Bohemian_Rhapsody
glee_cast Lyrics

Is this the real life?
The singer is unsure if this is reality or not.

Is this just fantasy?
The singer wonders if their current situation is like something taken from a dream rather than being real.

Caught in a landslide
The singer is stuck or trapped in something big that is moving, and they can't get out.

No escape from reality
The artist recognizes that they cannot escape the reality of their circumstances.

Open your eyes
The artist is telling themselves or someone else to wake up and see what's going on around them.

Look up to the skies and see
The singer is asking someone to look up and realize something important, maybe to look into the future.

I'm just a poor boy (poor boy)
The singer has very little or no money, and is struggling to support themselves.

I need no sympathy
The artist does not want or need other people to feel sorry for them.

Because I'm easy come, easy go
The artist doesn't worry too much about having or losing things because they come and go easily.

Little high, little low
The artist is describing that their situation can vary and change easily, from highs to lows.

Any way the wind blows
The singer is okay with the way things are and doesn't care how they turn out.

Doesn't really matter to me, to me
The artist is making it clear that they don't care about the outcome of their situation since it doesn't affect them.

Mama just killed a man
The singer's mother has just killed someone using a gun.

Put a gun against his head
The singer's mother held a gun against someone's head.

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
The singer's mother must have fired the gun and killed someone.

Mama, life had just begun
The artist's mother feels like her life has just begun, or changed for the worse, after killing someone.

But now I've gone and thrown it all away
The artist is disappointed that they have lost everything they've worked for due to some mistake or action they've taken.

Mama, ooh
The singer is calling for their mother, expressing their pain or confusion.

Didn't mean to make you cry
The singer realizes they've caused their mother pain and is apologizing for it.

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
The artist might not return to their current situation by tomorrow.

Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters
The artist advises others to act as if nothing has happened and continue as normal.

Too late, my time has come
The artist has run out of time, either in a literal or figurative sense.

Sent shivers down my spine
The singer had a strong physical or emotional reaction to something, probably out of fear or anticipation.

Body's aching all the time
The artist is experiencing physical pain or discomfort regularly.

Goodbye, everybody
The singer is saying goodbye to everyone, possibly because they are about to die.

I've got to go
The singer needs to leave, or possibly die.

Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
The singer must leave others and face their circumstances, which may not be good.

I don't want to die
The artist is expressing fear or reluctance to die.

I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
The artist wishes they were never born, which implies regret or wishing they could undo something they've done or experienced.

I see a little silhouetto of a man
The singer describes seeing a small or faint outline of a person.

Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
The singer is asking Scaramouche to dance.

Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me
The artist is afraid of thunder and lightning.

(Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro
The artist is reciting names, possibly in a rhythmic or musical fashion.

Magnifico-o-o-o-o
The artist is using a dramatic or musical exclamation to describe something magnificent.

I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me
The singer feels unloved because they are poor.

He's just a poor boy from a poor family
The artist is describing someone who is also poor and likely comes from a family with financial struggles.

Spare him his life from this monstrosity
The singer is pleading for mercy for the poor boy who is experiencing something terrible.

Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
The singer wants to leave or escape, but begs to have it be easy and simple.

Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
Someone else, possibly the person or people the singer is addressing, won't allow the singer to leave.

Let him go
The artist is asking someone to let them go.

Let me go (will not let you go)
The artist keeps asking to be let go, but the other person refuses.

Let me go (will not let you go) (never, never, never, never)
The singer keeps asking to be let go but requests are refused, and the singer is desperate.

Let me go, o, o, o, o
The singer wants to be allowed to leave.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no
The other person keeps saying no.

(Oh mama mia, mama mia) Mama Mia, let me go
The artist is asking their mother to help them get out of this situation.

Beelzebub has the devil put aside for me, for me, for me!
The artist belongs to the devil or a dark force, but someone has arranged for them to be saved or set aside; the phrase may represent hope or defeat.

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
The singer challenges someone who has done something harsh or cruel to them, possibly without provocation.

So you think you can love me and leave me to die
The artist is questioning whether someone who has wronged them in some way thought they could get away with it without repercussions.

Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby
The singer is expressing that the other person has gone too far and it hurts them deeply.

Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here
The singer is desperate for escape and is determined to do whatever it takes to get away.

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)
The singer is adding to the emotions or feelings they want to express.

Nothing really matters
The artist is saying that nothing in their life really matters, implying that they've lost hope or the will to keep going.

Anyone can see
The artist implies that everyone should be able to recognize or understand their situation.

Nothing really matters
The singer is repeating themself, emphasizing that they don't see the point in anything anymore.

Nothing really matters to me
The singer is emphasizing that they don't care about anything and have nothing worth living for.

Any way the wind blows
The artist is concluding the song with this line, reiterating that they don't care which way they go or what happens to them next.