Greatest Hits II

Cat. No: PMTV 2/CDP 79 7971 2 (Not released in the USA). Release Date: 28 Oct 1991 (UK). Mastered By: Kevin Metcalfe.Cover Concept: Queen and Richard Gray. Highest Chart Pos: 1 (UK). Weeks On Chart: 86 (UK). Award Status: Five Times Platinum.
 
 
 
 

A Kind Of Magic

(Roger Taylor)

It's a kind of magic

It's a kind of magic

A kind of magic

One dream one soul one prize one goal

One golden glance of what should be

It's a kind of magic

One shaft of light that shows the way

No mortal man can win this day

It's a kind of magic

The bell that rings inside your mind

Is challenging the doors of time

It's a kind of magic

The waiting seems eternity

The day will dawn of sanity

Is this a kind of magic

It's a kind of magic

There can be only one

This rage that lasts a thousand years

Will soon be done

This flame that burns inside of me

I'm here in secret harmonies

It's a kind of magic

The bell that rings inside your mind

Is challenging the doors of time

It's a kind of magic

It's a kind of magic

The rage that lasts a thousand years

Will soon be will soon be

Will soon be done

This is a kind of magic

There can be only one

This rage that lasts a thousand years

Will soon be done-done

Magic - it's a kind of magic

It's a kind of magic

Magic magic magic magic

Ha ha ha it's magic

It's a kind of magic

 
 

Under Pressure

(Queen and David Bowie)

Pressure pushing down on me

Pressing down on you no man ask for

Under pressure

That burns a building down

Splits a family in two

Puts people on streets

Bah bah bah bah bah bah

Bah bah bah bah bah bah

That's o-kay!

It's the terror of knowing

What this world is about

Watching some good friends

Screaming let me out!

Pray tomorrow takes me higher

Pressure on people

People on streets

Do do do bah bah bah bah

O-kay

Chippin' around

Kick my brains round the floor

These are the days

It never rains but it pours

People on streets

People on streets

It's the terror of knowing

What this world is about

Watching some good friends

Screaming let me out!

Pray tomorrow takes me higher higher higher

Pressure on people

People on streets

Turned away from it all

Like a blind man

Sat on a fence but it don't work

Keep coming up with love

But it's so slashed and torn

Why why why?

Love love love love

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking

Can't we give ourselves one more chance?

Why can't we give love that one more chance?

Why can't we give love give love give love?

Give love give love give love give love give love?

Cause love's such an old fashioned word

And love dares you to care

For people on the edge of the night

And love dares you to change our way

Of caring about ourselves

This is our last dance

This is our last dance

This is ourselves under pressure

Under pressure pressure

 
 

Radio Ga Ga

(Roger Taylor)

Radio I'd sit alone and watch your light

My only friend through teenage nights

And ev'rything I had to know

I heard it on my radio

You gave them all those old time stars

Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars

You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry

You made us feel like we could fly

Radio

So don't become some background noise

A backdrop for the girls and boys

Who just don't know or just don't care

And just complain when you're not there

You had your time you had the power

You've yet to have your finest hour

Radio

All we hear is Radio ga ga

Radio goo goo

Radio ga ga

All we hear is Radio ga ga

Radio blah blah

Radio what's new?

Radio someone still loves you

We watch the shows - we watch the stars

On videos for hours and hours

We hardly need to use our ears

How music changes through the years

Let's hope you never leave old friend

Like all good things on you we depend

So stick around cos we might miss you

When we grow tired of all this visual

You had your time you had the power

You've yet to have your finest hour

Radio

All we hear is Radio ga ga

Radio goo goo

Radio ga ga

All we hear is Radio ga ga

Radio goo goo

Radio ga ga

All we hear is Radio ga ga

Radio blah blah

Radio what's new?

Someone still loves you

Radio ga ga

Radio ga ga

Radio ga ga

Radio

You had your time you had the power

You've yet to have your finest hour

Radio

 
 

I Want It All

(Queen)

I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now

Adventure seeker on an empty street

Just an alley creeper light on his feet

A young fighter screaming with no time for doubt

With the pain and anger can't see a way out

It ain't much I'm asking I heard him say

Gotta find me a future move out of my way

I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now

I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now

Listen all you people come gather round

I gotta get me a game plan gotta shake you to the ground

Just give me what I know is mine

People do you hear me just give me the sign

It ain't much I'm asking if you want the truth

Here's to the future for the dreams of youth

I want it all (give it all) I want it all I want it all and I want it now

I want it all (yes I want it all) I want it all (hey)

I want it all and I want it now

I'm a man with a one track mind

So much to do in one life time (people do you hear me)

