Brian May and Kerry Ellis Life Is Real Lyrics Brian May And Kerry Ellis lyrics

Brian: We'd like to play you a song by Freddie, the one and only Freddie, and um, this is pretty much a lesser known song, it wasn't a hit, it was just kind of squirrelled away on an album, but a really beautiful song, he dedicated this song to John Lennon, but we dedicate it to Freddie, OK, and it's called 'Life Is Real'

Guilt stains on my pillow
Blood on my terraces
Torsos in my closet
Shadows from my past
Life is real
Life is real
Life is real, so real

Sleeping is my leisure
Waking up in a minefield
Dreaming's just a pleasure dome
Love is a roulette wheel
Life is real
Life is real
Life is real, oh yeah

Success is my breathing space
I bought it on myself
I can 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 will taste it

Life is real
Life is real
Life is real

Music will be my mistress
Loving like a whore
Freddie is a genius
Living in every pore
Life is real
Life is real
Life is real, so real

Life is cruel
Life is a bitch
Life is real - so real

Life is real
Life is real
Oooh, life is real

Life is real

Kerry: Thank you