je ne suis pas poète
je ne peux pas faire mieux
que tous les grands maîtres
même si j’écoute la chanson française
tous les matins
je me perds dans les règles
dans le rythme, dans les lettres

mais pour toi
au moins une fois
je veux écrire une chanson
que tu aimes dans ta langue
et pour toi
tu sais que je t’aime
et je ne peux pas me cacher
derrière les mots qui sont les tiens

quand tu me lis
des poèmes en anglais
avec ton accent
and I don’t understand anything you say
et moi, j’essaie de faire pareil
une poire sur la table
ton slip sur le tapis
et moi dans ton lit

mais pour toi
au moins une fois
je veux écrire une chanson
que tu aimes dans ta langue
et pour toi
tu sais que je t’aime
et je ne peux pas me cacher
derrière les mots qui sont les tiens
derrière les mots qui sont les tiens
derrière les mots qui sont les tiens

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed & Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Guitar by Guillaume Gallato
Bass by Keight
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Fleuriste

Je ne suis pas poète

you're waiting for something better to come along
looking at real estate in Houston all day long
while here in Paris you're staring out a window
at a city that you used to love
maybe the novelty’s worn off
maybe what you get is less than what you're giving up

you see the sun go down and the buildings light up
you tell me your stories every lunch
like the one with the bartender and the motorbike
some bar in pigalle, one late saturday night

and it seems to me
that you're most likely to be on reality TV
you're as perfect as can be
so god bless the other american girl in the office

you tell me you want to devote your life to science
so why are we working towards someone else's dream
all we ever do after work is shop for appliances
that we don't need
what's the point in even being 23

you're singing Lana Del Rey in the halls
you're passing your lipstick across the desk
for me to try on
you tell me my northeast accent is funny
it's nothing compared to a texan drawl

and it seems to me
that you're most likely to be on reality TV
you're as perfect as can be
so god bless the other american girl in the office
so god bless the other american girl in the office

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Mackenzie Leighton, Ludovic Capillon & Guillaume Gallato
Guitar by Ludovic Capillon & Guillaume Gallato
Bass by Guillaume Gallato
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Recorded, Produced & Mixed by Ludovic Capillon
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

The Other American Girl in the Office

quand on fait une tournée aux états-unis
je retourne à mon pays
avec mes musiciens français
je vous emmène dans le Maine
je vous fais manger un homard
et fais visiter les phares

on va bien se marrer
mes deux vies se réunissent
le jour ou vous venez
quand on fait une tournée aux states

vous allez voir comment les gens
sont trop gentils
vous allez croire qu’ils vous connaissent déjà
à quel point ils sourient
putain on n’est plus à Paris

on va bien se marrer
mes deux vies se réunissent
le jour ou vous venez
quand on fait une tournée aux states

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Mackenzie Leighton & Guillaume Gallato
Additional voice Eleonore Dufourmantelle
Guitar & Bass by Guillaume Gallato
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Tournée aux states

au petit matin
on se retrouve sur le chemin
pour passer la journée
dans la forêt de Rambouillet

parmi des jonquilles qui poussent au sol
en portant des guitares sur le dos
loin de la ville
on chante devant les oiseaux

on rigole comme des enfants
on ne sera jamais comme avant
jusqu’aux yeux les larmes de joie montent
c’est si puissant au sein des coups de vent
des graines de pollen
qui volent de plante en plante

en une nuit
qu’est-ce que j’ai vieilli
comme sophie, la plus maline des mamies
comme on vit dans un monde de miyazaki
on se lève, on se reconstruit

on se retrouve au milieu des champs
nos routines cassées
pour regarder le temps passer
doucement, doucement
comme les hortensias dans le jardin de maman

en une nuit
qu’est-ce que j’ai vieilli
comme sophie, la plus maline des mamies
comme on vit dans un monde de miyazaki
on se lève, on se reconstruit

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Guillaume Gallato
Guitar & Bass by Guillaume Gallato

Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Miyazaki

maybe this year
you’ll do some changing for real
maybe this time
you’ll speak your own damn mind

and stand a little taller
let it bounce right off ya
you’re doing just fine
stop bending over backwards
for those who try to harm ya
got too much on your mind

oh and wouldn’t it be nice to be singing all the time
wouldn’t it be nice to be singing all the time

you can’t stop running
the lilacs are blooming
there is so much beauty
and not enough breathing

have you been sleeping
through another spring and
it’s time to remind you
to get back to shining

but it’s so damn tiring
playing your music at night when
you’re working at the market all day

oh and wouldn’t it be nice to be singing all the time
wouldn’t it be nice to be singing all the time

