Marina Diamandis

Released: February 15, 2010

Songwriter: MARINA Pascal Gabriel Ash Howes

Producer: Richard “Biff” Stannard Pascal Gabriel Liam Howe

[Verse 1]
Lay dagger-dead inside a lonely bed
Trying to hide the hole inside my head
Watching the stars slide down to reach their end
'Cause sleep is not my friend

[Pre-Chorus]
Drinking champagne to forget yesterday
'Cause I remember the way, the way, the way
It ended the day, the day, the day, the day
That I walked away, away, away, away

[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial

[Verse 2]
Elderly stars slide down the morning sky
Slipping away to find a place to die
I wonder when the night will reach its end
'Cause sleep is not my friend

[Pre-Chorus]
Drinking champagne meant for a wedding
Toast to the bride, a fairytale ending
Drinking champagne, a bottle to myself
Savour the taste of fabricated wealth

[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial

[Post-Chorus]
Celestial, celestial, celestial

[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial

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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