Happy Meal is an unreleased demo by Marina Diamandis, possibly intended for her first studio album, The Family Jewels.
The song was written and produced by Marina herself.
Background[]
Happy Meal was played live as a "new song" in December 2007, along with Seventeen, Horror Pop, Simplify and Hermit the Frog.[2] Rockabilly's timeline mentions the track by title, but does not specify a release date.[3]
The song leaked on Tumblr on June 4, 2012,[4] along with other early demos and a cover of Katy B's Perfect Stranger, in a fan-made EP titled "Give Me the Money!", a line taken from Where Diamonds Grow.
Official Versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Demo | N/A - Unreleased | Leaked: 04 Jun 2012 | 3:56 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Polished trophy, pretty whore
Leave the house to feel adored
Evil eaves so soft and sweet
So why'd you let them pass you around like meat?
[Refrain]
You're not even breast
You're not even steak
You're a Happy Meal
Just laid there on a plate
You're available at any hour
They just drive-through
Take your power, power
You better watch out
I think your meat is starting to turn sour
[Verse 2]
Groupie, they all lovingly
Fear the things you could achieve
If you thought better of yourself
But you prefer to fuck up your mental health
[Chorus]
You grew up hungry
Hunger pangs for company
You coulda sucked dry all the seas
But nothing seemed to put you at ease
[Verse 3]
They say "You always sing in a minor key
Only about things that concern me"
I'm happy day to day
But this hunger - it never goes away
[Chorus]
I grew up hungry
Hunger pangs for company
I coulda sucked dry all the seas
But nothing seemed to put me at ease (Me at ease)
[Post-Chorus]
Like chocolate, sex, cigarettes, and love
No, none of these things seem enough
For girls like her, and guys like me
Depleted in com-company
Depleted company
Depleted company
[Bridge]
No, I don't wanna be saved
I'm not askin' for that
I prefer to be brave
And fill myself up with things
That I know will just fuck with my head
With things that I know will just fuck up my head
Well, at least I helped one girl
Crawl out of stranger's beds
And you, I doubt you ever bothered to see
What's going on in her head
Well, it's easy to judge
And it's easy to say what you said
[Outro]
No, it's easy, so easy to say
To say what you said
