Who Wants To Live Forever
Queen (OcioTop.Com.Ve) Lyrics


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There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever . . .?
Oh ooo oh
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
Ooh
Who dares to love forever
Oh oo woh, when love must die

But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever




Forever is our today
Who waits forever anyway?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Queen's "Who Wants To Live Forever" express the fleeting nature of life and love, as well as the desire to hold onto them for as long as possible. The song questions why we bother to dream when everything is so temporary and what is the point of living forever when love ultimately ends in death. The first verse expresses the sorrow of losing dreams and the uncertainty of time and space. The chorus asks who wants to live forever, and it is repeated twice as if to emphasize the question.


The second verse speaks of life being predetermined and only having one sweet moment set aside for us, suggesting a certain fatalism. The second chorus asks who dares to love forever when love always ends in death, highlighting the tragedy of love's impermanence. However, the final verse provides hope. The singer asks the listener to touch their tears with their lips and their world with their fingertips, suggesting that love and connection can transcend mortality. The final chorus proclaims that forever is our today and questions who waits forever anyway, challenging the listener to live in the present and treasure what time they have.


Overall, "Who Wants To Live Forever" is a haunting and poignant meditation on life, loss, and love. It acknowledges the inevitability of death but suggests that love is the one thing that can outlive it.


Line by Line Meaning

There's no time for us
We're constantly running out of time and there aren't enough hours in the day.


There's no place for us
We feel out of place and there isn't anywhere that truly feels like home.


What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us
We have our hopes and dreams, but they're constantly slipping away from us and it's hard to understand why.


Who wants to live forever
To live forever means to go through eternal pain and suffering, so who would actually want that?


Who wants to live forever . . .?
The question is posed once again, forcing the listener to think about what it really means to live forever.


There's no chance for us
We feel like we're at the mercy of fate, and there isn't any chance for us to change things.


It's all decided for us
Our destiny has been decided for us and we have no control over it.


This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
Life is fleeting and we only have one moment to truly enjoy it, so we must savor it while we can.


Who dares to love forever
Loving someone forever is a risk, as it means experiencing the pain of losing them.


Oh oo woh, when love must die
Love doesn't last forever, and when it dies it can be incredibly painful.


But touch my tears with your lips
Instead of talking about the pain and suffering, let's focus on comforting each other.


Touch my world with your fingertips
We can find happiness in each other, but only if we're willing to reach out and make a connection.


And we can have forever
If we truly love each other, we can make the most of the time we have together and create a forever of our own making.


And we can love forever
Love doesn't have to end, even if life does. We can hold onto the love we have and cherish it forever.


Forever is our today
Instead of worrying about tomorrow, let's focus on making the most of today and enjoying it to the fullest.


Who waits forever anyway?
In the end, life is too short to wait forever for things to change. We must make the most of what we have while we can.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BRIAN MAY, MICHAEL KAMEN

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@nyah559

Yes every Queen fan knows this and we all love to brag about Freddie's talent and we know that the song is written by Bri and we know that Roger and Deacy were a GIANT part if Queen Deacy claimed he couldn't sing but when I heard him sing it sounds good Roger and Brian sometimes sang songs and Freddie has that wonderful amazing voice and amazing piano skills and he played guitar a little.

The songs I say were most successful by each member:

Fred- Bohemian Rhapsody

Bri- We Will Rock You

Rog- Radio GaGa

Deacy- Another One Bites The Dust



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Stop asking "who's listening" or "still listening", we never stopped listening

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@hotdigity9148

How many years Freddie Mercury should have lived
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@daanvandenberge6406

Wishing he was still alive

@saturnelite642

Hot DIGITY Why is it only 37? C'mon guys we can do better than this!

@MrJeffreyrichards

how long he should have lived or how long more he should have lived?

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