Marvins Room
Intro: Ericka Lee
Hello?Yeah, I just walked inYeah, I'm good, you still working?Tonight, right now?Did I go out? Yeah, I went out, I wentI went to a couple of clubsI never went to bed, shitWine or water?Did you say something about a cold drink? I don't knowI'm deliriousVerse 1: Drake
Cups of the roséBitches in my old phoneI should call one and go homeI've been in this club too longThe woman that I would tryIs happy with a good guyBut I've been drinkin' so muchThat I'ma call her anyway and sayChorus: Drake
Fuck that nigga that you love so badI know you still think about the times we hadI say fuck that nigga that you think you foundAnd since you pick up, I know he's not around, oh, ohPost-Chorus: Drake & Ericka Lee
Are you drunk right now?I'm just sayin' you could do betterTell me, have you heard that lately?I'm just sayin' you could do betterAnd I'll start hatin' only if you make meVerse 2: Drake
Uh, cups of the XOAll my people been hereI see all of her friends hereGuess she don't have the time to kick it no moreFlight's in the morningWhat you doin' that's so important?I've been drinkin' so muchThat I'ma call you anyway and sayChorus: Drake
Fuck that nigga that you love so badI know you still think about the times we hadI say fuck that nigga that you think you foundAnd since you pick up, I know he's not aroundPost-Chorus: Drake & Ericka Lee
Are you drunk right now?I'm just sayin' you could do betterTell me, have you heard that lately?I'm just sayin' you could do betterAnd I'll start hatin' only if you make meVerse 3: Drake
I think I'm addicted to naked picturesAnd sittin' talkin' 'bout bitches that we almost hadI don't think I'm conscious of makin' monstersOutta the women I sponsor 'til it all goes badBut, shit, it's all goodWe threw a party, yeah, we threw a partyBitches came over, yeah, we threw a partyI was just callin' 'cause they were just leavin'Talk to me, please, don't have much to believe inI need you right now, are you down to listen to me?Too many drinks have been given to meI got some women that's livin' off mePaid for their flights and hotels, I'm ashamedBet that you know them, I won't say no namesAfter a while, girl, they all seem the sameI've had sex four times this week, I'll explainHavin' a hard time adjustin' to fameSprite in there mixed upI've been talkin' crazy, girl, I'm lucky that you picked upLucky that you stayed onI need someone to put this weight onFuck, I'm sorryPost-Chorus: Drake & Ericka Lee
Are you drunk right now?I'm just sayin' you could do betterTell me, have you heard that lately?I'm just sayin' you could do betterAnd I'll start hatin' only if you make meInterlude: Drake
You not gon' come?I guess I'm 'bout to just kick it here thenOutro: Drake
Just throw up while I hold your hair backHer white friend said, "You niggas crazy," I hope no one heard thatYeah, I hope no one heard that'Cause if they did, we gon' be in some trouble, yeahIf they did, we gon' be in some trouble, trouble, ohWhat the song means
"Marvins Room" is a late-night phone call from a man who has been drinking too long and decides to reach out to a woman he once loved. He knows she has moved on with someone else, but the alcohol pushes him to call anyway. The opening intro shows the call connecting, with the woman sounding confused and unsure whether he is drunk. The song then moves through his emotional swings: resentment toward her new partner, nostalgia for their past, and jealousy that she still picks up. The chorus is aggressive, but the post-chorus softens into a more pleading tone.
The mood grows darker in the third verse, where the narrator admits to empty partying, a string of women who depend on him, and guilt about how he treats them. Instead of apologizing directly, he keeps circling back to the same needs: he wants someone to listen and to carry the weight he feels. The final lines turn raw and chaotic, ending in a sense of embarrassment and a fear of being exposed.
The key images are the luxury cognac and the mixed Sprite, which show a life of excess and the drug-fueled haze behind his bad decisions. The "women I sponsor" line reveals how he has turned relationships into a kind of financial dependence. Overall, the song is less about love than about loneliness, self-destruction and the desire to be needed.
Key phrases explained
- Cups of the XO
- a glass of XO, a premium cognac — Drake names an expensive cognac to show how heavily he is drinking.
- Sprite in there mixed up
- a drink mixed with Sprite, often used to hide codeine — Hints at a drugged, sloppy state that makes his behavior more reckless.
- the women I sponsor
- the women I financially support — Shows how he treats his relationships as a form of paid dependence.
- kick it
- hang out, spend time together — In Verse 2 it signals that the old closeness with the woman has faded.
- put this weight on
- to burden someone with your emotional problems — He admits he needs someone to carry the heavy feelings he cannot handle alone.