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Artist: Marina
Track: Seventeen

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Used to be a major scale
But the melody went stale
Musical cacophony let
Eensy Weensy spider free
You're a rich little boy
Who's had to work for his toys
You've got all the sensibilities
Of an upper class guy

No I'm not your little slave
No I don't twist and turn that way
Only got bad things to say
You're always asking what is up with me

Could never tell you what happened
The day I turned seventeen
The rise of a king and the fall of a queen
Seventeen, seventeen

Oh, you are embarrassed of me
‘Cos I use my tongue freely
Bet you wish I couldn't speak
‘Cos when I do, you know
I tell you why you're being weak
You want a hassle free life
Go get your upper class wife
Oh, she's got all the personality
Of a lemon that has been
Truly sucked dry

You teach me how to behave
I felt you question the way
I was brought up as a baby
Well you don't know fuck about my family

Could never tell you what happened
The day I turned seventeen
The rise of a king and the fall of a queen
Seventeen, seventeen

Never fell down like a princess
I used to kid myself in this stress
That it was just how things
Were meant to be
Oh, seventeen, seventeen.
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[Couplet 1] / J'étais un ton majeur / Mais a mélodie devint dûre / Cacophonie musicale / Laissez incy araignée libre / Tu es un riche petit garçon / Qui as du travailler pour ses
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did MARINA release “Seventeen”?
MARINA released “Seventeen” on February 15, 2010.
Q:When did MARINA release “Seventeen (Original Version)”?
MARINA released “Seventeen (Original Version)” on November 23, 2007.
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MARINA - Seventeen translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Seventeen by MARINA. Used to be a major scale But the melody went stale Musical cacophony, let Insy Winsy Spide...
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