Pancake Karma is an unreleased song by Marina Diamandis, it may have been intended for her self-released EP, Mermaid vs. Sailor, and/or possibly one of the "35" home-demos considered for her debut studio album, The Family Jewels.
The song was written and produced by Marina alone.
Background[]
Pancake Karma leaked on Tumblr on June 4, 2012,[2] along with ten other home demos, and one 2010 cover of 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 | 4:36 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
They fell out to the navy night
With smiles of stone
Walking down roads that glittered
With winter light and snow
Linking thin arms, they swam a sea, a soul sea
Gleefully cackling, bitter and twisted
Burning like golden rings
It was the burning of the bright young things
[Verse 2]
Not a penny on them, but they had expensive needs
Flying down hot city streets
Country and the city mouse
Found an old, Dutch pancake house
Ordered a plate of syrupy lies
Yeah, they ate them all up and licked the plate dry
Ordered, ate, left without paying
Syrupy, syrupy lies
Ran down the streets with pancake gods saying
"We can see your guilty, guilty eyes"
Tonight, a pancake thief dies
[Pre-Chorus]
Run as fast as you can
Run as fast as you can
Run as fast as you can
As fast as you can, as fast as you can
[Chorus]
Because pancake karma is coming for you
Pancake karma is coming for you
Drunk kids never pay for food
Gives the gods a foul mood
Pancake karma is come - is coming for you
[Verse 3]
Sleepy with drinks of magical wind
Parting winds of the bright things
Split them apart, cement on their wake
To places where the pancake gods wait
One got lost and ended up in Leytonstone
Other missed the train, lost his wallet, manbag and his phone
Sixty Pounds spent on a black cab all the way home
All the way back home
No, all the way back home
[Verse 4]
Gods chirped, "Oh, you're not so smug anymore
Karma kicked your butt real good!
The next time you try making a runner for the door
Don't be tight, just pay for your food
Don't be tight, just pay for your food"
[Pre-Chorus]
Run as fast as you can
Run as fast as you can
Run as fast as you can
As fast as you can, as fast as you can
[Chorus]
Because pancake karma is coming for you
Pancake karma will always ring true
Drunk kids never pay for food
Gives the pancake gods a foul mood
[Outro]
Pancake karma is
Com-, is com-
Ooh-ooh
Is coming for you
Ooh-ooh
References[]
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|---|---|
| Merch • Photography • MySpace | |
| Discography | |
| Releases | Mermaid vs. Sailor |
| Tracklist | Seventeen • Horror Pop • Hermit the Frog • Daddy Was a Sailor • Simplify • Plastic Rainbow |
| Non-Album | |
| Outtakes | The Common Cold |
| Speculated | Hot, Cross Bun • Hubba • Lonely Bones • Pancake Karma • Perfect-Oh • Silver Walls • Starlight • Where Diamonds Grow |
| Misc | China's Dolls • Philosopher My Arse • This Is L.A. • Troubled Mind |
| Other Eras | |
| Mermaid vs. Sailor • The Family Jewels • Electra Heart • FROOT • LOVE + FEAR • Ancient Dreams • Sixth Studio Album (Upcoming) | |
