“Shampain” is a song by Welsh musician Marina and the Diamonds from her debut studio album, The Family Jewels. It was released on 11 October 2010 as the album’s fifth single only in the UK and Ireland. It was originally titled “The Shampain Sleeper.”
Marina explained the song’s meaning in an iTunes...
[Verse 1]
Lay dagger-dead inside a lonely bed
Trying to hide the hole inside my head
Watching the stars slide down to reach their end
'Cause sleep is not my friend
[Pre-Chorus]
Drinking champagne to forget yesterday
'Cause I remember the way, the way, the way
It ended the day, the day, the day, the day
That I walked away, away, away, away
[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial
[Verse 2]
Elderly stars slide down the morning sky
Slipping away to find a place to die
I wonder when the night will reach its end
'Cause sleep is not my friend
[Pre-Chorus]
Drinking champagne meant for a wedding
Toast to the bride, a fairytale ending
Drinking champagne, a bottle to myself
Savour the taste of fabricated wealth
[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial
[Post-Chorus]
Celestial, celestial, celestial
[Chorus]
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial
Drinking champagne made by the angel
Who goes by the name of Glittering Gabriel
Drinking champagne made of an angel's
Tears and pain, but I feel celestial
Shampain was written by Ash Howes & MARINA & Pascal Gabriel.
Shampain was produced by Liam Howe & Pascal Gabriel & Richard “Biff” Stannard.