Bohemian Rhapsody
Braids The Lyrics

Is this the real life?
Asking whether the events taking place are in fact reality.

Is this just fantasy?
Questioning whether the events are just a part of a dream scenario.

Caught in a landslide
Trapped in an uncontrollable and disastrous situation.

No escape from reality
There is no way out of the current situation in which the artist finds themself.

Open your eyes
A call for attention and awareness of the situation at hand.

Look up to the skies and see
An appeal to recognize the enormity of the situation and the need for a larger perspective.

I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
The singer is stating that they do not want or need any form of pity or help.

Because I'm easy come, easy go
The artist has a nonchalant attitude towards life and what happens to them.

A little high, little low
The artist has experienced ups and downs, but takes it all in stride.

Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
The artist does not concern oneself with the outcomes of events because they have no control over them.

Mama, just killed a man
The singer has just committed murder and is confessing to their mother.

Put a gun against his head
Describing the method used to kill the man.

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
The singer has shot and killed the man with their gun.

Mama, life had just begun
The singer was only just beginning to live life before the murder took place.

But now I've gone and thrown it all away
The singer has thrown away their life by committing murder.

Didn't mean to make you cry
The artist is apologizing to their mother for causing her pain and sadness.

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
The artist may not return the next day due to the crime they have committed.

Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Life should continue despite the tragedy that has occurred.

Too late, my time has come
The singer has reached their end and it is too late to change the course of events.

Sends shivers down my spine
Describing the physical reaction to the realization of their impending death.

Body's aching all the time
The physical pain and discomfort associated with death is taking hold.

Goodbye everybody I've got to go
The artist is bidding farewell to everyone before they die.

Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
The singer must face the reality of death and leave their loved ones behind.

I don't want to die
The artist is expressing a desire to not die.

I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
The singer is regretful about their existence and wishes they were never born.

I see a little silhouetto of a man
The singer is hallucinating.

Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
The singer is having a surreal moment and is requesting someone to dance.

Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
The artist is frightened by the circumstances occurring in their mind.

Gallileo, Gallileo,
The artist is chanting the name of the famous astronomer.

Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
A reference to the operatic character who embodied a magnificently grandiose lifestyle.

He's just a poor boy from a poor family
The singer is describing themselves as a helpless person from a modest environment.

Spare him his life from this monstrosity
The artist is pleading for mercy and is asking to be spared from death.

Easy come easy go will you let me go
The artist is asking for permission to leave this situation easily and without consequence.

Bismillah! No we will not let you go - let him go
The people surrounding the artist refuse to let them go free.

Will not let you go let me go (never)
Those surrounding the singer insist they will not allow them to leave without punishment.

Never let you go let me go
The artist is begging to leave the situation.

Never let me go ooo
The singer is repeating their plea to leave the situation.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no
The people surrounding the singer insist they will not be leaving anytime soon.

Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
The singer is calling out to their mother for help to escape the situation.

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
The artist is expressing that they believe to be destined to be punished by the devil's forces.

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
The artist is challenging other characters to fight, even in the face of death.

So you think you can love me and leave me to die
The singer is making a statement about people who use and hurt others without consequence.

Oh baby can't do this to me baby
The singer is expressing their pain and pleading for mercy.

Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
The artist is expressing their desire to escape and leave this situation behind immediately.

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
An expression of frustration and pain.

Nothing really matters
The artist realizes that everything is inconsequential - no matter what they do, the outcome will be the same.

Anyone can see
This realization is not exclusive to the singer.

Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
The artist does not care about anything anymore because everything is ultimately meaningless.

Anyway the wind blows
The singer is reflecting on the events leading up to their death and the inevitability of it all.