Muse – Madness

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  Song Meaning:this song is speaking to me and it never leaves me it.... follows me everywhere, i love this song so much its adicting

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  General Comment:The opening verse describes a period of time after a breakup that this person has had time to reflect on everything. Trying to let go. And in the pain of heartbreak you question everything that you've done and think about everything you did wrong. He crys out "I need to love" and it sounds like letting go.
  
  This song isn't necessarily only about realising your faults and hoping that your love returns to you. When I listen to this I think there is a possibility that it means that he's come to terms with the relationship ending ( "now, I have finally seen the end" ), accepted that their love is "madness" or not healthy, and is hopeful for the future - asking for new love to come to him. "Trust in the dream", the dream being a more fulfilling love.

  Flag iSurrenderon July 10, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:I like this single as I generally like Muse. Must say thought, this song is very radio friendly. Muse is getting more pop. It's not bad. Coldplay is pop right? U2 is pop. I still like the song, but it's like Muse is growing up. They've lost their edge a bit. I mean come on, he says "he finally realized that he has to love". That's like a goodbye to the rockstar lifestyle. :)

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  General Comment:The lyrics at the end of the song should read... "Come to me Just in a dream Come on a rescue me Yes I know I can't be wrong and baby you're too headstrong, our love is madness"
  
  The song is about being able to put arguments and our own personal ego aside for love. He can't be wrong and she is too headstrong basically say the same thing. We are stubborn as people but putting aside our egos help us love and realize the love we need

  Flag fabricatedon May 03, 2013   Link

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  My Interpretation:This song makes me think of Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights." I'm pretty sure Matt wasn't thinking of Heathcliff when he wrote the song, but I think the song is a perfect description of Heathcliff's "madness."

  Flag macychickon April 27, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:It's a song about the realization of the reality and the value and significance of love. I have finally seen the light, I have finally realized I need to love.
  
  A relationship is not perfect; it will have its problems, arguments, hardships, and flaws. It's about realizing that these imperfections don't matter because love is worth it. There are two basic motivating forces in life; fear and love. Love saves us from fear and suffering. It's about realizing that all love is madness, but we must pursue it nonetheless because we need to love, we need to experience the beauty of having something so great to live and care for.

  Flag Pterodacylon April 20, 2013   Link

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    I like that interpretation!

    Flag macychickon April 27, 2013  
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  General Comment:c'mon guys, this one is pretty obvious. it's about the NCAA March Madness.

  Flag KentuckyThunderon April 08, 2013   Link

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    I don't think that's what it's about at all.

    Flag macychickon April 27, 2013  
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  General Comment:I remember hearing in an interview right before his performance in Stockholm, which I think was their first live performance of the song (can't find the video of the interview) he said that he wrote this song after getting in some sort of argument with his fiancee, Kate Hudson, and she left him some time to think about their relationship and so in that time period he wrote this song.
  
  So, I guess to me the song is talking about him finally realizing that she is what he needs and that he needs to show that he loves her. I love this song, the lyrics are very personal and have a lot of emotion in them.
  
  I also remember (maybe in another interview) he said that this was his best song he's ever written because it's the most personal song he's ever done and he usually doesn't make songs so personal to him.

  Flagged c00lBlkGyeon March 28, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:As a quick note, I read the lyrics on Muse's official site and instead of Matt singing "I need to love", he actually says "I need YOUR love". I know it doesn't seem like that big a change, but to me changing the word "to" to "your" kind of gives the song a different meaning at the end where he is still longing for this person he's with.

  Flag jesushuttlesworthon January 07, 2013   Link

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  My Interpretation:The last line is "Our love is Madness". You can take this literally as madness=love and replace the word 'madness' in the lyrics with 'love'. Then the song still makes sense.
  It is about a person being in a relationship for a short while and feeling really weird and not understanding it. Then he has the revelation that the madness he feels is simply the love that is growing on him.

  Flag johnie102on January 05, 2013   Link

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