It kinda makes sense if you watch "We Will Rock You: The Musical" which i also highly recommend.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Mercury grew up Zanzibar, and the government forced his family out in an upheaval so they moved to England. Some of the lyrics could be about leaving his homeland behind. In an interview though, he claimed the lyrics were just "Random rhyming nonsense" Anyways, the song is bloody brilliant

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Uhhh...death, scaramouche, Galileo...?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Someone who murdered a guy and is getting the chair for it. Listen to the song in that context and it will never be the same.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Oh my gosh you're right :O How did i never se that before?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I always thought it was about a boy who accidentally murdered ("Mama, I just killed a man") someone, and is trying to get out of ("Will you let me go?") being electrocuted to death ("Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightning"). The first part song is mostly talking about how it's turned his world upside down ("Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality...") and comforting his loved ones because he doesn't think he'll be deemed innocent ("If I'm not back again this time tomorrow, carry on"). The latter part is about the court case, hense all the people shouting "We will not let you go". It took me a lot of plays, despite knowing all the lyrics, to get that far though. But it seems to fit really, really well. edit: damn, glowtmickey beat me to saying this interpretation.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Queen never said exactly what the song is about, but they said part of their inspiration for it was the novel "The Stranger" by Albert Camus, which is about a guy who is completely apathetic towards everything ("nothing really matters"). The only person he has any connection to is his mother, hence the beginning of the song is addressing "Mama." Halfway through the book, he kills a man because, long story short, the sun was in his eyes (there's more to it, and the guy he kills is significant, but it's complicated). The second half of the book deals with the trial, in which he is proven guilty based on circumstantial evidence and clouded judgment, and is sentenced to death. So the murder/court case model is basically correct, just with a little more context. I highly recommend the book, too - it's not my favorite, but it really makes you think. Also, like I said, it doesn't explain the entire song, but it comes pretty close.

by Anonymous 11 years ago