Marina Diamandis

Released: June 4, 2012

Songwriter: MARINA

Producer: MARINA

I left bubblegum in my mouth, overnight!
Mother said I'd choke
But I'd just given up the fight
I laid out
Like an arrow with a head heavy as lead
And a heart starving mad
And a body overfed!

I woke up in the coolness
Of a country-born dawn
To discover my inner cheeks
Were all bloody and torn

Morning came
Hubba was still there tucked away beneath my gums!
Transformed into bitty, rancid strawberry crumbs
I laid out
Like an arrow with a head heavy as lead
And a heart starving mad
And a body overfed!

I woke up in the coolness
Of a country-born dawn
To discover my lips and cheeks
Were all bloody and torn

I left bubblegum in my mouth overnight
Mother said I'd choke-
But I'd just given up the fight
I laid out
Like an arrow with a head heavy as lead
And a heart starving mad
And a body overfed

I woke up in the coolness
Of a country-born dawn
To discover my lips and
Cheeks were all bloody and torn

Morning came
Hubba was still there tucked away beneath my gums!
Transformed into bitter rancid strawberry crumbs
I laid out
Like an arrow with a head heavy as lead
And a heart starving mad
And a body overfed!

I woke up in the coolness
Of a country-born dawn
I discovered my lips and cheeks
Were all bloody and torn
And I discovered my lips and cheeks
Were all bloody and torn...

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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