Bohemian Rhapsody
The Cast of Lyrics

Is this the real life?
Asking if this situation is reality or just a dream.

Is this just fantasy?
Questioning if this situation is a figment of the imagination or not.

Caught in a landslide
Feeling trapped or overwhelmed by circumstances.

No escape from reality
Unable to avoid or ignore the harsh truth of the situation.

Open your eyes
Encouraging to pay attention to the reality of the situation.

Look up to the skies and see
Suggesting to gain perspective and see things from a different angle.

I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Declaring to not want pity or special treatment despite being in a difficult situation.

Because I'm easy come, easy go
Not attaching much value or importance to material things.

A little high, little low
Referring to the ups and downs or unpredictability of life.

Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
Indicating a laissez-faire attitude towards life and circumstances.

Mama, just killed a man
Admitting to committing a serious crime (murder).

Put a gun against his head
Describing how the murder was carried out with a gun.

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Confirming that the murder has been successful.

Mama, life had just begun
Believing that life was just starting before the murder was committed.

But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Realizing that the murder has ruined his life and future prospects.

Mama, oh oh
Calling out to his mother for comfort and support.

Didn't mean to make you cry
Apologizing to his mother for causing emotional pain and distress to her.

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Acknowledging the possibility of being captured or killed for the crime.

Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Encouraging others to continue with their lives despite the tragedy and to not dwell on it.

Too late, my time has come
Announcing that he has run out of time or options.

Sends shivers down my spine
Feeling scared or anxious about what is going to happen.

Body's aching all the time
Experiencing physical pain and discomfort.

Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Saying farewell to everyone before facing the ultimate consequence of the crime.

Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Accepting responsibility for the crime and preparing to face the consequences.

I don't want to die
Expressing fear and aversion towards the impending death penalty.

Sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Regretting the series of events that led to the criminal act and subsequent punishment.

I see a little silhouetto of a man
Observing something vague and unclear in the distance.

Scaramouch, Scaramouch will you do the Fandango
Asking someone (unclear who) to perform a dance or to take some action.

Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Feeling scared or intimidated by the loud thunderstorm and lightning outside.

Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, figaro, magnifico
Singing a series of names as part of the music.

He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Describing another individual (not the singer) as being in a similar difficult situation.

Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Pleading for mercy and leniency towards the other individual.

Bismillah, no we will not let you go, let him go
Using a religious term to refuse a request, implying a sense of moral obligation.

(Will not let you go) let me go (never, never let you go) let me go (never let me go)
Repeating a phrase to indicate a sense of desperation and frustration.

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me
Believing that there is a supernatural entity (devil) planning a punishment for his actions.

So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye
Challenging a person who thinks they can control or manipulate the singer.

So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Accusing someone of using the singer for their own benefit and then abandoning them.

Oh baby can't do this to me baby
Pleading for mercy and kindness, unable to bear any more pain.

Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Desperately wanting to escape from the current situation and all the pain and suffering associated with it.

Nothing really matters
Recognizing that in the grand scheme of things, all of this suffering and drama is insignificant.

Anyone can see
Acknowledging that anyone can understand or empathize with the situation.

Anyway the wind blows
Repeating the idea that circumstances and fate are beyond control or prediction.