Marina Diamandis

Released: April 26, 2019

Songwriter: Justin Parker MARINA

Producer: Sam de Jong

[Verse 1]
I wanna change, but I don't know how
I've been trying to turn my life around
I've been to every party, every bar
Nothing thrills me in this city anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
I guess I didn't know if I was happy (Ah)
I can't pretend, I can't pretend
Been feeling like I don't belong, and I see (Ah)
I've reached an end, I've reached an end

[Chorus]
What, well, what can I do?
I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you
Why, well, why can't I change?
I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid

[Post-Chorus]
Just too afraid, just too afraid
Just too afraid, that's why I stay

[Verse 2]
Get on the train, I go underground
People look so lonely with eyes turned down
This isn't living, this isn't how I thought my life would be
God, I need to get out

[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing's gonna change the way I feel (Ah)
I can't pretend, I've reached an end

[Chorus]
What, well, what can I do?
I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you
Why, well, why can't I change?
I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid

[Post-Chorus]
Just too afraid, just too afraid
Just too afraid, that's why I stay
Just too afraid, just too afraid
Just too afraid, that's why I stay

[Bridge]
Ah, it could all be different
Ah, in this life
Change your future in an instant
Ah, just to feel alive

[Chorus]
What, well, what can I do?
I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you
Why, well, why can't I change?
I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid

[Post-Chorus]
Just too afraid, just too afraid
Just too afraid, that's why I stay
Just too afraid, just too afraid
Just too afraid, that's why I stay

[Outro]
That's why I stay
That's why I stay

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.

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