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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

Other evidence has shown
That you and I are still alone
We skirt around the danger zone
And don't talk about it later

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

Well, I walk to your house in the afternoon
By the butcher's shot with the sawdust strewn
Don't give away the goods too soon'
Is what she might have told me

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

Marlene watches from the wall
Her mocking smile says it all
As the 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

Marlene watches from the wall
Her mocking smile says it all
As the 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

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

Other evidence has shown
That you and I are still alone
We skirt around the danger zone
And don't talk about it later

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

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 the 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

rromulus May 07, 2013 - 11:34	How about repetitive and derivative? [ Reply ]
bluecshells Nov 18, 2011 - 09:24	Great song from a great time.... [ Reply ]
Pibailey Oct 17, 2011 - 19:26	It has hardly any production at all, and doesn't need it because it has such a great tune. Proclivities wrote: "Tuneless"? You may want to look that word up in a dictionary, becuase this song is certainly not "lacking in melody" or "silent". [ Reply ]
Proclivities Sep 16, 2011 - 05:46	sfListener wrote: One of her best but still practically tuneless . "Tuneless"? You may want to look that word up in a dictionary, becuase this song is certainly not "lacking in melody" or "silent". [ Reply ]
LizK Aug 15, 2011 - 20:58	Lightly dancing from syllable to syllable, great enuciation, one can actually understand the lyrics. Easy to listen to. [ Reply ]
Cynaera Jun 13, 2011 - 19:56	I have to bump this to a 10. Every time I hear something from Suzanne Vega, I re-discover her and realize that I don't have enough of her music in my library. [ Reply ]
calypsus_1 May 17, 2011 - 15:41	Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall, Live "I love very much this song, I love her voice, the way she play her guitar, the sound of her melancoly with a big box of fragility and sweetness. I will never forget my first days with her first songs on my walkmans, walking lonely in my town streets, dreaming about a woman that I still have not meet. Thank you very much." etresanchez [ Reply ]
jools Mar 11, 2011 - 02:31	cooch wrote: It's kind of amazing that 24 years later this song still sounds fairly contemporary Spot on - timeless [ Reply ]
Netto Oct 04, 2010 - 13:28	[ Reply ]
calypsus_1 Sep 05, 2010 - 18:24	vega2 by Sounds and Fury http://www.flickr.com/photos/soundsandfury/ This photo was taken on September 16, 2006 using an Olympus C750UZ . All rights reserved [ Reply ]
Cynaera Sep 02, 2010 - 13:34	MusicAddict wrote: This song was from her first album, a few years before Luka. I have and enjoy all her albums, but I think the first was the best. When I said she's come a long way from "Luka," I wasn't referring to this song, since, yes, it did come long before "Luka." The reference was only to point out that the song that put Suzanne Vega on the map with the general public was "Luka." This song is just one example of the talent she possesses, in case anyone had doubts based on "Luka." I agree - her first work is still her best, although there have been a couple of things that come close to that perfection... [ Reply ]
MusicAddict Aug 01, 2010 - 13:33	Cynaera wrote: I've suggested this song as a follow-up to several other RP songs, but it stands on its own. Suzanne Vega has come a long way since "Luka" (although I heard an interview with her on a Portland, Oregon radio station, wherein she explained about who "Luka" was. Not quite what the song portrayed, but it didn't change my mind about her talent.) She's got this laser-sharp perception of things, cross-currented with a quirk or twist that takes the listener just a leedle beet off the beaten track. I really love Suzanne Vega's music. She writes the way I always wished I could write. This song was from her first album, a few years before Luka. I have and enjoy all her albums, but I think the first was the best. [ Reply ]
Cynaera Jun 30, 2010 - 16:42	I've suggested this song as a follow-up to several other RP songs, but it stands on its own. Suzanne Vega has come a long way since "Luka" (although I heard an interview with her on a Portland, Oregon radio station, wherein she explained about who "Luka" was. Not quite what the song portrayed, but it didn't change my mind about her talent.) She's got this laser-sharp perception of things, cross-currented with a quirk or twist that takes the listener just a leedle beet off the beaten track. I really love Suzanne Vega's music. She writes the way I always wished I could write. [ Reply ]
DaveInVA Jan 23, 2010 - 12:20	I think this is my favorite SV song....good stuff [ Reply ]
EssexTex Oct 21, 2009 - 05:49	I've loved this for years [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond Aug 19, 2009 - 04:53	out_to_lunch wrote: Even if I am in love with you who's to say what's good to you Observe the blood on the rose tattoo and the finger prints on me from you Other evidence has shown that You and I are still alone we skirt around the danger zone and don't talk about it later.... and I tried so hard to resist you as you held me in your handsome fist reminded me of the night we'd kissed and of why I should be leaving... those are my favorite lines from that song... Brilliant song writing for sure! [ Reply ]
Papernapkin Jul 18, 2009 - 13:53	It's more like reading than singing. [ Reply ]
cooch Feb 10, 2009 - 07:16	It's kind of amazing that 24 years later this song still sounds fairly contemporary [ Reply ]
Deadwing Jan 09, 2009 - 15:29	This one brings back memories (good ones) [ Reply ]
Gish05 Dec 09, 2008 - 00:55	Nice song. [ Reply ]