Not a man for compromise and where's and why's and living lies

So I'm living it all (yes I'm living it all)

And I'm giving it all (and I'm giving it all)

Yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

I want it all all all all

It ain't much I'm asking if you want the truth

Here's to the future

Hear the cry of youth (hear the cry hear the cry of youth)

I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now

I want it all (yeah yeah yeah) I want it all I want it all and I want it now

I want it

Now

I want it I want it

 
 

I Want To Break Free

(John Deacon)

I want to break free

I want to break free

I want to break free from your lies

You're so self satisfied I don't need you

I've got to break free

God knows God knows I want to break free

I've fallen in love

I've fallen in love for the first time

And this time I know it's for real

I've fallen in love yeah

God knows God knows I've fallen in love

It's strange but it's true

I can't get over the way you love me like you do

But I have to be sure

When I walk out that door

Oh how I want to be free baby

Oh how I want to be free

Oh how I want to break free

But life still goes on

I can't get used to living without living without

Living without you by my side

I don't want to live alone hey

God knows got to make it on my own

So baby can't you see

I've got to break free

I've got to break free

I want to break free yeah

I want I want I want I want to break free....

 
 

Innuendo

(Queen)

While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand

While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land

While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow

Till the mountains crumble into the plain

Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'

Tread that fine line

Oh we'll keep on tryin yeah

Just passing our time

While we live according to race, colour or creed

While we rule by blind madness and pure greed

Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion

Through the aeons, and on and on

Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'

We'll tread that fine line

Oh oh we'll keep on tryin'

Till the end of time

Till the end of time

Through the sorrow all through our splendour

Don't take offence at my innuendo

You can be anything you want to be

Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be

Be free with your tempo be free be free

Surrender your ego be free be free to yourself

Oooh ooh

If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky

If there's a point if there's a reason to live or die

If there's an answer to the questions we feel bound to ask

Show yourself - destroy our fears - release your mask

Oh yes we'll keep on trying

Hey tread that fine line

Yeah we'll keep on smiling yeah (yeah yeah)

And whatever will be will be

We'll keep on trying

We'll just keep on trying

Till the end of time

Till the end of time

Till the end of time

 
 

It's A Hard Life

(Freddie Mercury)

I don't want my freedom

There's no reason for living with a broken heart

This is a tricky situation

I've only got myself to blame

It's just a simple fact of life

It can happen to anyone

You win - you lose

It's a chance you have to take with love

Oh yeah - I fell in love

And now you say it's over and I'm falling apart

It's a hard life

To be true lovers together

To love and live forever in each others hearts

It's a long hard fight

To learn to care for each other

To trust in one another right from the start

When you're in love

I try and mend the broken pieces

I try to fight back the tears

They say it's just a state of mind

But it happens to everyone

How it hurts - deep inside

When your love has cut you down to size

Life is tough - on your own

Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies

And I'm waiting for love

Yes it's a hard life

Two lovers together

To love and live forever in each others hearts

It's a long hard fight

To learn to care for each other

To trust in one another - right from the start

When you're in love

Yes it's a hard life

In a world that's filled with sorrow

There are people searching for love in ev'ry way

It's a long hard fight

But I'll always live for tomorrow

I'll look back on myself and say I did it for love

Yes I did it for love - for love - oh I did it for love

 
 

Breakthru

(Queen)

When love breaks up

When the dawn light wakes up

A new life is born

Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough

Now

I wake up

Feel just fine

Your face

Fills my mind

I get religion quick

'Cos you're looking divine

Honey you're touching something you're touching me

I'm under your thumb under your spell can't you see

If I could only reach you

If I could make you smile

If I could only reach you

That would really be a breakthrough - oh yeah

Breakthrough these barriers of pain

Breakthrough to the sunshine from the rain

Make my feelings known towards you

Turn my heart inside and out for you now

Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough

Now!

Your smile speaks books to me

I break up

With each and every one of your looks at me

Honey you're starting something deep inside of me

Honey you're sparking something this fire in me

I'm outta control

I wanna rush headlong into this ecstasy

If I could only reach you

If I could make you smile

If I could only reach you

That would really be a breakthrough

If I could only reach you

If I could make you smile

If I could only reach you

That would really be a breakthrough

Oh yeah

Breakthrough breakthrough

If I could only reach you

If I could make you smile

If I could only reach you

That would really be a breakthrough

If I could only reach you

If I could make you smile

If I could only reach you

That would really be a breakthrough

Breakthrough

 
 

Who Wants To Live Forever

(Brian May)

There's no time for us

There's no place for us

What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away from us

Who wants to live forever

Who wants to live forever....?

