Under Pressure
Elton John/Queen Lyrics

Mm ba ba de
The beginning of the song without any real meaning.

Um bum ba de
A continuation of the beginning of the song without any real meaning.

Um bu bu bum da de
A musical interlude that doesn't add any meaning to the song.

Pressure pushing down on me
The feeling of anxiety and stress affecting me and weighing me down.

Pressing down on you no man ask for
The same pressure that's affecting me is also affecting you, without either one of us wanting it.

Under pressure that brings a building down
The constant pressure and stress can lead to a total breakdown of a person or a structure.

Splits a family in two
Intense pressure and stress can break apart a family and cause division.

Puts people on streets
The pressure to succeed and make a living can cause people to lose their homes and end up on the streets.

Um ba ba be
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Um ba ba be
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

De day da
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Ee day da that's okay
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

It's the terror of knowing
The fear and anxiety that comes with knowing what the world is really like.

What the world is about
Understand the way the world works and how much is at stake.

Watching some good friends
Observing the people around you who are suffering under the same pressure.

Screaming Let me out
The overwhelming feeling of wanting to escape the pressure and stress.

Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Hoping that tomorrow will be better and less stressful.

Pressure on people people on streets
The pressure of society and expectations can force people onto the streets.

Day day de mm hm
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Da da da ba ba
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Okay
The end of the song and a return to the musical interlude at the beginning.

Chippin' around kick my brains around the floor
Feeling anxious and frazzled, unable to focus or concentrate.

These are the days it never rains but it pours
When it rains, it pours - a metaphor for feeling overwhelmed by stress.

Ee do ba be
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Ee da ba ba ba
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Um bo bo
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

Be lap
Another musical interlude without any real meaning.

People on streets ee da de da de
The observation that the stresses of life can drive people onto the streets.

People on streets ee da de da de da de da
Repetition of the above line to emphasize the point.

Turned away from it all like a blind man
Ignoring the pressure and stress like someone who is blind.

Sat on a fence but it don't work
Trying to ignore the pressure and stress but it doesn't actually make it better.

Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Trying to be positive and loving, but feeling worn down by life's struggles.

Why, why, why?
Questioning why life has to be so difficult.

Love love love love love
Trying to hold onto love despite the stress and pressure.

Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
Feeling like the stress and pressure is driving us insane.

Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Asking for another opportunity to make things right.

Why can't we give love that one more chance
Encouraging people to keep trying to love and care for one another.

Why can't we give love give love give love give love
Repeating the call for more love and care.

Give love give love give love give love give love
Repeating the call for more love and care.

'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
Suggesting that love is a simple and old-fashioned solution to many of our problems.

And love dares you to care for
Love challenges us to care for others and think beyond ourselves.

The people on the (people on streets) edge of the night
Encouraging people to care for those who are struggling and marginalized.

And loves (people on streets) dares you to change our way of
Suggesting that love should inspire us to seek change in the world.

Caring about ourselves
Encouraging people to also take care of their own well-being.

This is our last dance
We only have one life to live, and we should make it count.

This is ourselves
We are responsible for our own lives and our own happiness.

Under pressure
Reiterating that the song is about the intense pressure and stress of modern life.

Under pressure
Repeating the central theme of the song.

Pressure
The final word of the song, emphasizing the overwhelming feeling of pressure in our lives.