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
A Floating Life
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43 [Instrumental] 88 [Instrumental] 88 [Live][Instrumental] A Kinder Eye A Pharaoh's Dream A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time) A Physical Presence A Physical Presence [*] A Physical Presence [DVD] All Around All I Need All I Need [*] All over You All over You [Full On Instrumental Mix] All Over You [Mother Dub][*] All She Wants All She Wants [*] Almost There Are You Hearing ? Are You Hearing (What I Hear)? As Years Go By At This Great Distance Autumn Beezer One [Instrumental] Billy's gone Bitter Moon Can't Walk You Home Chant Has Begun Children Say Children Say [DVD] Children Say [Mix] Chinese Way Clouds Coup D'Etat Dance On Heavy Weather Dive into the Sun Don't Bother Me Dune Tune [Instrumental] Eyes Waterfalling Eyes Waterfalling (The Prodigy) Fashion Fever Fire Follow Me Forever Now Forty-Two [Instrumental] Foundation and Empire [Instrumental] Freedom Someday Good Man In A Storm Good Man In The Storm Guaranteed Heart On The Line Heathrow Heathrow [Instrumental] Heaven In My Hands Heaven in My Hands [*] Heaven in My Hands [DVD] Heaven in My Hands [Extended Remix] Hell Town Story Her Big Day Hot Water Hot Water [DVD] Hot Water [Mix] Hours By The Window I Don't Know Why I Sleep On My Heart I Want Eyes If You Were Mine It's Not The Same For Us It's Over Just for You Kansas City Milkman Kouyate Kouyate - Kouyate - (There is a secret between us) Lasso The Moon Last Chance Learn To Say No Leaving Me Now Leaving Me Now [*] Leaving Me Now [Extended Version] Lessons In Love Lessons in Love [*] Lessons in Love [Mix] Love Games Love Games [DVD] Love Games [Mix] Love In A Peaceful World Love In A Peacefull World Love Meeting Love Lying Still Lying Still [Live] [Live][*] Man Micro - Kid Micro Kid Micro Kid [*] Micro-Kid Model Friend Mr. Pink [Instrumental] Mr. Pink [Live][Instrumental] My Father's Shoes My Hero One In A Million Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Over There Overtime Past Lives People Physical Presence Physical Presence [Live] Physical Presence [Live] [Live][*] Piano [Instrumental] Play Me Pursuit of Accidents Resupply Retroglide Romance Rooted Running In The Family Running in the Family [*] Running in the Family [Dave O Mix] Running in the Family [Extended Version] Sandstorm Sandstorm [Instrumental] Set Me Up Seven Days Seven Years Shapeshifter [Instrumental] She Can't Help Herself Ship Silence Sleep Talking Sleepwalkers Something About You Something About You [*] Something About You [Live] Something About You [Mix] Standing In The Light Starchild Starchild [Long Version][*] Staring At The Sun Take A Look Take care of yourself Talking in your sleep The Ape The Bends The Chant Has Begun The Chant Has Begun [DVD] The Chant Has Begun [Power Mix] The Chant Has Begun [Powermix] The Chinese Way The Chinese Way [Extended] The Machine Stops The Micro Kid The Pursuit of Accidents The Pursuit of Accidents [Instrumental] The Return of the Handsome Rugged Man [*][Instrume... The Sleepwalkers The Sun Goes Down The Sunbed Song The Way Back Home Theme to Margaret [Instrumental] Three Words Time Will Heal Tired of Waiting To Be With You Again To Be With You Again [*] To Be With You Again [DVD] Tracie True Believers Turn It On Two Hearts Collide Two Solitudes Wave Your Spell Weave Your Spell Why Are You Leaving Wings Of Love With A Little Love Woman [Instrumental] World Machine World Machine [DVD] You Can't Blame Louis
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