Maple Leaves is an EP released by Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman

Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...

. The songs on this EP can also be found on Lekman's 2005 release, Oh You're So Silent Jens

Oh You're So Silent Jens

Oh You're So Silent Jens is a compilation album released by Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman in 2005. It is composed of previously released tracks taken from Maple Leaves , Rocky Dennis in Heaven , and Julie , as well as"F-word" from the En Garde Fanzine and "The Wrong Hands" from the...

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The title song "Maple Leaves" centers on a hallmark of Lekman's lyrics, puns and an advanced level of understanding of English idioms. It is a melancholic love song or reflection on lost love about the singer misunderstanding a woman's ennui or disillusionment primarily indicated by her saying "make believe" and the singer optimistically hearing it as "maple leaves". Maple leaves is lönn löv in Swedish. Lönn also means secret.

Service Records

• Released 1 October 2003

1. "Maple Leaves"
2. "Sky Phenomenon"
3. "Pocketful of Money"
4. "Black Cab"
5. "Someone to Share My Life With" (Television Personalities cover)

Secretly Canadian Records

• Released 3 February 2004

1. "Maple Leaves"
2. "Sky Phenomenon"
3. "Black Cab"
4. "Someone to Share My Life With"