Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song A Floating Life, artist - Level 42. Date of issue: 09.10.2011
Song language: English
A Floating Life |
| In your hands there’s a photograph |
| You look up, she begins to laugh |
| So cold as she walks away |
| And you know that it’s time to pay |
| You’re caught in a web you spun yourself |
| Face to face with your failure this very day |
| You call out her name you can’t help yourself |
| But you need love like you need a — kick in the head |
| You worked hard for the things you own |
| Fancy cars and a country home |
| Gave it all for a glittering prize |
| To be a face people recognise |
| On the walls of your home there are works of art |
| But you stare at the picture — on the floor |
| The face of a man with an aching heart |
| It’s no fun to be famous anymore |
| (you said) |
| This is a sad day |
| And I would gladly give it all away |
| In exchange |
| For a floating life |
| Shed your tears for a shallow dream |
| Let your cry be a primal scream |
| A song through the mists of time |
| A serenade to your concubine |
| You were wrong to believe she could set you free |
| You’re trapped by the trappings — of success |
| And you know the she’ll never let you be |
| 'til the world knows the secrets — you confessed |
| (you said) |
| I see her cruel face |
| My heart is nothing but an empty space |
| And on this sad day |
| I would gladly give it all away |
| In exchange |
| For a floating life |
| Neither asleep nor awake |
| Losing control you start to shake |
| As the day begins to break |
| They’re gonna shoot you down in flames |
| When that girl starts naming names |
| There’s nowhere to hide from your shame |