Seven Seas of Rhye
Queen Lyrics
Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of rhye
Can you hear me you peers and privvy counsellors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
Sister I live and lie for you
Mister do and I'll die
You are mine I possess you
I belong to you forever
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
Then I'll defy the laws of nature and come out alive
Then I'll get you
Be gone with you, you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of rhye
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Written by: FREDDIE MERCURY
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Seven Seas of Rhye" is a song by English rock group Queen. Written by Queen front-man Freddie Mercury, it is the final track on both the group's debut album Queen (1973) and its follow-up Queen II (1974) with a much less-developed instrumental version was featured on the former. The completed version served as the band's second single, the earliest-released song to appear on their Greatest Hits album, with the exception of some versions where their first single, Keep Yourself Alive, is included. Read Full BioSeven Seas of Rhye" is a song by English rock group Queen. Written by Queen front-man Freddie Mercury, it is the final track on both the group's debut album Queen (1973) and its follow-up Queen II (1974) with a much less-developed instrumental version was featured on the former. The completed version served as the band's second single, the earliest-released song to appear on their Greatest Hits album, with the exception of some versions where their first single, Keep Yourself Alive, is included.
The song was released as a single, and after the band performed it on Top of the Pops it became their first hit, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song is about Freddie Mercury's childhood fantasy world named "Rhye". The land of Rhye was originally made up by Mercury and his sister Kashmira when they were children. After joining Queen as an adult, Mercury wrote some songs about that country, including "Seven Seas of Rhye", Lily of the Valley, "My Fairy King, "Ogre Battle", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke","The March of the Black Queen", "Great King Rat", and "Mad the Swine".
The song became a live favourite throughout Queen's existence. It features a distinctive arpeggiated piano introduction. The theme also appears at the end of "It's a Beautiful Day".
The version on Queen II ends with a cross fade, instruments blending into several people singing "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside". Its inclusion here on the final track of Queen II is briefly mirrored in the first few seconds of "Brighton Rock", which opens their next album, Sheer Heart Attack. (A few whistled bars can be heard over the introductory noise).
In a 1977 radio interview, Freddie Mercury described the subject of the song as a "figment of his imagination." In the Queen musical We Will Rock You, the Seven Seas of Rhye is a place where the Bohemians are taken after they are brainstormed by Khashoggi.
The song was released as a single, and after the band performed it on Top of the Pops it became their first hit, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song is about Freddie Mercury's childhood fantasy world named "Rhye". The land of Rhye was originally made up by Mercury and his sister Kashmira when they were children. After joining Queen as an adult, Mercury wrote some songs about that country, including "Seven Seas of Rhye", Lily of the Valley, "My Fairy King, "Ogre Battle", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke","The March of the Black Queen", "Great King Rat", and "Mad the Swine".
The song became a live favourite throughout Queen's existence. It features a distinctive arpeggiated piano introduction. The theme also appears at the end of "It's a Beautiful Day".
The version on Queen II ends with a cross fade, instruments blending into several people singing "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside". Its inclusion here on the final track of Queen II is briefly mirrored in the first few seconds of "Brighton Rock", which opens their next album, Sheer Heart Attack. (A few whistled bars can be heard over the introductory noise).
In a 1977 radio interview, Freddie Mercury described the subject of the song as a "figment of his imagination." In the Queen musical We Will Rock You, the Seven Seas of Rhye is a place where the Bohemians are taken after they are brainstormed by Khashoggi.
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bluebell
@BendyB48
First single then Freddie liar both of the first album but neither charted
Kya was later re released still didnt chart
Freddies seven seas was the first to chart no 10 uk
Then Freddies killer Queen no 2 uk
Brian now im here no 11
Both off sheer heart attack
Giulia Conti
LYRICS:
Fear me you loathsome, lazy creatures
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
At the seven seas of Rhye
Can you hear me you peers and privy councillors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
At the seven seas of Rhye
Sister I live and lie for you
Mister do or else die
You are mine I possess you
I belong to you forever
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
(I'll survive, I'll survive)
Then I'll defy the laws of nature
And come out alive
Then I'll get you
Begone with you short and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of Rhye
Harmony Ferrington
Lets be honest..
This song is SO under rated but SOOOOO AMAZING!!
All Queen songs are amazing, but this one is so beautiful (once again, like all Queen songs)
But I can't stop listening to my Queen's <3
R.I.P Freddie Mercury/ Farrokh Bulsara. You are greatly missed, and still known as my, and our Queen forever <3
Rita
Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of rhye
Can you hear me you peers and privvy counsellors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
The seven seas of rhye
Sister I live and lie for you
Mister do and I'll die
You are mine I possess you
I belong to you forever
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
Then I'll defy the laws of nature and come out alive
Then I'll get you
Be gone with you, you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of rhye
kankan
Is no one gonna talk about how Roger nailed the vocals AND still rocks the drum perfectly?
Torrey Dunn
He always did lol.
Laura Barto
I will!!! Roger nailed the vocals and still rocks the drums perfectly! Amen 🙏
Yakkymania
@Darma P Phil Collins is superior to Roger Taylor in tons of ways, go listen back to the entire Genesis discography, all of it, and tell me Phil Collins isn’t a good singing drummer
Lucas.
well, you did it
Antti Pinta
Fun Theory: ”Seven seas of rhye” is a Freddie’s and his sister Kashimira’s imaginary place where they played when they were young. So Freddie did this to honour Kashimira.🎤🕊
Terence Mirley
Bullshit - that's a cover story to hide the true meaning .
It's really about Rhiannon the demon who seeks to rule the World . Rhiannon destroys those who betray him and bestows wealth , fame and powers ( perfect pitch in Freddie's case ) on those who sell their souls to him . As in the Rhianna song " Umbrella ☔ " , you better bring an umbrella cos you are going to be deluged with gifts . The Rainman is a recurring character in the occult . Mercury is a pagan God, Freddie was a saranist and " Bohemian Rhapsody " tells the story of his fall from grace . " I want to break free " is about wanting to escape the contract .
billabong jim
clout baiting
billabong jim
the seven seas of rhye is a real place!
whatawaste
@Marilyn LeVeque what does the war of the worlds have to do with the band name queen?