Marina Diamandis

Songwriter: Greg Kurstin MARINA

Producer: Greg Kurstin

[Verse 1]
I feel like a substitute sitting on the sideline
Clicking every single finger, waiting for the right time
I feel like a substitute sitting pretty in my prime
I'm about to play the game 'cause I'm running out of time

[Pre-Chorus]
Drop your knees to the floor, hands to the sky
Give a round of applause for the great Miss Y

[Chorus]
I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here
Only to feel like nobody, I'm Miss Y am I here?
I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here
Only to feel like nobody, I'm Miss Y am I here?

[Post-Chorus]
And the lights, they get stronger
The longer that you have to wait
For the honour, the honour
To be great

[Verse 2]
I feel like I'm stuck inside a race, feel like I'm catching up
"Oh Marina, what a shame you didn't make the upper cut!"
Feel like I'm stuck inside a race, feel like I'm catching up
"Oh Marina, we're so sorry but you didn't make the cut!"

[Pre-Chorus]
Drop your knees to the floor, hands to the sky
Give a round of applause for the great Miss Y

[Chorus]
I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here
Only to feel like nobody, I'm Miss Y am I here?
I walked all night long in the dark just to be standing here
Only to feel like nobody, I'm Miss Y am I here?

[Post-Chorus]
And the lights, they get stronger
The longer that you have to wait
For the honor, the honor
To be great

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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