This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singin'
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will rock you (sing it out)
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some peace someday
You got mud on your face, big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will, we will rock you, sing it
We will, we will rock you, everybody
We will, we will rock you, hmm
We will, we will rock you
Alright
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singin'
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will rock you (sing it out)
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some peace someday
You got mud on your face, big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will, we will rock you, sing it
We will, we will rock you, everybody
We will, we will rock you, hmm
We will, we will rock you
Alright
Lyrics submitted by paulotheman
We Will Rock You Lyrics as written by Brian Harold May
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jeez.....you guys are all nuts. Here is what the song really means......it a three different snapshots of one mans life....as a boy....a young man and an old man.....as a boy He is playing.....kicking his can all over the place...refers to a childrens game called kick the can....waving your banner all over the place and the blood on your face line refers to the fact that many young folk get involved in causes,factions and the like when they still are motivated by idealism and finally as an old man who has come full circle,back to his childhood.both the first verse and the last includes the line...mud on your face....as an old man he hasn't changed a thing hence he is a disgrace.....this has nothing to do with gay rights or any of that shit. I find it amusing that gays wrap themselves in the cloak of Queen music to espouse their lifestyle.I am no homophobe but I find it tedious that Gays wanna find some gay reference in almost every queen song.Get a fucking clue.
@MoonlitKnight There's a bit more to it, the main character is obviously a rebel and seen as a disgrace by society. Seeming particularly worse off in old age. It seems fairly open-ended and could be about anyone who doesn't fit into society including someone who's gay or perhaps not. Most lyricists tend to allow some degree of interpretation by the listener. What the song isn't about is the average person getting through life.
@MoonlitKnight Especially since Freddie didn't write all or even most of the lyrics. Brian May wrote the song all by himself. Some people think Another One Bites The Dust is about AIDS. John Deacon wrote that one and it's quite possible he didn't even know what AIDS was at the time he wrote the song. I've even heard that Bohemian Rhapsody is about AIDS. Literally nobody knew what AIDS was when Freddie wrote that song. The only song that Freddie wrote about AIDS was I'm Going Slightly Mad which was a witty, humorous take on the cognitive decline he was suffering at the time. I've also heard people say The Great Pretender is about Freddie being gay or something like that. It was a freaking cover song from the 1950s, LOL.
@MoonlitKnight it's all about [and only about] Mercury getting knocked back one weekend while on tour
@MoonlitKnight This drives me crazy too. Brian and Freddie wrote equal amounts of songs with John and Roger usually putting in one song on an album in the 70s. This changed to usually 3 Brian/3 Freddie and the other 3 or 4 Roger or John in the 80s until The Miracle where they worked more collaboratively. I find the fact so many people seem to think Freddie wrote them all annoying. From what I understand, We Will Rock You was completely written by Brian. After their concert at Bingley Hall where the audience was particularly participatory and loud, he had the "stomp, stomp, clap" come into his head with the idea of a song they could participate in. The words were 100% written by him, in typical Brian May style in which there is a bit of a story to it with a beginning, middle and end (following a man from boyhood, to idealistic young adult, to unhappy old man). Even the stomp, stomp, claps are very Brian (and his overly scientific genius brain) in that he hand calculated a logarithm to figure out how to make the sound of about 10 people stomping on boards sound and have the reverberation of an entire concert hall stomping. Freddie just sang it (perfectly by the way). If people want to discuss gay referencing songs from Queen, you have your choice of several Freddie songs including Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Don't Stop Me Now, Get Down Make Love, and pretty much all Freddie songs on Hot Space. He did do several songs about yearning for love, without directly referencing being gay but he was singing about finding a man such as Somebody to Love, It's A Hard Life, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. However, as Freddie said several times, he found lyrics hard to write and thought of them as throw away in a lot of cases. I suspect there is a lot of songs everyone is trying to find deep meaning to that he didn't have deep meaning behind.
@MoonlitKnight That's really something there... considering most the record sales were from people you might consider to "average person" and is if any life is a picnic(??) everybody's got it rough especially the ones who don't complain because they understand that it's nobodies fault they are dealt the cards they're dealt. the song is is most certainly about the "average" just like the foo fighters song "My Hero" the narration about a rich & famous rock star who realizes the guy mowing his lawn on Saturday and really only expects life to be life and works hard anyway.