Released: August 8, 2011

Songwriter: MARINA

Producer: Liam Howe

[Verse 1]
I lived a lot of different lives
Been different people many times
I lived my life in bitterness
And filled my heart with emptiness

[Verse 2]
Now I see, I see it for the first time
There is no crime in being kind
Not everyone is out to screw you over
Maybe, yeah just maybe, they just want to get to know you

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And now the time is here
Baby, you don't have to live your life in fear
The sky is clear
It's clear of fear

[Chorus 1]
Don't wanna live in fear and loathing
I wanna feel like I am floating
Instead of constantly exploding
In fear and loathing

[Verse 3]
Got different people inside my head
I wonder which one that they like best
I'm done with tryna have it all
And ending up with not much at all

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And now the time is here
Baby you don't have to live your life in fear
The sky is clear
It's clear of fear
All clear

[Chorus 1]
Don't wanna live in fear and loathing
I wanna feel like I am floating
Instead of constantly exploding
In fear and loathing

[Bridge]
And when the time comes along
And the lights run out
I know a light will burn on
When they blow me out

[Chorus 1]
Don't wanna live in fear and loathing
I wanna feel like I am floating
Instead of constantly exploding
In fear and loathing

[Chorus 2]
I wanna be completely weightless
I wanna touch the edge of greatness
Don't wanna be completely faithless
Completely faithless

[Outro]
When the time comes around
When the lights will go out
When the time comes around
When the lights, they go out

[Grandmother singing]
Ποθώ γλυκές νεράιδες νa δω
Κaι aπό κορμί ξωτικό μaγικό χορό
Νa χaϊδέψω μaύρa μaλλιά
Νa φιλήσω χείλη μελιά
Ένa τρaγούδι aπ' τ' Aλγέρι
Τρaγούδι του κaμηλιέρη
Σ' ενa γλυκό aφρικάνικο σκοπό

Marina Diamandis

Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known as MARINA (formerly Marina and the Diamonds), is a Welsh singer-songwriter and musician.

Growing up in Wales, England and Greece, Marina became “obsessed with becoming a singer, almost as if it was a disease.” After moving to London, it took four years before she established herself as a singer-songwriter. After several independently-released EPs, she placed second on the BBC Sound of 2010 list. In 2010, her debut album, The Family Jewels, was released to critical acclaim and chart success, eventually being certified Gold in the UK.

Her 2012 sophomore album, Electra Heart, was a concept album in which she embraced the titular persona—a vapid, blonde “straight-up pop star” who arose out of her label’s demands for a more commercial pop sound and Marina’s desire to maintain artistic integrity. It became her most successful album, debuting atop the UK, Scotland and Ireland album charts.