Marina Diamandis

Released: November 23, 2007

Songwriter: MARINA

Producer: MARINA

[Verse 1]
Used to be a major scale
But the melody went stale
Musical cacophony, let
Incy Wincy spider free
You're a rich little boy
Who's had to work for his toys
You've got all the sensibilities, oh
Of an upper class guy

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No, oh, no I'm not your little slave
No I don't twist and turn that way
Only got bad things to say
You're always asking what is up, up with me

[Chorus]
You'll never find out what happened
The day I turned seventeen
The rise of a king and the fall of a queen, oh
Seventeen (Seventeen)

[Verse 2]
Oh, you were embarrassed of me
'Cause I used my tongue freely
Bet you wish I couldn't speak
'Cause when I do, you know
I tell you why you're being weak
You want a hassle free life?
Then find your upper class wife
She's got all the personality, oh
Of a lemon that has been truly sucked dry

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You teach me how to behave
I felt you question the way
I was brought up as a baby
Well, you don't know fuck about my family

[Chorus]
You'll never find out what happened
The day I turned seventeen
The rise of a king and the fall of a queen
Oh, seventeen

[Outro]
Never fell down like a princess
But at least I picked myself up like a queen

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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