1) The song describes the pressures of modern life that burn buildings down, split families apart, and put people on the streets.
2) It discusses the terror of knowing what the world is about and watching good friends scream to be let out of this pressure.
3) In the end, it questions why we can't give love another chance and change how we care for people on the edge of life, as this is our last dance under the pressure of modern life.
1) The song describes the pressures of modern life that burn buildings down, split families apart, and put people on the streets.
2) It discusses the terror of knowing what the world is about and watching good friends scream to be let out of this pressure.
3) In the end, it questions why we can't give love another chance and change how we care for people on the edge of life, as this is our last dance under the pressure of modern life.
1) The song describes the pressures of modern life that burn buildings down, split families apart, and put people on the streets.
2) It discusses the terror of knowing what the world is about and watching good friends scream to be let out of this pressure.
3) In the end, it questions why we can't give love another chance and change how we care for people on the edge of life, as this is our last dance under the pressure of modern life.
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
[Bridge: 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
[Verse 2: David Bowie & Freddie Mercury]
Day day de mm hm Da da da ba ba Okay Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours 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, 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]
Because 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 Under pressure Pressure