🎵 Under Pressure // by Queen

151 ContributorsTranslationsEspañolPolski Under Pressure Lyrics A duet about how the pressure on our lives makes us nearly crumble. The collaboration emerged from a hectic day of partying and composing by David Bowie and the four members of Queen.… Read More  [Intro: Freddie Mercury] Mmm num ba de Dum bum ba be Doo buh dum ba beh beh [Verse 1: David Bowie & Freddie Mercury] 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 [Refrain: Freddie Mercury] Um ba ba be Um ba ba be De day da Ee day da That's okay [Chorus: David Bowie & Freddie Mercury] It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow gets me higher Pressure on people, people on streets [Post-Chorus: Freddie Mercury] Day day de mm hm Da da da ba ba Okay [Verse 2: Freddie Mercury] Chipping around, kick my brains 'round the floor These are the days, it never rains, but it pours [Interlude: Freddie Mercury & David Bowie] Ee do ba be Ee da ba ba ba Um bo bo Be lap People on streets Ee da de da de People on streets Ee da de da de da de da [Chorus: David Bowie & Freddie Mercury] It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow gets me higher, higher, high Pressure on people, people on streets [Bridge: David Bowie & Freddie Mercury] 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, love Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking [Verse 3: Freddie Mercury] 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, give love? [Outro: David Bowie] 'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the (People on streets) edge of the night And love (People on streets) 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