Lyric discussion by JunkWoman 

Cover art for Killer Queen lyrics by Queen

I hate to be the one to point out the obvious, but Gunpowder, Gelatin & Dynamite are 3 basic explosives. They are all volatile, dangerous. Exciting! Throw in the Lazer Beam for a good rhyme and more raw energy.

Freddy did confess on several occassions that this song was just about a high society call girl. In particular, I agree with psa09140: Freddy had Christine Keeler in mind when he wrote the song. But, most people on this list are WAY too young to know who she is.

Also: wazojugs -- Margaret Thatcher was not PM when the song was written in 1974. Learn something about history.

@JunkWoman Extreemly informative and useful comment

Though, she was, rich she always felt poor. She tried to make herself happy by surrounding herself with fancy, exspensive things, but money only mad her suffer more