It's about a galactic invador descending upon Freddie's imaginary land of Rhye, where the people worshipped false gods and led their lives in sin. I think it's not only with a message on religion, but it's also political, as Freddie at the time of writing this was a closet-case and the UK was still in an uproar on the "plague of gay people", and this song is meant to put people in mind of the Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah where God rained fire and brimstone on the "unholy ones" who committed the first homosexual acts.
It's about a galactic invador descending upon Freddie's imaginary land of Rhye, where the people worshipped false gods and led their lives in sin. I think it's not only with a message on religion, but it's also political, as Freddie at the time of writing this was a closet-case and the UK was still in an uproar on the "plague of gay people", and this song is meant to put people in mind of the Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah where God rained fire and brimstone on the "unholy ones" who committed the first homosexual acts.