# Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970,originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating more diverse and innovative styles in their music. They are the best band ever! May they live in on with the best fans.

## Song lyrics

All lyrics written by Freddie Mercury, except as noted
* Oh my love we've had Our share of tears Oh my friends we've had Our hopes and fears Oh my friend it's been A long hard year But now it's Christmas Yes it's Christmas Thank God it's Christmas.
** Thank God It's Christmas, written by Brian May and Roger Taylor (1984)

### Queen (1973)

* I was told a million times Of all the troubles in my way Tried to grow a little wiser Little better ev'ry day But if I crossed a million rivers And I rode a million miles Then I'd still be where I started Bread and butter for a smile.
** Keep Yourself Alive, written by Brian May
* Liar oh ev'rybody deceives me. Liar why don't you leave me alone? Liar I have sailed the seas Liar from Mars to Mercury. Liar I have drunk the wine. Liar time after time. Liar you're lying to me. Liar you're lying to me. Father please forgive me. You know you'll never leave me.
** Liar

### Queen II (1974)

* There's no living in my life anymore The seas have gone dry and the rain stopped falling Please don't you cry anymore Can't you see? Listen to the breeze, whisper to me please Don't send me to the path of nevermore.
** Nevermore
* 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 privy 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.
** Seven Seas of Rhye

### Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

* She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatine Dynamite with a laserbeam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime. Ooh, recommended at the price Insatiable an appetite. Wanna try?
** Killer Queen
* Drop of a hat she's as willing as Playful as a pussy cat Then momentarily out of action Temporarily out of gas To absolutely drive you wild, wild.. She's all out to get you.
** Killer Queen
* Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says I'll have you seeing double (double) Mesmerise you when he's tongue-tied Simply with those eyes, ooh ooh ooh Synchronise your minds and see The beast within him rise.
** Flick of the Wrist
* Yeah, ooh, a thin moon me in a smoke-screen sky Where the beams of your lovelight chase Don't move, don't speak, don't feel no pain With the rain running down my face.
** Now I'm Here, written by Brian May

### A Night at the Opera (1975)

* Aah You suck my blood like a leech You break the law and you preach Screw my brain till it hurts You've taken all my money - and you want more.
** Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)
* Ooh, you make me live Whatever this world can give to me It's you, you're all I see. Ooh, you make me live now honey Ooh, you make me live.Oh, you're the best friend That I ever had. I've been with you such a long time; You're my sunshine. And I want you to know That my feelings are true I really love you. (Ooh) Oh, you're my best friend.
** You're My Best Friend, written by John Deacon
* Love of my life - you've hurt me You've broken my heart and now you leave me Love of my life can't you see Bring it back, bring it back Don't take it away from me, because you don't know What it means to me.
** Love of My Life
* Is this the real life? 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 A little high, little low Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me.
** Bohemian Rhapsody
* 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, Ooh 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.
** Bohemian Rhapsody
* Too late My time has come, Sends shivers down my spine, Body's aching all the time. Goodbye, ev'rybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Mama, ooh (anyway the wind blows) I don't wanna die I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all.
** Bohemian Rhapsody
* I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and lightning Very very frightening me! Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo Figaro Magnificooooo! I'm just a poor boy, 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! Will not let you go! Oh, let me gooooo! 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 meeeee!
** Bohemian Rhapsody
* 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!
** Bohemian Rhapsody
* Nothing really matters Anyone can see Nothing really matters - nothing really matters to me. Any way the wind blows.
** Bohemian Rhapsody

