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Michael Sembello - Maniac Lyrics



Michael Sembello - Maniac Lyrics




Just a small town girl
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On a Saturday night
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Looking for the fight of her life
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In the real time world
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No one sees her at all
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They all say she's crazy
+
Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
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Changing movement into light
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She has danced into the danger zone
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When the dancer becomes the dance
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It can cut you like a knife
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If the gift becomes the fire
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On the wire between will
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And what will be
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She's a maniac
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Maniac on the floor
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And she's dancing
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Like she's never danced before
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She's a maniac
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Maniac on the floor
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And she's dancing
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Like she's never danced before
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On the ice blue line of insanity
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Is a place most never see
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It's a hard won place of mystery
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Touch it but can't hold it
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You work all your life
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For that moment in time
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It could come or pass you by
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It's a push, shove world
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But there's always a chance
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If the hunger stays the night
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There's a cold kinetic heat
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Struggling, stretching for the peak
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Never stopping with her head against the wind
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She's a maniac, maniac
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I sure know
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Like she's never danced before
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She's a maniac, maniac
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I sure know
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And she's dancing
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Like she's never danced before
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[Instrumental Interlude]
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It can cut you like a knife
+
If the gift becomes the fire
+
On the wire between will
+
And what will be
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
Maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
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English

Just a small town girl
+
On a Saturday night
+
Looking for the fight of her life
+
In the real time world
+
No one sees her at all
+
They all say she's crazy
+
Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart
+
Changing movement into light
+
She has danced into the danger zone
+
When the dancer becomes the dance
+
It can cut you like a knife
+
If the gift becomes the fire
+
On the wire between will
+
And what will be
+
She's a maniac
+
Maniac on the floor
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
She's a maniac
+
Maniac on the floor
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
On the ice blue line of insanity
+
Is a place most never see
+
It's a hard won place of mystery
+
Touch it but can't hold it
+
You work all your life
+
For that moment in time
+
It could come or pass you by
+
It's a push, shove world
+
But there's always a chance
+
If the hunger stays the night
+
There's a cold kinetic heat
+
Struggling, stretching for the peak
+
Never stopping with her head against the wind
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
Like she's never danced before
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
[Instrumental Interlude]
+
It can cut you like a knife
+
If the gift becomes the fire
+
On the wire between will
+
And what will be
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
She's a maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
Maniac, maniac
+
I sure know
+
And she's dancing
+
Like she's never danced before
+
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Writer: Dennis Joseph Matkosky, Michael Andrew Sembello
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.




More songs from the album:
Flashdance (1983)
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Flashdance


Michael Sembello - Maniac Video
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"Maniac" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance that was written by Dennis Matkosky and its performer, Michael Sembello. The original idea for the song came to Matkosky while watching a news report on a serial killer, which inspired gruesome lyrics that he and Sembello expanded upon after finding a 1980 horror film with the same name.

When Flashdance director Adrian Lyne grew attached to the demo of the song used during filming, his music supervisor Phil Ramone requested lyrics more appropriate for their story of a dancer and worked with Sembello to produce a new version for the soundtrack. The new recording was used for a scene in which protagonist Alexandra Owens trains rigorously at home.

After the film became a surprise success, a music video was made using scenes from the film and began airing on the cable channel MTV in May 1983, coinciding with the release of the single. The song spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and performed well in several countries. Because its video was shown extensively on MTV and Flashdance became the third highest-grossing film of 1983 in the U.S., Hollywood began to see music videos as a profitable way to market films.

The song thrust Sembello into the spotlight for the first time with personal appearances to promote it and even won Matkosky and him a Grammy for their composition. He included "Maniac" on his debut album but made it clear that he would not be putting out a similar song just to capitalize on its success and that he wanted people to forget his hit record and focus on his latest material.

Cover versions of the song cropped up in the UK, however, and one recording of a DJ rapping over a remix spent 10 weeks at number 1 in Ireland in 2000 and became the country's fifth biggest-selling single of all time.
Performed by: Michael Sembello
From Album: Flashdance
Genre(s): Synth-pop, dance-pop, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 4:00
Written by: Dennis Joseph Matkosky, Michael Andrew Sembello
Released: May 1st, 1983
Year: 1983
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