[Intro | Reflective Energy | Close Chest Delivery | Piano Pizzicato + Soft Hand Percussion] Ask five people about Marianne They'll all be right In pieces [Verse 1 | Steady Motion | Conversational Chest Delivery | Bass Pulse + Piano Stabs] Yes, sometimes I'm out before sunrise Sometimes I don't move till noon Tuesday I pin black hair behind me Friday I come home blonde I own the dress that fills a ballroom I own the sweats with the torn left knee Neither one is playing dress-up Both of them belong to me [Pre-Chorus | Building Energy | Lifted Mix Delivery | String Plucks + Snare Lift] I spent so long correcting Every version they described As if the only way to know me Was to make them all align [Chorus | High Energy | Open Belt + Layered Doubles | Full Drums + Piano Drive] Marianne Everybody knew me differently Marianne Every one saw part of me I can say yes and still mean no Stay tonight, tomorrow go Everything I do Can contradict what came before Marianne I'm not choosing anymore [Post-Chorus | Buoyant Energy | Tight Hook Delivery | Handclaps + Bass Hook] Black hair Blonde hair Red by ten Ask tomorrow I'll change again [Verse 2 | Steady Motion | Conversational Chest Delivery | Plucked Strings + Piano Figures] I like a crowded room on Monday By Wednesday I can't stand the sound I swear I'll never call him back Then dial before I put it down I give away what I was saving Keep the thing I meant to lose Buy the coat and miss the dinner Change my mind because I choose Some nights I'll talk for forty blocks Some nights there isn't much to say I don't owe yesterday's Marianne The right to run today [Pre-Chorus | Building Energy | Lifted Mix Delivery | String Plucks + Snare Lift] Maybe contradiction Isn't evidence at all Maybe being one whole person Doesn't mean being one thing [Chorus | High Energy | Open Belt + Layered Doubles | Full Drums + Piano Drive] Marianne Everybody knew me differently Marianne Every one saw part of me I can say yes and still mean no Stay tonight, tomorrow go Everything I do Can contradict what came before Marianne I'm not choosing anymore [Bridge | Suspended Energy | Intimate Mix Delivery | Low Piano + Warm Strings] The woman in the bookstore The woman running through the park The one who owns the evening The one who's home before it's dark The one who wants forgiveness The one who never calls again The one who needs a room full The one who only needs one friend I kept asking which was really me As if somebody had to win Now I know the answer isn't one It's who contains them [Breakdown | Rising Energy | Rhythmic Chest Delivery | Bass Ostinato + Brass Accents] Uptown Downtown Bare feet High heels Stay home Go out Say less Feel more Change course Change clothes Change plans Change trains Keep the name Marianne [Chorus | Peak Energy | Full Belt + Layered Harmonies | Full Drums + String Surge] Marianne Everybody knows me differently Marianne That's exactly how it should be I can want this and still want that Walk away and circle back Everything I do Belongs beside what came before Marianne I'm not choosing anymore [Outro | Resolving Energy | Close Chest Delivery | Piano Return + Soft Brass Release] Ask five people about Marianne You'll get six answers back Keep every one [End]
