Know something about this song or lyrics?
Add it to our wiki.
Aah, aah
In the land where horses born with eagle wings
And honey bees have lost their stings
There's singing forever, ooh yeah
Lion's den with fallow deer
And rivers made from wine so clear
Flow on and on forever
Dragons fly like sparrows thru' the air
And baby lambs where Samson dares
To go on on on on on on
My fairy king can see things
He rules the air and turns the tides
That are not there for you and me
Ooh yeah he guides the winds
My fairy king can do right and nothing wrong
Ah, then came man to savage in the night
To run like thieves and to kill like knives
To take away the power from the magic hand
To bring about the ruin to the promised land, aah, aah
They turn the milk into sour
Like the blue in the blood of my veins
Why can't you see it
Fire burning in hell with the cry of screaming pain
Son of heaven set me free and let me go
Sea turn dry, no salt from sand
Seasons fly no helping hand
Teeth don't shine like pearls for poor man's eyes, aah
Someone, someone has drained the colour from my wings
Broken my fairy circle ring
And shamed the king in all his pride
Changed the winds and wronged the tides
Mother Mercury Mercury
Look what they've done to me
I cannot run, I cannot hide
La la la la la la la la la la la la
In the land where horses born with eagle wings
And honey bees have lost their stings
There's singing forever, ooh yeah
Lion's den with fallow deer
And rivers made from wine so clear
Flow on and on forever
Dragons fly like sparrows thru' the air
And baby lambs where Samson dares
To go on on on on on on
My fairy king can see things
He rules the air and turns the tides
That are not there for you and me
Ooh yeah he guides the winds
My fairy king can do right and nothing wrong
Ah, then came man to savage in the night
To run like thieves and to kill like knives
To take away the power from the magic hand
To bring about the ruin to the promised land, aah, aah
They turn the milk into sour
Like the blue in the blood of my veins
Why can't you see it
Fire burning in hell with the cry of screaming pain
Son of heaven set me free and let me go
Sea turn dry, no salt from sand
Seasons fly no helping hand
Teeth don't shine like pearls for poor man's eyes, aah
Someone, someone has drained the colour from my wings
Broken my fairy circle ring
And shamed the king in all his pride
Changed the winds and wronged the tides
Mother Mercury Mercury
Look what they've done to me
I cannot run, I cannot hide
La la la la la la la la la la la la
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
Regardless, the idea of the multiple perspectives and narratives between these songs are just great. PursuitofLife and Lennonmercury's writeups were fantastic, great stuff. LM's #1 of Lily being the final sendoff to the world of Rhye (as well as Freddie's mythical lyrics) is definitely the most sad one, so the second one looks a bit tempting, ha.
I don't think that this song has too much meaning behind it, though. I mean, it's a Queen song! Queen songs usually don't have a whole lot of meaning behind them (especially if Freddie wrote it and if it's early Queen). Though, it's probably my favorite song from the Queen album.
The song paints a picture of a world which, to the modern rational man does not and cannot exist. The tales and beliefs of mythical creatures is put assunder by the progress of man and in the end the ultimate humilation of the king comes from the loss of belief in the fantastic. A no less violent end that that of knives and flame the king's power fades until he is drained of his colour.
Absolutely fantasic! Much of Queen's early work draws upon fantasy themes, and Freddy probably didn't craft a deeper meaning to the lyrics. The true power in his story telling comes from the inspiration evoked by the words and music.
my first theory is also the most popular: it starts with my fairy king, where rhye is invaded and thrown into chaos. then 7seas of rhye comes in and an invader takes over rhye and brings an end to the kingdom of the fairy king. then, in lily of the valley, rhye slowly gets destroyed and all its magic is lost.
then theres my second and favorite theory. it still starts with fairy king, with the same meaning. BUT then lily of the valley comes in with rhye becoming lawless and in a state of shock. then its 7 seas of rhye where the narrator is god and he brings order to rhye.
now my 3rd and final theory. it starts with 7 seas in which the fairy king is narrator and the song describes his conquest of the land. then in my fairy king, his kingdom is destroyed and in lily of the valley he is over thrown.
these are just my theorys and any one can feel free to contradict me. i think all of these theories describe how freddies fairy tale life is ending and he's realizing the evil of the earth.