When I was in middle and high school, I really connected with Marina’s song Teen Idle. And now, at 25 — no longer a teenager, but still sad — she releases this masterpiece, just when I needed a grown-up version of that song. Thank you, Marina, for putting words to emotions I can’t even explain to myself. I always send songs to my friends hoping they’ll understand me a little more, but they rarely listen or read the lyrics. So if you ever do take the time to listen — know that this song is everything I’m carrying in my heart right now. I really am an oyster without a pearl