A Floating Life Lyrics by Level 42

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