– “What is life?”, you ask
Anything can happen
Fine with me just as long
As I’m in control
In control control
In control control
I appreciate your support
Your mint green passport
It doesn’t look like mine at all
I’m in control
With different moves
We play different games
You make me feel I’m on a roll
I’m in control
I’m in control
I’m in control
Just leave it neat and tidy
No fake
No confusion
No cracks
No beginning
No end
– “What is life?”, you ask
Looking through the window
You kick it in, you pack it up
But you’re in control
Life lies between your thighs
And your silver jeans
Fine with me just as long
As I’m in control
I’m in control
I’m in control
This was the first song we recorded for the Mono Mind-project. At the time I didn’t have the Mono Mind name, the project was called “Honesty Jam” since the guideline was to follow only my gut feeling and instincts (“honesty”) and mash ideas together with other people and collaborators (“jam”).
Basically I just wanted to enjoy myself and fool around with my voice and my songs and see what happened. A little bit off-the-wall like the Son Of A Plumber-project but, of course, totally different style wise.
The lyrics are actually a poem I wrote in 2013. The music was written on an acoustic guitar just like so many other songs I’ve done. The line “just leave it neat and tidy, no fake, no confusion, no cracks, no beginning, no end” was at one point the album-title since it was used in several songs. I placed it here and there then took it away. Now it’s only “In Control” and “Marvingate” that include it. I think.
Per Gessle, The Daily Roxette,