Released: April 27, 2012

Songwriter: MARINA Greg Kurstin

Producer: Greg Kurstin

[Hook]
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

[Verse 1]
Nothing is provocative anymore, even for kids
No room for imagining, 'cause everyone's seen everything

[Pre-Chorus]
Question what the TV tells you (la-da-da)
Question what a pop star sells you (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Question mom and question dad (la-da-da)
Question good and question bad (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

[Chorus]
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a girl who she would be)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me, me

[Hook]
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

[Verse 2]
If women were religiously recognized sexually
We wouldn't have to feel the need to show our ass-ets to feel free

[Pre-Chorus]
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt (la-da-da)
Sold my soul, and yeah, the truth hurt (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Tired image of a star (la-da-da)
Acting naughtier than we really are (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

[Chorus]
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me, me

[Hook]
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

[Bridge]
All my life I've felt it deep inside of me
All this time was fighting for what I believe
All my life I've tried to hide what history has given me, me

[Chorus]
If history could set you free (from who you were supposed to be)
If sex in our society (didn't tell a guy who he should be)
'Cause all my life I've tried to fight what history has given me, me

[Hook]
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex (yeah)
Sex, sex, sex (la-da-da)
Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex (la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)

Marina Diamandis

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.