Album: The Miracle (1989)

Charted: 12

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• I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  Incredible how you can
  See right through me
  
  (Freddie Mercury)
  When you hear a sound
  That you just can't place
  Feel somethin' move
  That you just can't trace
  When something sits
  On the end of your bed
  Don't turn around
  When you hear me tread
  
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  Incredible how you can
  See right through me
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  It's criminal how I can
  See right through you
  
  I'm in your room
  And I'm in your bed
  And I'm in your life
  And I'm in your head
  Like the CIA
  Or the FBI
  You'll never get close
  Never take me alive
  
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  Incredible how you can
  See right through me
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  It's criminal how I can
  See right through you
  
  Hah, hah, hah, hello
  Hah, hah, hah, okay
  Hah, hah, hah, hello hello hello hello
  Never had a real good friend, not a boy or a girl
  No one knows what I've been through, let my flag unfurl
  So make my mark from the edge of the world
  From the edge of the world
  From the edge of the world
  
  Now I'm on your track
  And I'm in your mind
  And I'm on your back
  But don't look behind
  I'm your meanest thought
  I'm your darkest fear
  Put I'll never get caught
  You can't shake me, shake me dear
  
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  Incredible how you can
  See right through me (watch me)
  I'm the invisible man
  I'm the invisible man
  It's criminal how I can
  See right through you
  Look at me, look at me
  
  Shake me, shake me, shake me dear Writer/s: BRIAN MAY, FREDDIE MERCURY, JOHN DEACON, ROGER TAYLOR
  Publisher: Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

• Terry from Mason, OhioI never heard "Freddy Kruger" instead of "Freddy Mercury" and I wouldn't say that the names are "hidden within the song" at all. It seemed clear to me that the band members' names are called out just before they do a solo, which is often done in live concerts by pretty much everyone. That said, in each case the band member showcases their talents right after their name is called--except for John Deacon. He just keeps plugging along with no change. I almost feel like it was a cruel joke done in post-production without his knowlege to make him look bad (or at least be the brunt of a joke).
• Bridget from CoStrange video, great song.
• Michael from Santa Cruz, CaGreat song!!.The very air abounds with an army of Brian Mays's!!
• Alexandra from Zagreb, CroatiaI actually thought it talks about homosexuality. I mean, they are invisible to the society, and it's just the general feel I got from this song. However, I've known for a few years now that Mercury did not write this song, making it my theory a bit less plausible. It's an excellent song either way, and the beat is absolutely perfect.
• Heather from Perry, GaThis song was the inspiration for the theme song of the Nickelodeon cartoon "Danny Phantom". Show creator Butch Hartman is a huge Queen fan, and happened to come across this track on an imported "greatest hits" CD while on a business trip in South Korea. He fell in love with the bass line, and decided that if he ever got the chance to create a new cartoon (after "The Fairly Odd Parents") he would use that bass line in its theme song. After he got the go-ahead from Nickelodeon to create "Danny Phantom" and needed to write a theme song for it, he went to his composer, Guy Moon, played the "Invisible Man" bass line, and told him, "I don't care what music you use, just give me a bass line like this."
• Songtest2 from Gilbert, AzThis song has tremendous production value, but unfortunately it's tremendous '80s production and sounds a little dated. Still, demonstrates Queen's incredible musical talents.

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