So Long Marianne
Cale John & Vega Suzanne Lyrics

Come over to the window, my little darling,
Hey, come here by the window, my dear.

I'd like to try to read your palm.
Let me read your hand and tell you a bit about yourself.

I used to think I was some kind of gypsy boy
I used to think of myself as a free spirit.

Before I let you take me home.
Before I allowed you to take me home and be with me.

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
Now that we're parting ways, Marianne, it's time for us to start anew.

To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
To enjoy, feel the emotions, and reflect on everything that has happened between us.

Well you know that I love to live with you,
You know that I love to be with you and share my life.

But you make me forget so very much.
But I tend to forget about things when I'm with you.

I forget to pray for the angels and then the angels forget to pray for us.
I forget to ask for help and guidance from above, and so do they in return.

We met when we were almost young
We met when we were still young and full of hope.

Deep in the green lilac park.
We met in a beautiful park filled with lilac trees.

You held on to me like I was a crucifix,
You held on to me tightly, as if I was a symbol of salvation.

As we went kneeling through the dark.
As we walked through the darkness together, going down on our knees.

Your letters they all say that you're beside me now.
Your letters all say that you're with me right now.

Then why do I feel alone?
Then why do I feel like I'm all by myself?

I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
I'm standing on an edge, caught in your delicate trap.

Is fastening my ankle to a stone.
You're tying me down to something heavy and inescapable.

For now I need your hidden love.
Right now, I need your love that you keep hidden from the world.

I'm cold as a new razor blade.
I feel emotionally numb and sharp like a brand new razor.

You left when I told you I was curious,
You left me when I expressed my curiosity and wanderlust.

I never said that I was brave.
I never claimed to be a courageous person.

Oh, you are really such a pretty one.
Oh, you are still such a beautiful person.

I see you've gone and changed your name again.
I see you've changed your name once more.

And just when I climbed this whole mountainside,
And at a time when I've gone through so much struggle and hardship.

To wash my eyelids in the rain!
Just to refresh and cleanse myself in the pouring rain!

Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began
Oh, Marianne, it's time for us to begin this new chapter in our lives and say goodbye for now.