lyrics artistfacts Songfacts®: Queen frontman Freddie Mercury wrote this song in which he describes a descent into madness. It has a lighthearted feel, as if turning daffy might not be such a bad thing. When he recorded it, Mercury had his wits about him, but he was nearing the end of his life, suffering from AIDS. You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink my dear To be honest you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened, happened It finally happened, ooh woh It finally happened, I'm slightly mad Oh dear I'm one card short of a full deck I'm not quite the shilling One wave short of a shipw I'm Going Slightly Mad Lyrics by Queen from the Innuendo album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is oh so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dan… One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dance in front of you. Oh, dear Are they trying to tell you something? You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink, my dear To be honest, you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened, happened It finally happened. Oh, oh I'm going slightly mad (I'm going slightly mad) It finally happened, happened It finally happened, uh huh It finally happened, I'm slightly mad Oh dear Uh uh ah ah Uh uh ah ah I'm knitting with only one needle Unraveling fast it's true I'm driving only three wheels these days But my dear, how about you? I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly 75I7nL.