Freddie Mercury - The Golden Boy Lyrics

Lyrics The Golden Boy - Freddie Mercury



The boy had a way with words, he sang, he moved with grace
He entertained so naturally, no gesture out of place
His road in life was clearly ddrawn, he didn't hesistate
He played, they saw, he conquered as the master of his fate.
The girl had an iron soul no-one could recognise
Material ambition that her gentleness disguised
She gave herself to him certain of his fame
Wanted him for luxury, for limelight and his name.
And then he sang to her
I love you for your silence
I love you for your peace
The still and calm releases
That sweep into my soul
That slowly take control
I love you for your passion
I love you for your fire
The violent desire
That burns me in its flame
A love i dare not name
His rise was irresistable - he grew into the part
His explanation simply that he suffered for his art
No base considerations of some glittering reward
The prize was knowing that his work was noticed and adored
I love you for your silence
I love you for your peace
The still and calm releases
That sweep into my soul
That slowly take control
Yes he told the truth
Accepting every honour with a masterly display
Of well rehearsed reluctance to be singled out this way
He started to believe that he was all they said and more
While she forgot - she forgot the reasons she had wanted him before
I love you for your passion
I love you for your fire
The violent desire
That burns me in its flame
A love i dare not name
The still and calm releases
That sweep into my soul
That slowly take control
And when at last they fell apart she wished that she could be
The hardened heart of yesterday, as cynical as he.
By changing for the better, she had changed things for the worse.
The words that made them happy once now echoed ... echoed as a curse



Writer(s): Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Tim Rice


Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection
Album The Solo Collection
date of release
23-10-2000

1 Confidential
2 The Golden Boy (early version: Freddie's demo vocal)
3 The Golden Boy (2nd early version: extract)
4 Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (alternate versions)
5 How Can I Go On (out-take: extract)
6 How Can I Go On (alternative piano version)
7 La Japonaise
8 Hold On
9 Heaven for Everyone (The Cross version: Freddie vocal)
10 The Great Pretender (original demo)
11 Holding On (demo)
12 It's So You (demo)
13 I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (demo)
14 Yellow Breezes (demo)
15 Have a Nice Day (fan club message)
16 Goin' Back
17 Love Kills (original 1984 single version)
18 Love Kills (original 1984 extended version)
19 I Was Born to Love You (original 1985 extended version)
20 Stop All the Fighting (1985 non-album b-side)
21 Stop All the Fighting (1985 non-album b-side extended version)
22 Made in Heaven (original 1985 extended version)
23 She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 non-album b-side)
24 She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 non-album b-side extended version)
25 Living on My Own (original 1985 extended version)
26 My Love Is Dangerous (original 1985 extended version)
27 Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (original 1985 extended version)
28 Let's Turn It On (original 1985 extended version)
29 Time (original 1986 single/album version)
30 Time (original 1986 extended version)
31 In My Defence (1986 album version)
32 The Great Pretender (original 1987 single version)
33 The Great Pretender (original 1987 extended version)
34 Barcelona (original 1987 single version)
35 Barcelona (original 1987 extended version)
36 How Can I Go On (1989 single version)
37 Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers extended mix)
38 Living on My Own (1993 radio mix)
39 Living on My Own (1993 club mix)
40 Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions mix)
41 La Japonaise
42 The Fallen Priest
43 Ensueño
44 The Golden Boy
45 Guide Me Home
46 How Can I Go On
47 Let's Turn It On (a cappella)
48 Made in Heaven (alternative version)
49 I Was Born to Love You (vocal & piano version)
50 Foolin' Around (original 1985 unreleased 12" mix)
51 Your Kind of Lover (early version)
52 Your Kind of Lover (vocal & piano version)
53 Mr. Bad Guy (orchestra out-takes)
54 Mr. Bad Guy (early version)
55 There Must Be More to Life Than This (piano out-takes)
56 Living on My Own (hybrid edit: early/later versions)
57 Love Is Dangerous (early version)
58 Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (early version)
59 Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd early version: extract)
60 Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd early version)
61 Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (live take)
62 She Blows Hot & Cold (alternative version) (feat. Brian May)
63 Gazelle (demo)
64 Money Can't Buy Happiness (demo)
65 Love Makin' Love (demo)
66 New York (demo)
67 Barcelona (early version: Freddie's demo vocal)
68 Barcelona (Freddie's vocal slave)
69 Barcelona (later version: Freddie's vocal only)
70 La Japonaise (early version: Freddie's demo vocal)
71 La Japonaise (a cappella)
72 Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (later version: Freddie's demo vocal)
73 Ensueño (Montserrat's live takes)




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