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Mackenzie Leighton & Guillaume Gallato
Guitar & Bass by Guillaume Gallato
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Florist by Day

she asked me to join her
for the weekend in the southwest
I’ve got no plans here so why not go
what else is there to do
when you can’t get back home

I’m headed somewhere
I do not yet know
but I’ve got a friend there
yeah I’ve got a friend there
I’ve got a friend there
yeah I’ve got a friend there

and she’s waiting for me
Mona by the seaside
she’s just the girl I wanna see
and I know we’ll have a good time
me and Mona by the seaside
me and Mona by the seaside

that night we go to the only bar in town
we head home on the backs of the bikes
of some new guys to show us around

I’m headed somewhere
I think I know the way
but I’ve got a friend there
she’s DJing under the garage of her grandma’s place

and she’s waiting for me
Mona by the seaside
she’s just the girl I wanna see
and I know we’ll have a good time
me and Mona by the seaside
me and Mona by the seaside

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Mackenzie Leighton, Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Guitar & Bass by Guillaume Gallato
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Mona by the Seaside

j’imagine bien le jour ou toi et moi
part finalement d’ici 
dans ta tête t’inventes des scènes
ou on boit des cocktails en italie

je tiens a ces images
 les filles italiennes et leur bronzage 
notre grand appartement et nouvelle vie
le soleil est si chaud
sur mes lèvres, sur ta peau
et on peut danser ou on veut, toute la nuit

tous les jours, un jour la vie, reprend aussi

j’imagine bien le jour ou toi et moi
part finalement d’ici 
dans ta tête t’inventes des scènes
ou on boit des cocktails en italie

on a envie de vivre normalement
 partager notre temps avec d’autres gens 
d’être moins responsable
ne pas se plaindre tout le temps

la vie est une chance, un jour la vie, reprend aussi

on va s’éclater, profiter de nos jeunes années
cette impasse semblerait 
loin de la nouvelle réalité 
on se lâche, on revit
mieux qu’avant, mieux qu’ici

j’imagine bien le jour ou toi et moi
part finalement d’ici dans ta tête t’inventes des scènes
ou on boit des cocktails en italie

from Fleuriste, released June 25, 2021
Written by Mackenzie Leighton
Composed by Mackenzie Leighton & Guillaume Gallato
Guitar & Bass by Guillaume Gallato
Drums by Ludovic Capillon, recorded at Studio la Mante by Bernard Gionta

Produced by Guillaume Gallato & Keight
Recorded & Mixed by Keight
Mastered by Jack Palmer

Special thanks to Maison Wisteria & Groover Obsessions

Un jour la vie

Of Jasmine

All the Women

All the Women (Bedroom Version)

The Other American Girl in the Office (Bedroom Version)

Cleaning Carnations

Sunroom

Lavender Fields of Late Spring

Magnolias in Mississippi, Peonies in Indiana

Keep the Poppies

On the Sea (Beach House Cover)

Listen on all platforms: http://hyperurl.co/after-all-mleighton 

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kevin Keight.
Guitar and Bass by Guillaume Gallato.
Guitar and Vocals by Mackenzie Leighton.
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have you heard the news yet
are we really cool yet
after all we’re just two kids waiting for an early retirement
after all

when you get here I’ve gotta warn ya
we’ll be cooking on the floor
while I try to sort out who’s a friend and who is more
but this is what the hours were made for

and god it feels so good to be alone
in a room on the top floor with the fridge in the wardrobe

god it feels so good to be alone
god it feels so good to be alone

you’re kept up by a love too far
I’m kept up by a nearby lover in another’s arms
but to whom do we really belong
to ourselves, to the clocks, to the woman down the hall

all I ask is you hold a space for me
in the back row of the mezzanine 
I don’t care if its in the nose bleeds
as long as its next to your seat

and god it feels so good to be alone
in a room on the top floor with the fridge in the wardrobe

god it feels so good to be alone
god it feels so good to be alone

After All

The first solo EP by Mackenzie Leighton, released in Paris, France, December 2017.

Mixed and Mastered by Alex F. Pearson.

Mackenzie Leighton

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