“Happy” is the first track from Marina and the Diamonds’s third studio album, Froot. It was released on December 12th, 2014 as the second single from the album.
In an interview with The Line of Best Fit, Marina states that this track is a ballad that touches on loneliness and happiness, two of the...
[Verse 1]
Couldn't relax
Couldn't sit back
And let the sunlight
In my lap
I sang a hymn
To bring me peace
And then it came
A melody
[Verse 2]
It felt so sweet
It felt so strong
It made me feel like
I belonged
And all the sadness
Inside me
Melted away
Like I was free
[Chorus 1]
I found what I'd been looking for in myself
Found a life worth living for someone else
Never thought that I could be, I could be
Happy, happy
[Verse 3]
Don't go out
Much at all
I've never been
The type to call
I realise
To be happy
Maybe I need
A little company
[Verse 4]
So now you know
You know it all
That I've been
Des-desperately alone
I haven't found
The one for me
But I believe
In divinity
[Chorus 1]
I found what I'd been looking for in myself
Found a life worth living for someone else
Never thought that I could be, I could be
Happy, happy
[Chorus 2]
I believe in possibility
I believe someone’s watching over me
And finally, I have found a way to be
Happy, happy
[Bridge]
From the concrete to the coast
I was looking for a holy ghost
Like the land joining the sea
Happiness it followed me
[Chorus 2]
I believe in possibility
I believe someone's watching over me
And finally, I have found a way to be
Happy, happy, happy
Happy was written by MARINA.
Happy was produced by MARINA & David Kosten.
In an interview with BBC, Marina said the song was not intended to reference God and she is not personally religious.
My songwriting’s always been peppered with stuff that could be connected with Christianity but I don’t know why because I wasn’t brought up Christian. I don’t believe there’s a God....
No, but there is an Acoustic band video!
According to Songfacts, Marina talked about the song on Spin:
‘Happy’ is very visceral. It’s kind of a painfully, almost embarrassingly true song. […]Actually the first version, like my demo, I did change a few lyrics because I went a tiny bit too full-on."