There's no chance for us

It's all decided for us

This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever

Who wants to live forever?

Who dares to love forever?

When love must die

But touch my tears with your lips

Touch my world with your fingertips

And we can love forever

Forever is our today

Who wants to live forever

Who wants to live forever?

Forever is our today

Who waits forever anyway?

 
 

Headlong

(Queen)

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal

And you're rushing headlong out of control

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping

And there's nothin' you can do about it

Nothin' you can do no there's nothin' you can do about it

No there's nothin you can nothin' you can nothin' you can do about it

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal

And you're rushing headlong out of control

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin' you can do about it

Yeah

Hey he used to be a man with a stick in his hand

Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do

She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand

Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do

Now you've got soup in the laundry bag

Now you've got strings you're gonna lose your rag

You're gettin' in a fight

Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night

Let me out of this cheap B movie

Headlong down the highway and you're rushing

Headlong out of control

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin'

And there's nothin you can nothin' you can nothin' you can do about it

When a red hot man meets a white hot lady

Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do

Soon the fire starts raging gets you more than half crazy

Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do

Now they start freaking everywhere you turn

You can't start walking cause your feet got burned

It ain't no time to figure wrong from right

Cause reason's out of the window better hold on tight

You're rushing headlong

Headlong out of control - yeah

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping

And there's nothin you nothin' you nothin' you can do about it at all

Yeah yeah

Alright - go

And you're rushing headlong down the highway

And you're rushing headlong out of control

And you think you're so strong

But there ain't no stopping

There's nothin nothin' nothin' you can do about it

Ah ha

Headlong

Yeah yeah yeah

Headlong

Headlong

Headlong

gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH

 
 

The Miracle

(Queen)

Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all

It's a miracle

All God's creations great and small

The Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal

That's a miracle

Test tube babies being born

Mothers,fathers dead and gone

It's a miracle

We're having a miracle on earth

Mother nature does it all for us

The wonders of this world go on

The hanging Gardens of Babylon

Captain Cook and Cain and Able

Jimi Hendrix to the Tower of Babel

It's a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle

It's a miracle

The one thing we're all waiting for is peace on earth - an end to war

It's a miracle we need - the miracle

The miracle we're all waiting for today

If every leaf on every tree could tell a story that would be a miracle

If every child on every street had clothes to wear and food to eat

That's a miracle

If all God's people could be free to live in perfect harmony

It's a miracle

We're having a miracle on earth

Mother nature does it all for us

Open hearts and surgery

(wonders of this world go on)

Sunday mornings with a cup of tea

Super powers always fighting

But Mona Lisa just keeps on smiling

It's a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle

(wonders of this world go on)

It's a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle

It's a miracle

The one thing (the one thing) we're all waiting for (we're all waiting for)

Is peace on earth (peace on earth) and an end to war (an end to war)

It's a miracle we need - the miracle

The miracle peace on earth and end to war today

That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends

That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends

That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends

That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends

 
 

I'm Going Slightly Mad

(Queen)

When the outside temperature rises

And the meaning is oh so clear

One thousand and one yellow daffodils

Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear

Are they trying to tell you something

You're missing that one final screw

You're simply not in the pink my dear

To be honest you haven't got a clue

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened - happened

It finally happened - ooh oh

It finally happened

I'm slightly mad

Oh dear

I'm one card short of a full deck

I'm not quite the shilling

One wave short of a shipwreck

I'm not my usual top billing

I'm coming down with a fever

I'm really out to sea

I think I'm a banana tree

Oh dear

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened - happened

It finally happened - uh huh

It finally happened

I'm slightly mad

Oh dear

Ooh ooh ah ah

Ooh ooh ah ah

I'm knitting with only one needle

Unravelling fast it's true

I'm driving only three wheels these days

But my dear how about you

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened

It finally happened - oh yes

It finally happened

I'm slightly mad

Just very slightly mad

And there you have it

 
 

The Invisible Man

(Queen)

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

Incredible how you can see right through me

Freddie Mercury

When you hear a sound that you just can't place

Feel somethin' move that you just can't trace

When something sits on the end of your bed

Don't turn around when you hear me tread

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

Incredible how you can see right through me

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

It's criminal how I can see right through you

John Deacon

Now I'm in your room and I'm in your bed

And I'm in your life and I'm in your head

Like the CIA or the FBI

You'll never get close never take me alive

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

Incredible how you can see right through me

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

It's criminal how I can see right through you

Hah hah hah hello

Hah hah hah OK

Hah hah hah hello hello hello hello

Never had a real good friend - not a boy or a girl

No-one knows what I've been through - let my flag unfurl

So I make my mark from the edge of the world

From the edge of the world

From the edge of the world

Brian May Brian May

Now I'm on your track and I'm in your mind

And I'm on your back but don't look behind

I'm your meanest thought I'm your darkest fear

But I'll never get caught you can't shake me shake me dear

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

Incredible how you can see right through me

Watch me

I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man

It's criminal how I can see right through you

Look at me look at me

Roger Taylor

Shake you shake you dear

 
 