### A Day at the Races (1976)

* Your Mamma says you don't Your Daddy says you won't And I'm boilin' up inside Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time - oh no.
** Tie Your Mother Down, written by Brian May
* Tie your mother down, tie your mother down Take your little brother swimming with a brick, that's all right Tie your mother down, tie your mother down Or you ain't no friend of mine!
** Tie Your Mother Down
* I will find you Anywhere you go, I'll be right behind you Right until the ends of the earth I'll get no sleep till I find you to tell you That you just Take my breath away.
** Take My Breath Away written by Freddie Mercury
* You might believe in Heaven I would not care to say For every star in Heaven There's a sad soul here today Wake up in the morning with a good face Stare at the moon all day Lonely as a whisper on a star chase Does anyone care anyway? For all the prayers in Heaven So much of life's this way.
** Long Away, written by Brian May
* Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little; Can barely stand on my feet. (Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry) Lord what you're doing to me? (yeah yeah) I have spent all my years in believing you. But I just can't get no relief, Lord! Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody) Can anybody find me somebody to love?
** Somebody to Love
* Got no feel, I got no rhythm I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing) I'm OK, I'm alright (he's alright - he's alright) I ain't gonna face no defeat (yeah yeah) I just gotta get out of this prison cell One day (someday) I'm gonna be free, Lord! Find me somebody to love.
** Somebody to Love
* I can dim the lights and sing you songs full of sad things We can do the tango just for two I can serenade and gently play on your heart strings Be your Valentino just for you.Ooh love - ooh loverboy What're you doin' tonight, hey boy? Set my alarm, turn on my charm That's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy.
** Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

### News of the World (1977)

* Buddy you're a boy. make a big noise Playin' in the street. gonna be a big man some day. You got mud on yo' face You big disgrace, Kickin' your can all over the place. Singin'We will, we will rock you! We will, we will rock you!
** We Will Rock You, written by Brian May
* Buddy you're a young man, hard man Shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day. You got blood on your face, You big disgrace, Waving your banner all over the place. Singin' We will, we will rock you! We will, we will rock you!
** We Will Rock You
* Buddy you're an old man, poor man Pleadin' with your eyes, gonna make You some peace some day. You got mud on your face, Big disgrace, Somebody betta put you back into your place.We will, we will rock you! We will, we will rock you!
** We Will Rock You
* I've paid my dues, Time after time. I've done my sentence, But committed no crime. And bad mistakes, I've made a few. I've had my share of sand, Kicked in my face, But I've come through.And we mean to go on and on and on and on.We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end. We are the champions, We are the champions. No time for losers, 'Cause we are the champions of the World!
** We Are the Champions
* Spread your wings and fly away Fly away, far away Spread your little wings and fly away Fly away, far away Pull yourself together 'Cos you know you should do better That's because you're a free man.
** Spread Your Wings, written by John Deacon
* You say you love me And I hardly know your name And if I say I love you in the candle light There's no-one but myself to blame But there's something inside That's turning my mind away Woh - how I could love you If I could let you stay.
** It's Late, written by Brian May
* She came without a farthing A babe without a name So much ado 'bout nothing Is what she'd try to say So much ado my lover So many games we played Through ev'ry fleeted summer Through ev'ry precious day All dead all dead All the dreams we had And I wonder why I still live on All dead all dead And alone I'm spared My sweeter half instead All dead and gone
** All Dead, All Dead, written by Brian May

### Jazz (1978)

* Are you gonna take me home tonight? Ah down beside that red firelight? Are you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls, You make the rockin' world go round.
** Fat Bottomed Girls, written by Brian May
* Bicycle Bicycle Bicycle I want to ride my Bicycle Bicycle Bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like.
** Bicycle Race
* You say black, I say white. You say bark, I say bite. You say shark, I say hey man Jaws was never my scene. And I don't like Star Wars. You say Rolls, I say Royce You say God give me a choice. You say Lord, I say Christ. I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman.
** Bicycle Race
* Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out, Yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time. I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity I'm a racing car passing by, like Lady Godiva, I'm gonna go go go There's no stopping me. I'm burning through the sky yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic man out of you Don't stop me now
** Don't Stop Me Now · Official video at YouTube · Cover by Foxes, recapping Doctor Who Series 8 (2014)
* I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars On a collision course I am a satellite I'm out of control I am a sex machine ready to reload Like an atom bomb about to Oh oh oh oh oh explode I'm burning through the sky Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic woman of you Don't stop me…
** Don't Stop Me Now

