It all started at the age of 10 when she released an album with children songs on EMI Norway with her friend Marit Larsen. The album even ended up being nominated for a Norwegian Grammy. At the age of 14 Marion and Marit, now under the name “M2M”, signed with Atlantic Records and had big success in the US, Asia, South America and Scandinavia. They released 2 albums that sold over 2 million copies.
In 2005 Marion Raven released her first solo album on Atlantic Records in the US with success in countries like Japan where her song “Break You” was #1 for weeks.
In the summer of 2006 Meat Loaf released the song “It´s all coming back to me now” from his album Bat out of Hell 3, where Marion was his duet partner. She toured with both Meat Loaf and Pink around the world in 2007.
In the fall of 2010 Marion was a judge on the Norwegian “X Factor” and 2011 she appeared as Norwegian “Idol” judge. Winter
2013 she is one out of seven artists on the TV success “Hver gang vi møtes” airing every Saturday from January 5th till February 23rd. April the same year Marion released her 2nd solo album, “Songs from A Blackbird”. This album went to #3 on the Norwegian sales chart, the 2 singles “The Minute” and “Driving” raved the radio stations for months and Marion toured Norway for her first live solo tour.
An international version of the album - also called "Songs from A Blackbird" was released fall 2014.
September 22nd 2014 Marion releases her the 8 track album "Scandal Vol. I" (Norway only). "Scandal Vol. II" is set for release January 2015.
Better Than This
Marion Raven Lyrics
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We're no longer stereo
Oh we lost the fire from September
And I can't do with only ember
And now's the day to let it be
Cause you don't really care for me
Weeks of silence you have put me through
I wish I could push pause tonight
In the middle of the applause and the light
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets Better Than This
But now its time to look ahead
Forget the things we never said
Wish I could go back and do it again
Maybe we would do it differently then
Oh how I wish time could stand still tonight
In front of me you are such a sight
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets Better Than This
The lyrics of Marion Raven's song Better Than This depict a situation where a relationship has reached its end. The singer suggests that even though they have lost the spark that used to connect them, it's time to move on and let it be. This decision has been made because of the weeks of silence the singer has endured from the other person, leaving them unaware of their true feelings for the singer. The lines "Cause you don't really care for me/Weeks of silence you have put me through/And I never knew where I had you" suggest that the other person wasn't fully invested in the relationship, and their lack of communication has made it hard for the singer to know where they stand.
The chorus of the song is a reflection of the good times the singer and the other person shared. The singer wishes they could stop time from progressing, so they could hold onto that moment forever. The line "How we are together I'll forever miss/Cause I know nothing gets Better Than This" implies that the singer will always cherish the memories of their time together because it was the best they ever had.
In the second verse, the singer suggests that it's time to leave the past behind and move forward. They regret not saying things they should have and wish they could go back and do things differently. However, the realization that it's impossible to do anything about it now has set in. The line "But now it's time to look ahead/Forget the things we never said" portrays the need to accept what has already passed and work towards the future.
Overall, Better Than This is a bittersweet song about love, loss, and moving on. It talks about how sometimes the best memories are a thing of the past and that sometimes relationships are better left to fade away.
Line by Line Meaning
So now it's time to carry on
It's time to move on from whatever happened.
We're no longer stereo
We're no longer the same; things have changed.
Oh we lost the fire from September
We lost the passion we had before.
And I can't do with only ember
I can't settle for less than what we had before.
And now's the day to let it be
It's time to let go and accept what happened.
Cause you don't really care for me
You didn't really care about me or our relationship.
Weeks of silence you have put me through
You stopped communicating with me for weeks.
And I never knew where I had you
I never knew where we stood in our relationship.
I wish I could push pause tonight
I wish I could freeze time for a moment.
In the middle of the applause and the light
During a moment of success and happiness.
How we are together I'll forever miss
I'll always miss how we were together.
Cause I know nothing gets Better Than This
I know nothing can be better than how we used to be.
But now its time to look ahead
It's time to move forward.
Forget the things we never said
Let go of the things we left unsaid.
Wish I could go back and do it again
I wish I could have another chance to do things differently.
Maybe we would do it differently then
Maybe things would turn out differently if we had another chance.
Oh how I wish time could stand still tonight
I really wish I could stop time and enjoy the moment.
In front of me you are such a sight
I still find you attractive and appealing.
