Freddie Mercury Analysis Essay

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Queen never revealed the meaning behind their lyrics to the public leaving the people to decipher whatever they wish. However, this song being Freddie Mercury’s own personal story, hints at the thought of him coming out that he’s gay. In the first stanza Freddie is battling his inner thoughts asking, “Is this reality? Is this just fantasy?” As the stanza continues he explains he was a poor soul that knows he is confused and has to deal with it. In the second stanza the lyrics explain how he has killed off his past self and becomes a new person. The first line states, “Mama, just killed a man” this is interpreted as Freddie killing off his past self and hiding his feelings for this man who is homoerotic and accepts it. Midway through the stanza …show more content…

The third stanza Freddie remains fearful of coming out, nevertheless knows that he has to; he’s nervous because he’s afraid of being judged by fans and family. The lines “Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth…I don’t want to die, Sometimes I wish I’d never been born.” These lines tell of his anxiety of coming out and he wishes he didn’t have to deal with it. The first line of the fourth stanza Mercury writes, “There’s a little silhouette of a man” referring to his former self that he’s let go of, or the part of him that he does not feel the need to accept except it lingers around him haunting him. The fifth stanza has Mercury in a depressed state, quoting, “I’m just a poor boy nobody loves me” meaning he will not be accepted by the people for coming out and in the final lines he states, “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.” Beelzebub is another word for Satan in his religion and he has a special place in Hell for Freddie for being homosexual. In the final two stanzas Freddie says, “You think you can stop me and spit in my eye…anyone can see, nothing really matters to me,” he means he lives to accept fate and let it take

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