Bohemian Rhapsody
Grey Delisle Lyrics
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Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooo (anyway the wind blows)
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go will you let me go
Bismillah! No we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go let me go
Will not let you go let me go (never)
Never let you go let me go
Never let me go ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
For me
For me
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh baby can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
Anyway the wind blows
Grey Delisle's version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a beautiful and emotional interpretation of Freddie Mercury's iconic song. The song starts with a contemplation about the nature of reality, questioning whether what one is currently experiencing is real or just a dream. Delisle speaks of being caught in a landslide, unable to escape the harshness of reality. The next verse includes the singer claiming to be a poor boy who is not looking for sympathy, even though he is struggling in life. He is content with the way things are and is just taking life as it comes. The chorus is uplifting and highlights a carefree attitude towards the challenges in life.
In the next verse, the tone of the song changes drastically, as the singer speaks of committing murder. He tells his mother that he didn't intend to make her cry but now he must face the consequences of his action. He warns his mother to carry on as if nothing happened if he does not come back. The following lines see the singer accepting his fate and feels his life has come to an end. He realizes that he must leave everything and everyone behind and face the truth. The chorus repeats itself as the singer hopes that he will not have to die.
The last verse of the song features the singer pleading with someone who holds him captive. He asks them to let him go, saying that he is just a poor boy from a poor family. The chorus repeats itself, and the song ends with the singer accepting that nothing really matters, and anyone can see it.
Line by Line Meaning
Is this the real life?
Expressing uncertainty about reality
Is this just fantasy?
Expressing uncertainty about fantasy
Caught in a landslide
Metaphor for feeling trapped
No escape from reality
Feeling trapped in the chaos of the real world
Open your eyes
Encouraging people to look beyond their current situation
Look up to the skies and see
Encouraging people to look beyond their current situation
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Feeling unworthy of sympathy or help
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Being complacent about life's issues because they come and go
A little high, little low
Acknowledging the ups and downs of life
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
Being indifferent to how life turns out
Mama, just killed a man
Confessing to murder
Put a gun against his head
Describing the method of murder
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Describing the action of murder
Mama, life had just begun
Feeling regret about wasting life
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Regretting past decisions
Didn't mean to make you cry
Expressing remorse over hurting someone's feelings
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Indicating uncertainty about survival
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Encouraging people to keep living despite hardships
Too late, my time has come
Acknowledging that the end is near
Sends shivers down my spine
Describing feeling of fear
Body's aching all the time
Noticing physical pain
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Saying farewell to everyone
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Accepting the reality of death
Mama, ooo (anyway the wind blows)
Calling for mother like a child on the brink of death
I don't want to die
Expressing desire to live
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Expressing regret about existence
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Describing a visual hallucination
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Recalling a dance move
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Describing a scary scene
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Mentioning famous scientist to invoke intellect
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Mentioning famous scientist to invoke intellect
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
Using alliteration to describe a grand figure
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
Feeling unimportant and unloved
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Reframing one's own story as being unimportant
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Pleading for mercy in hard times
Easy come easy go will you let me go
Requesting freedom from hardship
Bismillah! No we will not let you go - let him go
Responding to calls for mercy with obstinacy
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Responding to calls for mercy with obstinacy
Bismillah! We will not let you go let me go
Expressing frustration at lack of freedom
Will not let you go let me go (never)
Insisting on freedom despite refusal from authority
Never let you go let me go
Insisting on freedom despite refusal from authority
Never let me go ooo
Desperately seeking freedom
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Refusing to give up hope
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Pleading with mother figure for help and freedom
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
Referring to the devil's punishment for one's sins
For me
Acknowledging one's own mistakes and shortcomings
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
Confronting an oppressor who wants to hurt or humiliate
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Confronting an oppressor who wants to abandon or neglect
Oh baby can't do this to me baby
Pleading for mercy or compassion from an oppressor
Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Desperately seeking to escape from hardship and oppression
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Expressing excitement or satisfaction
Nothing really matters
Realizing the insignificance of life
Anyone can see
Acknowledging the truth of one's realization
Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
Emphasizing the insignificance of one's own existence
Anyway the wind blows
Finalizing the theme of indifference to life outcomes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: Freddie Mercury
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