Marlene on the Wall

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Suzanne Vega - Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Marlene on the Wall

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[Verse 1] Even if I am in love with you All this to say, what's it to you? Observe the blood, the rose tattoo Of the fingerprints on me from you [Verse 2] Other evidence has shown That you and I are still alone We skirt around the danger zone And don't talk about it later [Chorus] Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall [Verse 3] Well, I walk to your house in the afternoon By the butcher shop with the sawdust strewn "Don't give away the goods too soon" Is what she might have told me [Verse 4] And I tried so hard to resist When you held me in your handsome fist And reminded me of the night we kissed And of why I should be leaving [Chorus] Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall [Verse 1] And even if I am in love with you All this to say, what's it to you? Observe the blood, the rose tattoo Of the fingerprints on me from you [Verse 2] Other evidence has shown That you and I are still alone We skirt around the danger zone And don't talk about it later [Verse 4] And I tried so hard to resist When you held me in your handsome fist And reminded me of the night we kissed And of why I should be leaving [Chorus] Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every man who's been here But the only one here now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Changing, changing Changing, changing Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall

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Credits

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  • Suzanne Vega