Marina

[Verse 1]
I was sitting in a hotel room in Sydney
When I heard that you had died
Your essay was going viral
I clicked on it
And reading your words, I cried
I didn't know you
So why was I so upset?
Your photo in that yellow coat
Gifted young writer instantly killed in the crash
Days after your graduation
Billions mourned you
Brilliance gone in a flash
I didn't know you
So how I know that I was supposed to?

[Chorus 1]
Marina
Marina
Marina
What can I say to you?
Marina
Marina
Marina
You found the word for this feeling

[Verse 2]
Can't shake the thought that time to go on to you
You're the best friend I never knew
But I'm probably just projecting because we look alike
And I was in a car accident too
Why did you die?
And why did I get to live?
Feels arrogant and weird to admit
But I miss the adventures and arguments we could've had
I bet the last thing you'd want is a song about you
To be sentimental or sad
But I didn't know you
So how would I know what you would've wanted?

[Chorus 2]
Marina
Marina
Marina
What can I say to you?
Marina
Marina
Marina
You'd found the word for this feeling I have

[Bridge]
When a woman approached me after my show
She said 'We haven't met before
But I feel my daughter's spirit in your songs'
I wasn't sure what to say
I knew right away that she was your mother
How did I know she was your mother?
I don't believe in that stuff
Tried to speak but nothing I could say was enough

[Chorus 3]
Marina
I'm sorry, Marina
What can I say to her?

[Verse 3]
She's ready to embrace her cosmic kinship
But I can't meet her eye
Here was evidence that I was right to grieve you
Now, I'm too ashamed to try
I'll never know you
I'll never know you
So what do I do with all these feelings?

[Outro]
I wish I could talk to you
You'd find the word