Drake Goes Home Alone In "Marvin's Room"

Following "Dreams Money Can Buy." Drake put another piece of his story (his words) on his blog, and once again smooths it out with a moody clip for his his runaway hit and drunk texting anthem "Marvin's Room," taken from Drake's eagerly anticipated sophomore effort "Take Care," due out on October 24. The slow jam finds the Toronto native showcasing his crooning skills. Drake puts his romantic conduct under the microscope, and perfectly captures the mood of a drunken late night on "Marvin's Room."
"Marvin's Room," has a muted, from-another-room beat that fits its lyrics, finds the Canadian rapper coming over all introspective and "having a hard time adjusting to fame." The Toronto native sings about making a drunken late night phone calls to an ex-girlfriend he still cares for who has found another man. The song tells the story of a wasted guy, alone at the club, who tries to find a girl to go home with him. Checking his phone, he settles on a woman and gives her a call, but she won't accept his advances. "Marvin's Room" is a place where Marvin Gaye had most of his parties and had a lot of women there. It was also a place he went to to escape from the pressures and problems of life.
The 24-year-old makes this reference because of girl issues. He has parties and drinks just to escape the truth and that is that he misses the girl in the song and regrets what happened in the past that broke them up. Drake gets rejected and drowns his sorrows in brand-new clip, was directed by Hyghly of XO, and it match the lyrics almost line-for-line. Drake sits alone chugging beer, looking around the bar as he tries to figure out where he goes next. We see a few quick snapshots of the girl sitting at home in her underwear, intended to visualize what Drake is thinking.
The dizzying video is dark and cloudy with mostly purple hues that resemble the subdued mood of the music. Eventually, Drake heads into the bathroom and stares at his reflection in the mirror. When he emerges, the music slows to half-speed to match Drake's altered state of mind. The song returns to normal speed as the clip ends with images of the streets passing by, evidently taken from Drake's ride as he heads home alone after realizing his drunken wooing was unsuccessful. Not many rappers are capable of writing something with such an emotional impact.