Marina Diamandis

Songwriter: MARINA

[Verse 1]
I’ve been treading water ever since my feelings changed
I fell out of order, didn’t feel the same
Looking in the mirror, didn’t recognize my face
The painted on facade, slipping out of place

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been trying, trying, trying
To go back to who I was
But I’d be lying, lying, lying
To myself but at what cost

[Chorus]
I surrender all control
And everything I think I know
I’ve been high and I’ve been low
Swallowed up by a black
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole
I’m not giving up, I’m finally letting go

[Verse 2]
I’ve been turning metal, heavy metal into gold
Baptized by the fire, just so I can grow
Pushing at the concrete, pushing like a stubborn rose
Now that I’m in bloom, all my colors show

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been trying, trying, trying
To go back to who I was
But I’d be lying, lying, lying
To myself but at what cost

[Chorus]
I surrender all control
And everything I think I know
I’ve been high and I’ve been low
Swallowed up by a black
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole (let go)
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole
I’m not giving up, I’m finally letting go

[Bridge]
Now I’ve got the freedom, no need to be sad
Everything I wanted, I already had
I just didn’t know-oh there was an art to letting go
I just didn’t know-oh there was an art to letting go
I just didn’t know-oh (I just didn’t know-oh), there was an art to letting go
I just didn’t know-oh (I just didn’t know-oh), there was an art to letting go

[Chorus]
I surrender all control
And everything I think I know
I’ve been high and I’ve been low
Swallowed up by a black
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole (let go)
Ho-o-o-o-o-o-ole
I’m not giving up, I’m finally letting go
I didn't know there was an art to letting go

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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