How we are together I'll forever miss
I'll always miss how we were together.
Cause I know nothing gets Better Than This
I know nothing can be better than how we used to be.
Contributed by Claire W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Aera Gwen
So now it's time to carry on
We're no longer stereo
Oh we lost the fire from september
And I can't do with only ember
And now's the day to let it be
Cause you don't really care for me
Weeks of silence you have put me through
And I never knew where I had you
I wish I could push pause tonight
In the middle of the applause and the light
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
But now its time to look ahead
Forget the things we never said
Wish I could go back and do it again
Maybe we would do it differently then
I wish I could push pause tonight
In the middle of the applause and the light
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
Oh how I wish time could stand still tonight
In front of me you are such a sight
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
AFanfilm: Contrario a la Opinión Popular
No se de que sirva 2 años después pero bueno.
Es el momento de continuar porque ya no somos "stereo"
Perdimos nuestro fuego de septiembre y yo no puedo seguir con solo cenizas.
Hoy es el día de dejarlo ser porque a ti en realidad no te importo.
Han sido semanas de silencio las que me has condenado, nunca supe donde es que yo te tenía.
Desearía poder poner pausa esta noche a la mitad de los aplausos y los reflectores mientras estamos juntas, eso siempre lo voy a extrañar porque se que a partir de allí ya no mejorará.
Ahora es el tiempo de mirar más allá
Olvidar las cosas que ya nunca nos pudimos decir.
Desearía poder volver atras y hacer las cosas de nuevo
Quizá lo haríamos diferente esta ocasión
Se repite el coro.
Luís
Música linda demais! ❤
Cess
M2M was dropped by their label Atlantic Records on September, 2002 and I remember Marion stated in her blog the reason why Atlantic pulled the plug. She said their 2nd and last album "The Big Room" wasn't as successful as "Shades Of Purple." After revealing their album's lack of sales, fans of M2M was devastated and the rumor of M2M's break up has been going around for weeks because rumor has it, Atlantic had shown a great deal of interest on Marion but not on Mairt. Months later M2M announced their break up because Marion was offered a $1,000,000 recording contract by Atlantic records and she gladly accepted it. Leaving Marit behind, fans of M2M called Marion selfish because of how she betray her bestfriend for fame and money. Regardless of Marion's attitude towards Marit, Marit kept trying to reconcile her friendship with Marion but Marion ignored her for years. Clearly, Marit felt betrayed by Marion and years later Marit decided to record her own album and her first track was a song about Marion which is "Don't Save Me." A song about betrayal. Marion's career backlashed and she wasn't that successful, later on she was also dropped by Atlantic because she didn't meet the company's expectation and since then her career went down the drain though she did a duet with Meatloaf. Marit on the other hand had a number 1 single on Germany, sold out concerts and probably a lot more successful career than Marion base on her Youtube views but neither of these girls had the same success they had when they are M2M. I guess this is Marion's way of saying sorry to Marit.
Scott Helm
The fans was devastated? *the fans were devastated.
Lady Gomes
That's so sad
Sparkles And Nargles
+infamouscess :'( love them both, though but yeah, good explanation. still sad. oh, and there was a photo of them together on Marion's IG from 2014 (or early this year? not sure anymore but there is, from an event).
Maizatul Akmar
+infamouscess Not entirely true. And I disagree that "fans of M2M called Marion selfish". They weren't really fans of M2M. They were fans of Marit. True M2M fans support both Marit & Marion.
ELMERJUN OFFICIAL YOUTUBE
Ester this is very true, marit is more successful than marion
Leigh Turner
Marion's voice is sublime and the melody is so dreamy ^_*
Aera Gwen
So now it's time to carry on
We're no longer stereo
Oh we lost the fire from september
And I can't do with only ember
And now's the day to let it be
Cause you don't really care for me
Weeks of silence you have put me through
And I never knew where I had you
I wish I could push pause tonight
In the middle of the applause and the light
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
But now its time to look ahead
Forget the things we never said
Wish I could go back and do it again
Maybe we would do it differently then
I wish I could push pause tonight
In the middle of the applause and the light
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
Oh how I wish time could stand still tonight
In front of me you are such a sight
How we are together I'll forever miss
Cause I know nothing gets better than this
Claudionor Pitanga
Muito talentosa, adoro suas musicas ❤️❤️❤️
Brasil