Avantasia - Maniac Lyrics

Sorry, but the best cover of this song was made by greek band Firewind

I feel like Dany should have conquered King's Landing to this tune.

This cover is awesome!

I've heard almost every cover version of this song and i'm sorry to say that the best version is the original one

This song needs to be a music video with Tobi and Eric

Bueno!!!

Adoreiiii

Just a steel 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 rhythm 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 fight becomes the fire
On the wire between will and what will be

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

She's a maniac, maniac at the show,
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
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 on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before

It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire
On the wire between will and what will be
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she's dancing like she's never danced before.

Love you man

L'émission la musique du vendredi 15 nov. de LeStream ;) x'D

Better than the other cover

Should have been released as a single.

Y la de Toby

Espectacular la voz de Eric Martín...

Brasil representando nos comentários!!!

80´s forever

Like this way more than the original!

This song sounds great in metal! I was surprised when I first heard it.

I think I've found it. The perfect cover. No offense to Firewind, but I prefer the clearer vocals here.

I like FW's better hehe but I ADORED this one as well.

@MarieleCastán It was a close battle, but the vocals won it for me.

Amazing!

Awful........... cant hold a candle to the original tune

Buenísima, versión!

Oh yes... Mega 😁😁😁

This cover is pure genius

Sensacional

firewinds was better.

mygrain version is fine aswell

Thanks to Avantasia, i discovered the Maniac song !

i didn't even know Michael Sembello !

AWESOME !

both the original and this cover !

Personally, I prefer the version made by Stephan Kaemmerer (from the Frontline band) of this song in 1998, here the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFtoXj0z1kM

much better than Laura León's version :)

This is the only good song on the album and it's a cover. The choruses on this album are some of the corniest and god awful things I've heard in a long time.

A-V-A-N-T-A-S-I-A

Gold👑

we are maniacs maniacs on the floor
and we headbanging like we never headbanged befooooooooar

would have LOVED it if it was ended by fading out the song instead of Eric Saying "never before" and the brief solo in the end !

would have made the PERFECT song !

Nice !

Like it !

#TeamFirewind

Saint Seiyaaaa!!!! oh, sorry, wrong song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQyEwr_OKtc

This song is so bad

Firewind have a better version. Sorry guys. Check out.

I love Avantasia, but I still don´t get why Tobias chose to make a cover of this song (with so many great classics out there). Sounds all right, but will definitelly be the only one song I won´t be listening over and over again.

Yes, this song kinda ruins the album :/

Ay qe hacerlo viral !!!! :v

amiguitos :3

haber si llega al millón si quiera :v

Eric martin era la voz indicada para este cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmG3Q1-jH3A

https://youtu.be/CnObYNAVHbw I think this is better...

This is good as fuck

I'm dying to see headbangers shaking booties on mosh pit during this one.
😁 😁 😁

I can confirm this actually happened in Melbourne last week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmG3Q1-jH3A

Eric❤Great!!!!

Best Cover, Welcome back Eric!!!

aha this good cover and metal version

wow what a great cover, hope they will play it on the moonglow tour - awesome

they are playing this song on tour... its amazing :3

Review (In French) on metal-integral.com !!! YA ROXXX SO GOODY GOOD !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmG3Q1-jH3A

Asi se hace un cover.!!!!!

Good cover

ah não acredito...

This song shouldn't have been in the album :(

Buen cover, aunque me late más la voz en éste, con el arreglo de sinte de firewind sería genial. Hubiera estado mejor de bonus track, no me parece bueno que en un album conceptual metan covers. Es muy buen cover, pero le corta la trama al disco

Veámoslo como si fuesen los créditos del disco jaj

Tobias missed an opportunity here with Eric Martin. He needed a better song..

I like this, but I would love to see Eric get a really metal song, he's got the vocal chords, he can sing anything. Also, he only ever seems to get one song on the albums, but he does heaps on tour. I think he should get more parts on the albums (can you tell I am a fan of his? lol).

Eric Martin is amazing! Wonderful voice.

Only this song so-so in the albums.

amazing o/

Carpenter Brut done it better, imho

Ficou muito boa essa versão,mas a do Firewind ainda ficou melhor!!!

Tem como não. Essa aí tem Eric e Tobias.

Every band should make a Maniac cover

This or the firewind version?

Brilliant cover of a great song! Brilliant vocals and guitar solo! Mr. Eric Martin hits right into the heart as always!

Oh No! They didn't! 😲

A música que já era foda, ficou incrivelmente maravilhosa!!!

Personally, I prefer the version made by Stephan Kaemmerer (from the Frontline band) of this song in 1998, here the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFtoXj0z1kM

Que versão da hora, saudade década de 80.

Amazing cover from cover hahhaaa :)

Eric Martin rules!!!

ESSE REFRÃO DA VONTADE DE CORRER PARADO

https://youtu.be/WmG3Q1-jH3A

My favourite so far. Makes me wanna dance. It's soooooooooooooo fucking good.

DAMMMM.......!

Amazing cover, I kinda dislike the way the main vocalist sings, with this old school vibrato, the guitar solo is gold, and Eric is always the boss!

His voice needs getting used to, but he is the mastermind behind Avantasia

Saludos a todos los metaleros que somos de México, debo admitir que Tobias es un artista completo, sabe como hacer buenas rolas y convertir lo clásico en algo fenomenal, soy una chica metalera siempre me han gustado las buenas bandas, pero si la música que hacen no tiene estilo o carece de sentido perdiendo su esencia, por mucho que me hayan gustado los dejo de escuchar, pero AVANTASIA sigue conservando ese distintivo de unir a grandes vocalistas en un maravillosos albún, algo que pocas bandas del metal hacen.

Avantasia !!!!

Bien dicho

Eric his voice is so soft an beautiful. Sry but I dont like tobi his voice...

Que genial cover!!! \m/

A gente faz a propaganda do grupo, postei um vídeo com uma música do grupo todos os créditos possiveis e imagináveis como um fã, mas infelizmente a decepção em não poder compartilhar um vídeo com minha ex-banda preferida é decepcionante!!!

do que vc tá falando, cidadão?

We advertise the group, posted a video with a group song every possible credit and imaginable as a fan, but unfortunately the disappointment in not being able to share a video with my favorite former band is disappointing !!!

Epic cover!!!

AMAZING COVER!!😍🤘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmG3Q1-jH3A

Me encantó

Bravo, Sammet. Bra-vo.

Nada supera a essência de um rock clássico.

Como dança rock? tá aí.

The best¡

Oooouuu yeaah¡

Firewind's maniac is better

I didnt like it honestly. It doesnt fit with Firewind style. It fits more with the one of Avantasia. Although the solo in firewind version sound great.

Tobi is a maniac 🤘

WTF?!?!? The BEST song ever

MMm... not bad. But THE POODLES cover it's amazing.

YUCK ! poodles cover lacks all the power that's supposed to be in the song ! not even worth hearing !

Avantasia's cover is the BEST one out there !

This song NEEDS!!! a clip with both Tobi and Eric using leg warmers (and leggings)

Personally, I prefer the version made by Stephan Kaemmerer (from the Frontline band) of this song in 1998, here the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFtoXj0z1kM

@Roberta Ouriques Coloquei o vídeo da propaganda pra rolar no mute e esse com áudio... Ficou bem melhor, hehehehehehehe

@Steve Ray Thanks for that one, I like it!

PLEASE!

Caralho que cover fodaaaaaaa!!!

Only tune off the album I don't care for. But that's ok, the rest of the album is fantastic

😋😋😋😍😍

Ach Tobi... :D

Those melodies before the chorus....