| Suzanne Vega – Marlene On The Wall Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The other opinions on this song are really nice but im sorry, Im pretty sure this is about domestic abuse. Theres too many references to violence - "Observe the blood, the rose tattoo Of the fingerprints on me from you" Thats bruising from where he has gripped or slapped her. "We skirt around the danger zone And don't talk about it later" Thats a fight they've had. "I'm fighting things I cannot see" Shes fighting her love for him and her desire to stay. 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 He's forced her into something, and I suspect the night they kissed was what he was like before he became violent. Shes realised she should go. I think she loves him but he hurts her. I agree with the 'marlene is a picture' interpretation, I never really got that before. |
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