Anya was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., and grew up in the Silicon Valley area of California as a capricious child with Russian-Agnostic/Irish-Catholic professor parents (psychology and russian literature/math) and a younger sister. After finishing high school, Anya moved to Los Angeles as an aspiring actress. With stints in the British American Drama Academy (taught by Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach) and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, Anya has also acted in television and film (in 2001, she starred in the feature film, 100 Girls). She eventually moved back home to earn a college degree in English and writing at Santa Clara University. She continued to struggle as an artist -- working in acting, musical theatre, music, improv and comedy -- but eventually found a job as a radio DJ on KSCU, Santa Clara University's college station.
After graduating, Anya took a radio station job in San Diego with Mike Halloran at XHRM-FM (92.5). After the station was bought out by another corporation, Halloran hired Anya at Y107 in Los Angeles before they both moved to Premium Radio 92/1 in San Diego's North County. After leaving that station, both disc jockeys landed at FM94/9.
It was in San Diego that Anya played her first open mic night and began to write her own songs. She quickly developed a live stage act using what she learned as an actress, comic and impressionist. Her recorded debut was a five-song EP called Exercises in Racketeering, which eventually led to a full-length album, Miss Halfway, which was released in early 2005. Anya subsequently opened for such artists as Jason Mraz and Rhett Miller. She was named one of the "Best Unsigned" acts by San Diego CityBeat.
The songs on Miss Halfway talk about her upbringing, ex-boyfriends and all the after-effects. Anya's album was also produced by Scott Russo, the frontman for rockers Unwritten Law, along with Peter King from The Surfers. The record eventually earned a San Diego Music Award for Best Recording. The title track also landed on Grey's Anatomy and was featured as the fifth song on the second Grey's Anatomy (soundtrack) disc along with The Fray, KT Tunstall, Gomez and Snow Patrol.
The internet radio station KGRL featured her as their Flower-Powered Artist for March of 2007. The feature includes an exclusive interview, CD Review of Miss Halfway, and an on-demand audio stream of an unreleased Anya Marina track titled "Try It And Like It."
Someday
Anya Marina Lyrics
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Or my band-aid
(Talk about being a bore)
Let's talk about you some more
Well, I remember the time I would've sunk every dime and every hope into you
But now I'm well-rested and thoroughly invested in being through
And someday, someway ... just have a little faith
And like a heavenly body sitting in a lobby or a plane going down
I was wasting your time and you were wasting mine, going round and around
And you say, someday, you'll be changed
And someday, someway we'll have a little place
And you'll be a man of means
And I'll be someone far above in-between
But when I call you on the telephone
You apologize and put me right on hold
Talk about metaphor
Let's talk about you some more,
Let's talk about you some more,
Let's talk about…
You say someday you'll be changed
Someday someway we'll have a little faith
Someday someday you'll be changed
But sometimes someday is too hard to wait for…
The song "Someday" by Anya Marina is a melancholic ballad about a failing relationship where the singer has had enough of being taken for granted. From the very beginning, the singer laments about feeling unappreciated by her partner, who never seems to be interested in her life or her problems. The line "You don't ask about my birthday or my band-aid" illustrates how neglected she feels and how her partner lacks empathy. The chorus "And you say, someday, you'll be changed, And someday, someway...just have a little faith" suggests that the partner promises to make things better someday, but never follows through. The singer seems to be stuck in a loop, where her partner keeps promising change, but nothing ever really happens.
As the song progresses, the singer seems to have given up on this relationship and admits to wasting each other's time. She dreams of a future where she is well off and her partner is a man of means, but when reality hits and she needs someone to talk to, her partner isn't there for her. The line "But when I call you on the telephone, You apologize and put me right on hold" exemplifies how little her partner values her, and how she always comes second. The singer seems apprehensive towards her partner's promises of change, and her doubt is further highlighted in the final lines, "But sometimes someday is too hard to wait for." Overall, the song is about the struggle of finding self-worth in a failed relationship where the singer is undervalued and underappreciated.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, you don't ask about my birthday
You are not interested in my personal life.
Or my band-aid (Talk about being a bore)
You don't care about even the slightest detail of my life. It's boring.
Let's talk about you some more
You only care about talking about yourself.
Well, I remember the time I would've sunk every dime and every hope into you
I used to have strong feelings for you and would have done anything for you.
But now I'm well-rested and thoroughly invested in being through
But now I am over you and have moved on completely.
And you say, someday, you'll be changed
You promise that you will change someday.
And someday, someway ... just have a little faith
You want me to have faith that you will change someday, somehow.
And like a heavenly body sitting in a lobby or a plane going down
Our relationship was going nowhere, like an object standing still in place while others were moving past it.
I was wasting your time and you were wasting mine, going round and around
We were both wasting our time in this relationship, going in circles.
And you say, someday, you'll be changed
You keep insisting that you will change someday.
And someday, someway we'll have a little place
You hope that someday we will have a little place together.
And you'll be a man of means
You will be successful and rich.
And I'll be someone far above in-between
I will be somewhere between success and failure.
But when I call you on the telephone
When I try to talk to you on the phone.
You apologize and put me right on hold
You apologize and put me on hold, disregarding me.
Talk about metaphor
This line is a sarcastic way of saying, 'Great, now you're using figures of speech.'
Let's talk about you some more, Let's talk about you some more
You still only care about talking about yourself.
Someday someway you'll be changed
You still repeat your promise that you will change someday.
But sometimes someday is too hard to wait for...
But sometimes waiting for that someday is too difficult and not worth it.
Contributed by Wyatt Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.