### The Game (1980)

* Open up your mind and let me step inside Rest your weary head and let your heart decide It's so easy when you know the rules It's so easy all you have to do Is fall in love Play the game Everybody play the game of love Ooh yeah.
** Play the Game
* Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this? Are you hangin' on the edge of your seat? Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat - yeah.Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. And another one gone and another one gone; Another one bites the dust, eh. Hey, I'm gonna get you too, Another one bites the dust.
** Another One Bites the Dust, written by John Deacon
* There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man And bring him to the ground You can beat him You can cheat him You can treat him bad and leave him When he's down, yeah But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you I'm standing on my own two feet Out of the doorway the bullets rip Repeating to the sound of the beat.
** Another One Bites the Dust
* This thing (this thing) Called love (called love) It cries (like a baby) In a cradle all night It swings (woo woo) It jives (woo woo) It shakes all over like a jelly fish I kinda like it Crazy little thing called love.
** Crazy Little Thing Called Love
* There goes my baby She knows how to rock 'n' roll She drives me crazy She gives me hot and cold fever Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweatI gotta be cool, relax, get hip And get on my track's Take a back seat, hitch-hike And take a long ride on my motorbike Until I'm ready Crazy little thing called love.
** Crazy Little Thing Called Love
* Hey little babe you're changing Babe, are you feeling sore? Ain't no use in pretending You don't wanna play no more It's plain that you ain't no baby What would your mother say You're all dressed up like a lady How come you behave this way Sail Away Sweet Sister Sail across the sea Maybe you find somebody Who loves you half as much as me My heart is always with you No matter what you do Sail away sweet sister Always be in love with you
** Sail Away Sweet Sister|Sail Away Sweet Sister, written by Brian May

### Hot Space (1982)

* Some sleepless nights in wait for you Some foreign presence you feel Comes creeping through Some stream of hope The whole world through Spread like some silent disease You'll get yours too.
** Calling All Girls, written by Roger Taylor
* Don't touch me now Don't hold me now Don't break the spell darling, now you are near Look in my eyes And speak to me Those special promises I long to hear Las palabras de amor Let me hear the words of love.
** Las Palabras de Amor', written by Brian May
* It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow - gets me higher higher high Pressure on people people on streetsTurned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why - why - why? Love love love love loveInsanity laughs under pressure we're breaking Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
** Under Pressure, written by Queen and David Bowie

### The Works (1984)

* Radio - radio I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio.
** Radio Ga Ga, written by Roger Taylor
* So don't become some background noise A backdrop for the girls and boys Who just don't know or just don't care And just complain when you're not there You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio - radio.
** Radio Ga Ga
* All we hear is Radio Ga Ga Radio Goo Goo Radio Ga Ga All we hear is Radio Ga Ga Radio Blah Blah Radio, what's new? Radio, someone still loves you.
** Radio Ga Ga
* Yeah yeah It's a hard life To be true lovers together To love and live forever in each others hearts It's a long hard fight To learn to care for each other To trust in one another right from the start When you're in love.
** It's a Hard Life
* Here we stand or here we fall History won't care at all Make the bed, light the light Lady mercy won't be home tonightYeah, you don't waste no time at all Don't hear the bell but you answer the call It comes to you as to us all Hey, we're just waiting For the hammer to fall - yeah.
** Hammer to Fall, written by Brian May

