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Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) by Queen
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Freddie MercuryAbout
Mercury wrote “Life Is Real” as a tribute to John Lennon, who was murdered in December of 1980. The instrumentals were meant to capture the essence of John’s work, with a melancholy, light piano arrangement.
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Guilt stains on my pillow
Blood on my terraces
Torsos in my closet
Shadows from my past
[Chorus]
Life is real, life is real
Life is real, so real
[Verse 2]
Sleeping is my leisure
Waking up in a minefield
Dream is just a pleasure dome
Love is a roulette wheel
[Chorus]
Life is real, life is real
Life is real, oh yeah
[Bridge]
Success is my breathing space
I brought it on myself
I will price it
I will cash it
I can take it or leave it
Loneliness is my hiding place
Breastfeeding myself
What more can I say
I have swallowed the bitter pill
I can taste it, I can taste it
[Chorus]
Life is real, life is real
Life is real
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Music will be my mistress
Loving like a whore
Lennon is a genius
Living in every pore
[Chorus]
Life is real, life is real
Life is real, so real
[Outro]
Life is cruel
Life is a bitch
Life is real, so real
Life is real, life is real
Yeah, life is real
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) Q&A
Who wrote Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)'s ?
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) was written by Freddie Mercury.
Who produced Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)'s ?
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) was produced by Reinhold Mack & Queen.
When did Queen release Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)?
Queen released Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) on Fri May 21 1982.
What did Queen say about "Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)"?
“I basically write the tune. I write the song around the melody most of the time. Sometimes a lyric will get me started. ‘Life Is Real’ was one of those, because the words came first. I just really got into it, pages after pages, all kinds of words. Then I just put it to a song. I just felt that it...