Black Coffee

Paroles de Fifi Abou Dib, Alex Boulos au piano d'après l'arrangement original d'Isabelle Issahakian. Photo de Tony Elieh

Beyrouth (Il cielo di Beirut)

Written, produced and sung by Melmo
Lyrics by Joe Hatem

Lyrics:

Bring me my telescope 
down from the attic the 
earth is a sliver balloon.

Braving the frost we sit
idling cylinders
craters are strewn on the road.

Interstate mileposts
catch on our headlights pale  
fields like an open cocoon as we 

drive eyes fixed to the hills 
searching for blue in the blue sky above.

Windows wide open hard 
air down the vertebrae 
skeleton oak and a moon.

I set the tripod you
focus the ocular 
earrings like anchors hang low.

Galaxies pass through the 
space of our iris grass
heavy with crickets and dew as we

drive eyes fixed to the hills still 
searching for blue in the blue sky above.

[instrumental]

Four hours from Nashville warm
butter on pancakes a 
jukebox croons Home of the Blues.

The “open” sign flickers light
angles my forehead bares
bottomless shadows like caves.

And I might be hollow you 
hand me a nickel the 
jukebox waits silent and gold as we 

drive eyes fixed to the hills still 
searching for blue in the blue sky above so we
drive eyes fixed to the hills
searching for blue in the blue sky above.

New Moon Revival (formerly Hills Still)

Lyrics:

What is left of all I had to live
Since you let me in on your secret
One I would be certain to forgive
And help you drown out when you need it
You let me in on your secret

Let me in
You let me in
I won't tell anyone
Won't tell anyone

The die is cast and the game is played
Television says they'll trace the bullet
We grow apart, we sleep apart 
I'm so afraid 
You'll leave me alone with your secret
All alone with your secret

Let me in
You let me in 
I won't tell anyone
Won't tell anyone
Anyone
Anyone
I won't tell anyone
Won't tell anyone
I won't tell anyone
Won't tell anyone

Written and produced by Melmo
Note: this song was part of a portfolio for a course, the bad recording and strange cuts are intentional, message me if you would like to read my commentary for the song :)

Photo by Aleksandra Wozniak

Secret Song

Music and lyrics by Marie Abou Khaled, co-produced by Marie Abou Khaled and Zeid Hamdan, with additional arrangements by Marc Codsi and Jérémie Régnier.

Artwork photo by Mohamad Abdouni, art direction Melanie Dagher.

Lyrics:

اتطلَّعْ فييّ منيح
شو يعني
ما بَقْ بدَّك؟

أنا اعْطِيت كل شي
ومحيت كل شي
كِلْ حالي
كِرمِـلَك

اتطلَّعْ فييّ منيح
اعطيني لحظة
تا لاقي بنظرة
خَطّ الرجعة

إذا راح كل شي
أنا ليه 
عم بسهر كِرمـِلَك؟

كِرمـِلَك

ما بَقْ بدّي بَلّغَـك
ما بَقْ بدًي إهلَـكْ
ما بق بدّي خزق حالي
كل ما تقلّي وقلّك

ما بق بدّي ناقش
ما بق بدي فتّش
وأهم شي ما بق
بدّي نرجع نبلِّش

ما بق بدي إلمح وجّك على ايَّ شاشة
ما بق بدي اقرا اسمك وضلّني عذّب حالي
ما بق بدّي حِسّْ

Kermelak

Marie Abou Khaled, known professionally as Melmo, is a singer, songwriter and producer from Lebanon. Her music is a blend of art pop and electronica, subtly infused with tarab sonorities. Born in Beirut to a family of journalists, she spent her childhood singing, and her teen years directing an a cappella choir she founded with a friend. With a master's degree in popular music, she is now taking her first steps as a solo act after having long been a part of Zeid and the Wings, among others. Her first single 'Kermelak', co-produced with Zeid Hamdan and featuring producers Marc Codsi and Jérémie Regnier received critical acclaim. She is currently working on a collaboration with Syrian bassist and producer Khaled Omran.

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