Mark Velvet – Closer

Synth flames between light and darkness

The song imme­di­ately reminded me of Scandroid's hey­day – that unmis­tak­able mix­ture of synth pop and syn­thwave that moves some­where between retro futur­ism and emo­tion­al charge. Mark Velvet isn't try­ing to rein­vent the genre – that's not what “Closer” is about. For me, it's a sol­id pro­duc­tion that doesn't hide, but clearly shows where it comes from music­ally – and what it wants to achieve emotionally.

What par­tic­u­larly catches my ear are the high-pitched vocals. They work very well for the most part, but in some places I would have liked a little more restraint – it's a bit too thick for my taste. Nevertheless, it fits into the over­all picture.

Lyrically, “Closer” goes deep – very deep, in fact. For me, the track tells of a trans­form­a­tion through love, of the trans­ition from inner dark­ness to light. Lines like “The uni­verse has shrunk to the size of our room” don't strike me as cheesy, but hon­est – almost as if someone were pour­ing their heart out in the middle of the night.

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Lyrics of "Mark Velvet – Closer"

I hear you call­ing to me
Inside my soul, a flam­ing spark
I’m slowly step­ping into the unknown
Surprisingly, there’s no dark
How much a simple choice can change
I’ve been exposed to the bright­est light
You’re hold­ing out your hand
I’m reach­ing out

From now on
I’ll nev­er be alone
Heart ablaze
You took me away to bet­ter days

Only light around me
The spark has turned into a flame
It’s melt­ing our souls together
The closest people we became
Your warmth renounces darkness
All my night­mares are no more
You make me feel so real
I found love

From now on
I’ll nev­er be alone
Heart ablaze
You took me away to bet­ter days

And I was blessed from above
To dis­cov­er you day by day
I’ve nev­er felt so real
Until now
The uni­verse has shrunk
To the size of our room
It’s only you and me
And every second we’re get­ting closer