Marina Diamandis

Songwriter: Captain Cuts MARINA

Producer: Captain Cuts

[Verse 1]
I got so used to it
Bending over backwards for you
I'm too polite
I'm too worried that I’ll ruin the mood

[Verse 2]
Thought you could look the other way
Pretending we're okay
Spending every day
Doing what you wanna do
I used to be the one
Afraid to quit and run
But now I think I'm done
I'm doing what I wanna do

[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't got no reason to change
I won’t change for you
But I’m gonna do it 'cause it’s what I wanna do
Ain't got no reason to cry
I won't cry for you
I only do it 'cause it's what I wanna do

[Chorus]
What I wanna do, what I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do

[Verse 3]
Take off the lenses and
Now I'm finally seeing the truth
No consequences 'cause
I know I've got nothing to lose
I used to be the type
Yеah I'd apologize
Excuse you evеry time
For doing what you wanna do
I used to be the one
Afraid to quit and run
But now I think I'm done
I'm doing what I wanna do

[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't got no reason to change
I won't change for you
But I'm gonna do it 'cause it’s what I wanna do
Ain't got no reason to cry
I won't cry for you
I only do it 'cause it's what I wanna do

[Chorus]
What I wanna do, what I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do

[Post-Chotus]
Oh I, something 'bout our history
Not quite sure what fits me
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
Oh I, there's no going back now
I'm not gonna back down
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I, oh

[Bridge]
Ain't got no reason to cry
I won't cry for you
I only do it 'cause it's what I wanna do

[Chorus]
What I wanna do, what I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do

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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