From the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album, 1974. Written by Freddie Mercury.
This song includes Mercury singing octave vocals. When May returned to work having recovered from his hepatitis, he had not heard the song before he recorded his guitar and backing vocals. It is a heavy track with quite dark lyrics and an aggressive tone, something that may seem unusual for later Queen-songs.
Lyrics:
Dislocate your spine if you dont sign he says
Ill have you seeing double
Mesmerize you when hes tongue-tied
Simply with those eyes
Synchronize your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Dont look back
Dont look back
Its a rip-off.
Flick of the wrist and youre dead baby
Blow him a kiss and youre mad
Flick of the wrist - hell eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Hes taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby youve been had.
Intoxicate your brain with what Im saying
If not youll lie in knee-deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you till youve dried.
Dont look back
Dont look back
Its a rip-off!
Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain
I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money-make machine
Cross-collateralize, (big-time money, money)
Reduce you to a muzak-fake machine
Then the last goodbye
Its a rip-off.
Flick of the wrist and youre dead baby
Blow him a kiss and youre mad
Flick of the wrist - hell eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Hes taken an arm, and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had...
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