In My Head

Queens Of The Stone Age · Lullabies To Paralyze [2005]

It's the cruelest joke to play

I'm so high, i run in place

Only a line, we separate, so

I keep on playin our favorite song

I turn it up while you're gone

It's all i've got when you're in my head and you're in my head so i need it

You're the only thing i've got that can't seem to get enough

We collide for one embrace, so

I keep on playin our favorite song

I turn it up while you're gone

It's all i've got when you're in my head and you're in my head

so i need it

I keep on playin our favorite song

I turn it up while you're gone

It's all i've got when you're in my head and you're in my head

so i need it

Hurry up & wait forever

I keep on playin our favorite song ( hurry up)

I turn it up while you're gone (and)

It's all i've got when you're in my head and you're in my head

so i need it (wait for forever)

I keep on playin our favorite song

I turn it up while you're gone

It's all i've got when you're in my head and you're in my head

so i need it

i need it, i need it, i need it, ahh...

In My Head

Queens of the Stone Age's "In My Head" stands as a defining track from their 2005 album *Lullabies to Paralyze*. Released during the band's peak of psychedelic rock and desert rock, the song exemplifies the group's signature blend of heavy, distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and Josh Homme's distinctive vocal delivery. The track serves as a sonic representation of the album's themes of introspection and surrealism, utilizing a hypnotic structure that builds tension before collapsing into a cathartic release. As a staple of their discography, it captures the raw energy and atmospheric depth characteristic of the band's work in the mid-2000s, cementing their status as pioneers of the modern alternative rock landscape.