Hammer To Fall

(Brian May)

Here we stand or here we fall

History won't care at all

Make the bed light the light

Lady Mercy won't be home tonight yeah

You don't waste no time at all

Don't hear the bell but you answer the call

It comes to you as to us all

We're just waiting

For the hammer to fall

Oh ev'ry night and every day

A little piece of you is falling away

But lift your face the Western Way

Build your muscles as your body decays yeah

Toe your line and play their game yeah

Let the anaesthetic cover it all

Till one day they call your name

You know it's time for the hammer to fall

Rich or poor or famous

For your truth it's all the same (oh no oh no)

Lock your door the rain is pouring

Through your window pane (oh no)

Baby now your struggle's all in vain

For we who grew up tall and proud

In the shadow of the mushroom cloud

Convinced our voices can't be heard

We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder

What the hell we fighting for?

Just surrender and it won't hurt at all

You just got time to say your prayers

While your waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall

It's gonna fall

Hammer..you know..hammer to fall

Waiting for the hammer to fall now baby

While you're waiting for the hammer to fall

Give it to me one more time

 
 

Friends Will Be Friends

(Freddie Mercury and John Deacon)

Another red letter day

So the pound has dropped and the children are creating

The other half ran away

Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber

Got a pain in the chest

Doctor's on strike what you need is a rest

It's not easy love but you've got friends you can trust

Friends will be friends

When you're in need of love they give you care and attention

Friends will be friends

When you're through with life and all hope is lost

Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

Now it's a beautiful day

The postman delivered a letter from your lover

Only a phone call away

You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number

As a matter of fact

You're getting used to life without him in your way

It's so easy love cos you got friends you can trust

Friends will be friends

When you're in need of love they give you care and attention

Friends will be friends

When you're through with life and all hope is lost

Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

It's so easy love cos you got friends you can trust

Friends will be friends

When you're in need of love they give you care and attention

Friends will be friends

When you're through with life and all hope is lost

Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

Friends will be friends

When you're in need of love they give you care and attention

Friends will be friends

When you're through with life and all hope is lost

Hold out your hands cos right till the end-

Friends will be friends

 
 

The Show Must Go On

(Queen)

Empty spaces - what are we waiting for

Abandoned places - I guess we know the score

On and on

Does anybody know what we are looking for

Another hero another mindless crime

Behind the curtain in the pantomime

Hold the line

Does anybody want to take it anymore

The show must go on

The show must go on

Inside my heart is breaking

My make-up may be flaking

But my smile still stays on

Whatever happens I'll leave it all to chance

Another heartache another failed romance

On and on

Does anybody know what we are living for

I guess I'm learning

I must be warmer now

I'll soon be turning round the corner now

Outside the dawn is breaking

But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free

The show must go on

The show must go on - yeah

Ooh inside my heart is breaking

My make-up may be flaking

But my smile still stays on

Yeah oh oh oh

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies

Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die

I can fly - my friends

The show must go on - yeah

The show must go on

I'll face it with a grin

I'm never giving in

On with the show

I'll top the bill

I'll overkill

I have to find the will to carry on

On with the

On with the show

The show must go on

 
 

One Vision

(Queen)

One man one goal one mission

One heart one goal just one solution

One flash of light yeah one god one vision

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One voice one hope

One real decision

Wowowowo gimme one vision

No wrong no right

I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white

No blood no stain

All we need is one world wide vision

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One race one hope

One real decision

Wowowowo oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah

I had a dream

When I was young

A dream of sweet illusion

A glimpse of hope and unity

And visions of one sweet union

But a cold wind blows

And a dark rain falls

And in my heart it shows

Look what they've done to my dreams

So give me your hands

Give me your hearts

I'm ready

There's only one direction

One world one nation

Yeah one vision

No hate no fight

Just excitation

All through the night

It's a celebration wowowowo yeah

One one one one...

One vision...

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One voice one hope

One real decision

Gimme one light

Gimme one hope

Just gimme

One man one man

One bar one night

One day hey hey

Just gimme gimme gimme gimme

Fried chicken.

 
 
 

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