Marina Diamandis

Released: February 15, 2010

Songwriter: MARINA

Producer: Liam Howe

[Verse 1]
One track mind like a goldfish
Stuck inside my petri-dish
I can't breathe, and I can't smile
This better be worth my while

[Pre-Chorus]
I feel numb most of the time
Lower I get, the higher
I'll climb, and I will wonder why
I got dark only to

[Chorus]
Shine, looking for the golden light
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice
Burn, burn, burn bright

[Verse 2]
Forego families, forego friends
It's how it started, how it ends
I can't open up and cry
'Cause I've been silent all my life

[Pre-Chorus]
I feel numb most of the time
Lower I get, the higher
I'll climb, and I will wonder why
I got dark only to

[Chorus]
Shine, looking for the golden light
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice
Burn, burn, burn bright
Burn, burn, burn bright

[Bridge]
Ooh, I get dark
Oh, and I'm in Hell
I need a friend
Ooh, but I can't yell
Yeah, I'm no good
No good to anyone
'Cause all I care about
Is being number one

[Chorus]
Shine, looking for the golden light
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice
Shine, looking for the golden light
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice, sacrifice

[Outro]
I feel numb most of the time
Lower I get, the higher
I'll climb, and I will wonder why
I got dark only to shine
And I'll light up the sky
Stars that burn the brightest
Fall so fast and pass you by
Cough like empty lighters
I feel numb most of the time
Lower I get, the higher
I'll climb, and I will wonder why
I get dark only to shine
And I'll light up the sky
Stars that burn the brightest
Fall so fast and pass you by
Spark like empty lighters...

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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