Queen - Flick of the Wrist

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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[MegaQueenlover]

Listening to Queen music is like taking vitamin pills for the soul XD

[ReillyRocketFuel]

ah this song is awesome

[kjsoccerronaldo10]

also watch dream theaters cover great

[Kamyu03]

Lol xD, i've been hearin all Queen's discography for years and i had never really paid attention to the lyrics on this tracks. Now i know it's actually a song about selling the sould to the devil, now the title makes sense.

[amanda2109114]

@nanachatqueentoutout hayyyyy glad to see you again! Hahahah yeah THIS SONG GIVES ME A SHEER HEART ATTACK!!!!

[nanachatqueentoutout]

@amanda2109114 Hihihi

[amanda2109114]

This song can give you a sheer heart attack!!!!

[amanda2109114]

I'm a super Queen fan!!! We're all super Queen fans!!!! Proud to be super Queen fans!!! YEAH!!!!

[CoreaKixx420]

I can still remember when this album came out in '74...upon first listen, this was my first favorite song from it...then, of course, everyting else was colossal. But for me, Queen I and Queen II were their masterpieces, followed by Sheer Heart Attack, and A Night at the Opera, in that order. 1,2,3,4. WOW!!!!!!

[amanda2109114]

This song is about exorcism I'm sure... I have shills... One of my worst fears... To get an exorcism...

[frusc1ant33]

@OriginalThannix Baby, you been had 

[OriginalThannix]

Baby, you've been WHAT!?!??!?!