Queen – Another One Bites The Dust

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Steve walks warily down the street,
With the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
Machine guns ready to go

Are you ready,
Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

[Chorus]
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

How do you think I'm going to get along,
Without you, when you're gone
You took me for everything that I had,
And kicked me out on my own

Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

[Chorus]

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he's down
But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating the sound of the beat

[Chorus]

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"Another One Bites the Dust" as written by Freddie / Mercury

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    My Interpretation:This song I believe is about a man who is depressed ( Steve walks warily down the street his brim pulled way down low ) his brim is his countenance , there's no sound but him walking but there's an ambush ahead, ( machine guns ready to go ) a spiritual ambush that lies in the unseen world , then the writer of the song asks you the listener two questions ( hey are you ready for this ? are you standing on the edge of your seat ? ) and then he tells you what he plans to do because he knows that you won't understand the meaning behind his words ( out of the doorway the bullets rip .... to the sound of the beat ) there is a spiritual doorway and the bullets ( intoxicating blindness) rip to the sound of the beat (or the music) , then the writer says another one bites the dust (has been blinded) and then another and then another ..... untill he says hey I'm gonna get you too ( he's going to shoot you with the bullets of intoxicating blindness) so that you won't understand that through the music there's a spiritual war going on to keep you sedated , blind and apathetic to his purpose which is to keep you from the truth, next he turns to the author of truth himself and in a rage... asks him some questions (how am I going to get along without you when you're gone, you took me for everything that I had and kicked me out on my own) this is the spirit of a fallen angel asking a question and stating a fact ( that he was kicked out of heaven) and then he asks how long can he (God), stand the heat of watching the ones he loves being blinded by the bullets of intoxicating blindness , then the song goes into a breakdown where the music except for the drums and some special effects and then the writer speaking directly to you the listener because he knows you've been blinded and won't be able to see the truth in his words and arrogantly and laughing at the listener says" aw take it, YOU'RE NOT ADOPTED" which means you haven't been adopted into the family of God, or born again of the spirit of God . Lucifer was from what I understand the #1 Ark Angel in heaven and appears to have been made to sing and lead the Angles in praise and worship of God untill he became proud and wanted to use his talents for his own glory and to exalt himself , he got a third of the angels to rebel and there was a war in heaven and then Lucifer who is also called the Devil or Satan because of the sin found in him was cast out of heaven with one third of the angels that rebeled and they were cast down to the EARTH where Lucifer has set up his kingdom as the god of this world , he rules by deception and by giving men the things that God has forbidded keeps them in slavery to SIN, he is called the prince of the power of the air and music is vibrations traveling through AIR , there are thousands of songs similar to this that tell the intensions of the Spirit writing the songs but unless you're born again and ADOPTED , your eyes will remain blinded by the powers of darkness, get saved... this minute... before it's too late .
    Flag Sozosreignon May 10, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:To be honest, given the big controversy of playing things backwards to find hidden meanings at the time the song was written, I wouldn't be at all surprised if John didn't do that on purpose... just for a laugh (and possibly good marketing).
    The song itself isn't about smoking weed.
    Flag Wyrmon March 13, 2013   Link
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    My Opinion:Haha This is the song My Dad used to sing whenever we would go to an American Wedding
    Flag rock83on September 21, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:i always thought it was pretty obvious.

    Steve just broke up with his girlfriend, (well she dumped him). Extremely depressed and angry, (perhaps drunk or high) he's on a killing rampage shooting bullets of out his gun to anyone around him on his way to his ex-girlfriend to shoot her.

    is there really another way to explain it?
    Flag pianton August 17, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Since everyone is speculating on the meaning of this song, I, too will jump on the "band wagon", no pun intended. First I have too say that this song is clearly one of the "grooviest" songs of all time. It has a "way groovy" 70's sound to it, and from my research this was no accident. As with a lot of songs (poetry + music= song), there is not simply one meaning, and it is for each to interpret. Based on the lyrics themselves and the man who wrote them, knowing his sexual preference as heterosexual even though the man who actually sings the song is homosexual (look these facts up for yourself-you have to do your own homework) I believe this has a partially, as with a lot of songs, a "love/heart broken/bitterness" underlying theme in this song, but that is not all that is there. I believe that the writer has successfully drawn exquisite analogies and painted such a vivid picture with these lyrics, he has to have witnessed firsthand some sort of dangerous situation involving perhaps the death of someone, whether it was by drug use, or perhaps even literally by a gun. He's (Steve) is walking "warily down the street" with his hat "brim pulled way down low" (clearly he is in a bad part of town somewhere), again either literally, or figuratively. The only sound anyone can hear is "the sound of his own feet" and be prepared with "machine guns ready to go". "Are you ready, are you ready for this. Are you hanging on the edge of your seat. Out of the doorway the bullets rip to the sound of the beat. Another one bites the dust (did he just see someone get shot?) And another one gone (he's seen this before)...Hey, I'm gonna get you, too (Who are you? Drug abuse?) Another one bites the dust." That's how you break down a poem. Great poem, set to great music= FABULOUS SONG. No wonder this one did so well for QUEEN. It's been fun.
    Flag olderthanuon June 12, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:You people are stupid and just think every song is about drugs. How about listening to the song (sober) for once and maybe you will understand the lyrics.

    The song is about a soldier named Steve who encounters a fierce shootout. Steve kills lots of the opposing side. Hense another one bites the dust, and another one gone. In between he talks about the way he gets along with his fellow soldiers

    "Stupidity is learned not taught" - someone smarter than you
    Flag spacecoyote101577on August 19, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:at this time there have been 180 comments put about this song. more than half of them say something about a secret message in the words. GO AWAY!!! this is awsome song, and your messin it up because of a conspiracy theory about marijuana! Why dont you all blog on a conspiracies website or somethin'?
    Flag sidoravichon March 13, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:I disagree. I "think" ( y'know? whateva) ha ha that it is It's nice to smoke mary wanna (marijuana). I'm Steve , and my brim is wayyyyyyyy down low
    Flagged harryoweagainon December 20, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Excellent song!!!!! Hidden message or not. It reminds me of the second part of the last level of Driv3er.
    Flag MaoMao27on July 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i found this on faqs.org/lyrics/…


    Another One Bites The Dust by Queen was released in 1980 and reached number 1 in the US charts and number 7 in the UK charts.

    The lyrics to this song were inspired after the writer saw a documentary on the St. Valentines day Massacre.

    If you don't know that it is quite hard to understand what the lyrics are about.

    They describe a man walking silently down a street with his hat covering his face carrying a machine gun.

    The words of the song are building up an atmosphere describing what is about to happen, is there going to be some kind if fight and if so who with, who will he start shooting?

    The song then takes a twist when he starts singing about someone who has wronged him, a lover perhaps, who left him with nothing and with nowhere to live.

    The song ends with bullets being fired and another one biting the dust so you can only imagine that he has gone looking for an ex lover and he has killed them for the way they treated him.

    There is some controversy over this song because it is claimed that if it is played backwards you can hear the words 'Decide to smoke marijuana' several times quite clearly.



    Flag jakiXDon February 11, 2010   Link

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