As strongly in the major key this song is, it tells quite the tale. Lyrics ranging from “each morning I get up I die a little” to “everyone wants to put me down” portray Freddie as damaged, depressed and ultimately longing for love as a means of leaving his sorrows.
The song hit number 13 on the Bi...
[Intro]
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
[Verse 1]
Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look at yourself in the mirror and cry
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord, what you're doing to me? (Yeah, yeah)
I have spent all my years in believin' you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord
[Chorus]
Somebody (Somebody)
Ooh, somebody (Somebody)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
Yeah
[Verse 2]
I work hard (He works hard) every day of my life
I work 'till I ache my bones
At the end (At the end of the day) I take home
My hard-earned pay all on my own
(Goes home, goes home on his own)
I get down (Down) on my knees (Knees) and I start to pray (Praise the Lord)
'Till the tears run down from my eyes, Lord
[Chorus]
Somebody (Somebody)
Ooh, somebody (Please)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
Oh
[Bridge]
(He works hard) everyday (Everyday)
I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm going crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
I got no common sense
(He's got) I got nobody left to believe
No, no, no, no
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, Lord)
Ooh, somebody
Ooh (Somebody)
Anybody find me
Somebody to love
Can anybody find me
Someone to love?
[Verse 3]
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing)
I'm okay, I'm alright (He's alright, he's alright)
I ain't gonna face no defeat (Yeah, yeah)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
(One day) Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord
[Outro]
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
(Find me, find me)
Find me somebody to love (Find me)
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love-ove-ove
(Ooh, find me, find me)
Find me somebody to love
(Somebody to love)
Find me somebody to love
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody (Find me)
(Somebody find me somebody to love)
Can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
(Find me somebody to love) Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me somebody
(Find me somebody to love)
Somebody, somebody, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me
Find me, find me, find me
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh, find me, find me
Find me somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Anybody, anywhere, anybody
Find me somebody to love, love
Find me, find me, find me, find me
Somebody to Love was written by Freddie Mercury.
Somebody to Love was produced by Queen.
Queen released Somebody to Love on Fri Nov 12 1976.
‘Somebody To Love’ is Aretha Franklin-influenced. Freddie’s very much into that. We tried to keep the track in a loose, gospel-type feel. I think it’s the loosest track we’ve ever done."
–Roger Taylor
“Somebody to Love” was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on December 7, 2018.