### A Kind of Magic (1986)

* I had a dream When I was young A dream of sweet illusion A glimpse of hope and unity And visions of one sweet union But a cold wind blows And a dark rain falls And in my heart it shows Look what they've done to my dream, yeah.
** One Vision, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon
* One dream, one soul, one prize One goal, one golden glance of what should be It's a kind of magic One shaft of light that shows the way No mortal man can win this day It's a kind of magic The bell that rings inside your mind Is challenging the doors of time It's a kind of magic The waiting seems eternity The day will dawn of sanity.
** A Kind of Magic, written by Roger Taylor
* Just one year of love Is better than a lifetime alone One sentimental moment in your arms Is like a shooting star right through my heart It's always a rainy day without you I'm a prisoner of love inside you I'm falling apart all around you - yeah
** One Year of Love, written by John Deacon
* When your plans go wrong - you turn out the light But inside of your mind you put up a fight Where are the answers that we're all searching for? There's nothing in this world to be sure of anymore Some days you're feeling good, some days you're feeling bad But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad Let the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your face For better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our years.
** Pain Is So Close to Pleasure, written by John Deacon and Freddie Mercury
* It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust Friends will be friends When you're in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you're through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends - right till the end.
** Friends Will Be Friends, written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon
* Here we are, born to be kings We're the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting to survive In a world with the darkest powers, heh And here we are, we're the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting for survival We've come to be the rulers of you all.
** Princes of the Universe

### The Miracle (1989)

* Every drop of rain that falls the Sahara Desert says it all It's a miracle. All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal That's a miracle. Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and gone It's a miracle We're having a miracle on Earth, mother nature does it all for us. The wonders of this world go on The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Captain Cook and Cain and Abel Jimi Hendrix and The Tower of Babel It's a miracle It's a miracle It's a miracle The one thing we're all waiting for Is peace on earth and an end to war It's a miracle we need The miracle
** The Miracle, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon
* Breakthru, these barriers of pain Breakthru, yeah, to the sunshine from the rain Make my feelings known towards you Turn my heart inside and out for you now Somehow I have to make this final breakthru.
** Breakthru, written by Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury
* Scandal - now you've left me all the world's gonna know Hey scandal, they're gonna turn our lives into a freak show They'll see the heart-ache, they'll see our love break They'll hear me pleading, we'll say for God's sakes Over and over and over again.
** Scandal, written by Brian May

### Innuendo (1991)

* While we live according to race, colour or creed While we rule by blind madness and pure greed Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion Through the eons and on and on.Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeah We'll tread that fine line Oh oh we'll keep on trying Till the end of time.
** Innuendo, written by Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury
* When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is oh so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear Are they trying to tell you something? You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink my dear To be honest you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad.
** I'm Going Slightly Mad
* And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin' You can do about it.
** Headlong, written by Brian May
* I can't live with you But I can't live without you I can't let you stay Oh but I can't live if you go away I don't know just how it goes All I know is I can't live with you Yeah, I'm having a hard time I'm walking a fine line Between hope and despair You may think that I don't care But I travelled a long road to Get a hold of my sorrow I tried to catch a dream But nothing's what it seems Love is saying baby it's all right When deep inside you're really petrified.
** I Can't Live With You, written by Brian May
* Sometimes I get to feelin' I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids, when we were young Things seemed so perfect - you know? The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know The rest of my life's been - just a show.
** These Are the Days of Our Lives, written by Roger Taylor
* Those were the days of our lives. Bad things in life were so few. Those days are all gone now, but one thing's still true. When I look, and I find, I still love you.
** These Are the Days of Our Lives
* Empty spaces - what are we living for Abandoned places - I guess we know the score On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for... Another hero, another mindless crime Behind the curtain, in the pantomime Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore The show must go on The show must go on, yeah Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking But my smile still stays on.
** The Show Must Go On, written by Brian May

### Made in Heaven (1995)

* I'm taking my ride with destiny Willing to play my part Living with painful memories Loving with all my heart.
** Made in Heaven
* Why don't you take another little piece of my heart Why don't you take it and break it And tear it all apart? All I do is give And all you do is take Baby why don't you give me A brand new start?
** Let Me Live, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon
* I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you Every single day of my life.
** I Was Born to Love You
* In these days of cool reflection (reflection) You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me - and everything's fine.This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This world could be free, this world could be one.
** Heaven for Everyone, written by Roger Taylor
* Too much love will kill you If you can't make up your mind Torn between the lover And the love you leave behind You're headed for disaster 'Cos you never read the signs Too much love will kill you - every time.
** Too Much Love Will Kill You, written by Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers

## External links

* Official website