Just leave it neat and tidy
No fake
No confusion
No cracks
No beginning
No end
I was walking on water
I moved between the raindrops
Out of tune and out of the blue
Somewhere on the sidewalk
I bumped into a stranger
I swear she looked exactly like you
I found my soul at Marvingate
Hey, I was told it was too late
I thought I’d never get it back
Jumpin’ Jack had painted it black
I gave my heart to a simple plan
You’re all I want, you’re all I am
Oh days of June they can’t die young
Can’t die young
I won’t let them
Just leave it neat and tidy
No fake and no confusion
No cracks, no beginning, no end
My wishes are so humble
I invite you with a kiss
It’s me and you all over again
I found my soul at Marvingate
I really thought it was too late
I thought I’d never get it back
That Jumpin’ Jack had painted it black
I gave my heart to a simple cause
Your crazy love won’t follow laws
Oh nights of June they can’t die young
Can’t die young
I won’t let them
Just leave it neat and tidy
No fake
No confusion
No cracks
No beginning
No end
This is also quite an old one. I started writing it in the summer of 2013 and the working-title was “Mercy”. This is all about the chorus. Classic Roxette-style killer-chorus. You can arrange a song like this in so many ways and if you listen to the version that’s on the EP (not the album version which is the Sofa Tunes-remix) you can hear pretty classic rock style guitars in there, both in the verses and in the choruses. “Marvingate” is the only MM-track (so far) where we have used guitars a la power pop in the production.
I didn’t use the EP-version on the album since I felt the Sofa Tunes-remix gave the album a more “groovy” touch. Dr. Robot sounds in top shape here. Love that voice. I wish I sounded like that for real when I’m answering the phone.
Have you noticed the Rolling Stones-references in the lyrics? Jumpin’ Jack? Paint it, black? Neither did Christoffer and Clarence! Aaaaah, I’m so misunderstood!
Per Gessle, The Daily Roxette,