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Artist: King Diamond
Canonical path: /king-diamond/the-floating-head
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Floating Head
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The Floating Head
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I'm in the hallway on the floor, I cannot stand the Dark no more
Oh I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to keep the darkness out of here
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
Now I'm on the second floor, I cannot stand the Dark no more
Still I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to stay awake out of fear
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel…
… Or what is real
For the pictures in red, they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a Floating Head outside watching me
[Solo : Mike]
The Floating Head has disappeared, I got to get some water in my face
I turn towards the mirror on the wall
The little sink is filling up, the water's cold
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel…
… Or what is real
For behind me is the wrinkled head of a woman who's dead
No body, just the head, strong hands around my neck
Forcing me under water, I'm drowning
Ah… Ah… Ah… I got to breathe
Ah… Ah… Ah… Got to break free
[Solo : Andy]
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel…
…Or what is real
[Chorus]
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