Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: party
Song Meaning of “Marlena” by Mark Sander
Marlena by Mark Sander speaks to the pain of loving someone we can’t have, and how impossibly hard it is to let go and move on.
The narrator begins by noting that he remembers his beloved Marlena, and that not a single day goes by without him thinking of her. He recalls how they used to kiss by the river, so in love and happy together. The chorus repeats the narrator’s painful lament that no matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to forget her.
The second verse speaks to how deep his love was for her, and how he feels lost and broken without her in his life. He calls out for her to come back, knowing that it’s a futile wish. The bridge emphasizes the deep sorrow of his loss, and how his heart still aches for her.
The song speaks to the heartache of loving someone and watching them slip away. In the end, the narrator is resigned to his heartache, and can only hope that one day his memories of Marlena will fade.