Marina Diamandis

Released: July 17, 2009

Songwriter: Gwen Stefani Linda Perry

Producer: Linda Perry Nellee Hooper

What an amazing time, what a family
How did the years go by, now it's only me

Tick-tock, tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick
Wooo

Like a cat in heat, stuck in a moving car
A scary conversation, shut my eyes can't find the brake
What if they say that you're a climber
Naturally, I'm worried if I do it alone
Who really cares, cause it's your life
You never know, it could be great
Take a chance cause you might grow
Oh, ah, oh

What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?

Tick-tock, tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick
Take a chance, you stupid hoe

Like an echo pedal, you're repeating yourself
You know it all by heart, why are you standing in one place?
Born to blossom, bloom to perish
You know you're wicking out
Cause of your sex chromosome
I know it's so messed up, how our society all thinks
Life is short, you're capable
Oh, ah, oh

Look at your watch now!
You're still a super hot female!
You got your million dollar contract!
And they're all waiting for your hot track!

What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?

I can't wait to go back into Japan
Get me lots of brand new fans
Osaka, Tokyo, you Harajuku girls
Damn, you've got some wicked style!

Go!

Look at your watch now!
You're still a super hot female!
You got your million dollar contract!
And they're all waiting for your hot track!

What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting, what you waiting
What you waiting for?

What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
Take a chance 'cause you might grow
What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
Take a chance, you stupid hoe
Uhh, uhh, uhh
What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
Take a chance, you're capable!

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.

From the album

iTunes Live: London Festival ’09 (2009)

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