour me like you You can play for Kings, I can dance for Queens If you sell the Devil your soul, I can send him my dreams But he'll send them back to you when you're alone, 'Cause he knows he has to go When I come back home to you When the honey that you crave has no sweetness it's a sour ending to a bitter day. When the honey that you crave has no sweetness it's a sour ending to a bitter day, I can come back home to you
2.	Grey and Blue 03:43	lyrics
You know you've changed Your smile is still the same Now there's lines around your eyes, one for every lie It's not you or me So why can't you ever see? Greater men with greater minds, put a plague on both our houses Do you still see in grey and blue? When I saw colours I saw you but now The light's gone out and the colour has all drained away You left grey and blue Your old man, how's he? Can he now see change is the measure of a man? You didn't fall far from the tree. Do you still see in grey and blue? When I saw colour I saw you. Now the light's gone out and the colour has all drained away You left grey and blue Are you still living on Lawrence Road? Where the light shone through the window We could never get to sleep, but now The light's gone out and the colour has all drained away You left grey and blue The light's gone out and the colour has all drained away You left grey and blue You left me with grey and blue
3.	Change Colours 05:31	info
4.	Merry-Go-Round 03:56	lyrics
Wooden horse spinning up and round On and on it goes, this game we've found Round and rounding up to the nearest dollar Winner claims the other This merry-go-round You and I just count our wins Put a token in a bucket, with a spin and a tuck We will be right back again This merry-go-round Could we ever leave what we have broken? Will we earn another token to go around again? Do we pause? Taste the lemonade. So to speak of this mess we've made Faces lining up, the ones we've lost And the ones who ride This merry-go-round You and I just count our wins We put a token in a bucket, with a spin and a tuck We will be right back again This merry-go-round Could we ever leave what we have broken? Will we mend the words we've spoken? To go around again This merry-go-round You and I just count our wins Put a token in a bucket, with a spin and a tuck We will be right back again This merry-go-round Could we ever leave what we have broken? Will we earn another token to go around again? This merry-go-round
5.	You Love You Live 03:29	lyrics
You love, you live you love You love, you live you love You love, love, love, love you live You love, you live you love You love, you live you love You love, love, love you live You grow, you sing you breathe Then what a live your life could be You'll live You love, you live you love You love, you live you love You love, love, love, love you live You love, you live you love You love, you live you love You love, love, love, love you live You laugh, you learn, you grieve Then what a life your life will be You'll live
6.	Magnolia 03:53	lyrics
Magnolia, so tender and so sweet Still falling at my feet, ooh Your heart beats double-time like rain dropping into lines Magnolia Magnolia, so tender and so sweet Still falling at my feet, ooh Your heart beats double-time like rain dropping into lines Father of a racing time concealed behind this pantomime Cold blooded deep below, clouds break to weep and sow magnolia Magnolia, century to loom Scented pearls of every hue Magnolia, you left the cycle incomplete Now release is bittersweet Hold me in your gaze, steadfast beyond this maze I'd forgotten trust was mine, spinning tables turn sometimes Magnolia, century to loom Scented pearls of every hue Magnolia, you left the cycle incomplete, bittersweet Clouds of reseda green seen in a child's face of wonder white magnolia
7.	Black Sheep 04:05	lyrics
Vivienne collected people staying up all night to learn their names She would puzzle them together, there was Kerry, Lotte, Will and James Every hour she'd leave for ten only back in time to say goodbye Wearing matching boho blues to her Mary-Janes and glassy eyes Live rightly Go quietly Black sheep Her Brother Drew was in a Rock band and his Sister Nelly owned a home With fairy lights and matching boho blue spiral staircase led to Cliffstone And while Viv collected people, they collected puzzle parts of her life Then they'd piece them back together, though they never seemed to fit quite right Live rightly Go quietly Black sheep Live rightly Go quietly Black sheep Drew and Nelly wrote a letter to Vivvy on the day she left And she watched this from the Cliffstone on that spiral staircase in the wet Vivienne collected people, staying up all night to learn their names Vivienne collected people, all around her there were people, though the pieces never fit the same Live rightly, go quietly, black sheep
8.	I Try 02:04	lyrics
Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind And I try, I try Try, I try Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind Am I good? I don't know, but I try And my Mother always taught me, always taught me to be kind
9.	Find Comfort in What Ends 05:10	lyrics
We grow to know we can We live to know we have When we should do what we could do To lead another to the end I'd be the first run To fall in undercover I wasn't first, won't be the last to leave a lover There's a woman in yellow crying tears of red She said "It all began in a cup, and just my luck I was there" There's a woman in yellow crying tears of red She said "It all began in a cup, and just my luck I was there" "Everyone will be left" she said, "...to grieve their Mother, to grieve their Mother, but this too shall pass". "Everyone will be left" she said, "...to grieve their Mother, to grieve their Mother, but this too shall pass". I was there, I was there, I was there, I was there, I was there, I was there, I was there, I was... Find comfort in what ends Find comfort if you can Another day, the ones we've made will take our place We grow to know we can We live to know we have Another change, the ones we've made will see their Mothers again

about

Magnolia is a glimpse of the human condition. A glance at all of the characteristics and key events that compose the essentials of human existence. It explores what it is to connect with other humans and navigate personal growth, the spectrum of mental illness, relationships, unconditional love, grief, loss, unity and finally the acceptance of life and death.

Lyrically, the songs delve into the duality of man. The cycle of life and death, love and loss, stability and change, growth and stagnancy, unity and separation, family and isolation, convivence and conflict, parents and children.

Magnolia is Pop meets Jazz. The relationship between harmony and melody mimics the themes. There are repeated riffs and pedals, often with fast moving harmony and improvised sections and vice versa. There is a tension between conflicting elements, whether it be a simple melody contrasting with complex form or complicated harmony contrasting with simple Pop grooves. Often there is stability in the Pop drum grooves while there is tension harmony. There is an improvisational element throughout and form is Jazz/Pop hybrid.

Raw. Honest. Visceral.

credits

released June 4, 2020

Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,9 written by Charlotte Mclean
Track 3 composed by Andrew Garton & Charlotte Mclean
Track 6 written by Leigh Carriage and Charlotte Mclean
Tracks 1 & 6 arranged by Aaron Jansz and Charlotte Mclean

Produced by Charlotte Mclean (with Aaron Jansz)
Recorded at Misty Mountain Sound and Tone Ranger Studio
Mixed by Mark Sholtez
Mastered by Geoff McGahan
Photography by VIVID visual co.
Graphic Art by Donna Gee

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Charlotte Mclean QLD, Australia

Possessed of a velvety-smooth voice, Charlotte Mclean produces her own addictive style and her original tunes have garnered popular acclaim. Charlotte's exemplary skills as an improviser allow her to put a fresh spin on jazz repertoire. She sings with honesty, strength and a unique combination of musical influences. ... more