| Muse – Supermassive Black Hole Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I love Muse, I love this album, and I've even grown to enjoy this song- but it really can't be denied that this has a lot of similarities to Britney Spears songs. However, the lyrics and the meaning of the song within the album are far more complex. This song cannot be interpreted apart from Starlight- the connections between the two are more than apparent. We have lots of light and dark imagery in the two songs- "dead of night", "you set my soul alight", "you electrify my life", "let's conspire to reignite". Of course, not even light can escape the strength of a black hole's gravity. However, many believe supermassive black holes (an actual scientific term) to be at the galactic centre of many galaxies, and that their presence is key to the formation of the galaxies. Once again, I'm sure these are all some grand metaphors, but for what, I'm unsure. |
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| Muse – Starlight Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song definitely has to be looked at together with Supermassive Black Hole (although I think this song has a much better sound). Nothing, not even light, can escape the force of a black hole's gravity, so dense is its mass. A supermassive black hole is a special kind of black hole- current theory holds that most, if not all galaxies, have a supermassive black hole at their galactic center. It's all very complicated astrophysics, beyond my comprehension, really. I get the feeling that it's all some grand metaphor, seeing as some believe the presence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy is related to the creation of the galaxy. A black hole can then be both constructive and destructive. Interesting, no? Still not sure how al of that relates to these two songs. |
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| Muse – Take a Bow Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Some minor issues with these lyrics, here are the correct ones: Corrupt You corrupt Bring corruption to all that you touch Hold You'll behold And beholden for all that you've done And spell Cast a spell Cast a spell on the country you run And risk You will risk You will risk all their lives and their souls And burn You will burn You will burn in hell yeah You'll burn in hell You'll burn in hell Yeah you'll burn in hell for your sins An our freedom's consuming itself What we become is contrary to what we want Take a bow Death You bring death And destruction to all that you touch Pay You must pay You must pay for your crimes against the earth Hex Feed the hex Feed the hex on the country you love Yeah and beg You will beg You will beg for their lives and their souls Yeah and burn You will burn You will burn in hell yeah You'll burn in hell You'll burn in hell yeah You'll burn in hell You'll burn in hell Yeah you will burn for all your sins This is like the overture to the entire album. Makes a great link to Soldier's Poem- "you will risk all their lives and their souls", "you bring death and destruction to all that you touch". These sentiments can be true of any invasion on a large scale. War is bad for soldiers, bad for those at home, and those being invaded- that seems to be the message of this piece. The leaders will "burn in hell" because they justified their war by "casting a spell"- lying. The sort of magic, unnatural diction is continued in the lyrics "crimes against the earth" and "feed the hex". "An our freedom's consuming itself What we become is contrary to what we want" Very important lyrics. Deals with the theme that rights must be given up to preserve freedom- almost a total contradiction. |
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| Muse – Knights of Cydonia Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I like the dynamic intro- I can imagine horses galloping along a plain to that beat. I also like the first two verses, which combat apathy and non-involvement in government- "god" allows horrible things to happen, and ineffective people often become rulers. Therefore, resistance and revolution becomes logical. The lyrics on this album are all very straightforward- I don't think that's a bad thing, necessarily. They have a very clear message, and the music is complex- I don't think the words are always meant to be the focus of the song. Muse's incorporation of other elements throughout the entire album supports this theory. he Western sound in this song is a perfect example, and brings to mind images of a new frontier, which seems to be the ultimate goal of revolution. I love this whole album. |
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| Muse – Hoodoo Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I adore the Spanish guitar intro and the classical piano. Amazing. This song, like many Muse songs, has such a large presence- a feeling of grandeur and importance. "Why, why is this a crisis In your eyes again?" I think those two lines are the key to the song, in keeping with the political sentiment of the rest of the album. Might deal with the idea that the end of the current gov't is a good thing, not something to be feared- revolt and change should be encouaged. Might deal with the Western tendency to make mountains out of molehills. |
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| Muse – City of Delusion Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This continues the themes of revolt in Exo-Politics and Assassin. I absolutely love the Mexican and somewhat Middle Eastern feelings in this song- very interesting forays into different styles. The Spanish element is also in the next song, Hoodoo, even more obviously. This song seems to be the climax of the revolutionary movement suggested by this album. | |
| Muse – Exo-Politics Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It's a political album, and this is a political song- but I always got the vibe that Muse doesn't address particular administrations, but rather critiques the human political system as a whole. The world over, governments tend to share fundamental flaws- corruption, the power to manipulate, etcetera. This is what I feel Muse is attacking and bringing to attention- not US politics or UK politics specifically. I always get a much more profound feeling from their works, as opposed to Green Day's American Idiot, which is a great political album, but works on a smaller scale. | |
| Muse – Assassin Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Once again, the placement right after Invincible speaks volumes. "And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible." The story of the album becomes more clear with this song- this song is intense, more in the traditional Muse style, and details the chaos of rebellion. I love it. | |
| Muse – Invincible Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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It's an interesting song. It has several very different tones- the military marching drum at the beginning, and then the very upbeat sounds in the middle, finished up with the more classic Muse riffs toward the end, although the guitar sounds slightly more American there- not sure how to describe that. Its placement directly after Soldier's Poem must signify something- I haven't had time to analyze the whole story of the album yet, but I definitely think this album must be listened to as a whole- not song by song. I'm another American Muse fan, by the way! Their NY show has been sold out for weeks, so obviously there are enough around! I'm very upset that I haven't seen them live yet. |
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| Muse – Bedroom Acoustics Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I absolutely adore this song. It's gorgeous. Huzzah for Muse not being afraid to do an instrumental piece. | |
| Muse – Soldier's Poem Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Those lyrics are wrong! Tsk. Throw it all away Let's lose ourselves 'cause there's no one left for us to blame It's a shame we're all dying And do you think you deserve your freedom? How could you send us so far away from home When you know damn well that this is wrong I would still lay down my life for you And do you think you deserve your freedom? No, I don't think you do There's no justice in the world There's no justice in the world And there never was I like this song because it addresses the fact that so many people are born with rights and priveleges and don't realize that they've done nothing different than someone born into a third world country- they were simply luckier. Do we deserve our freedom? Probably not. |
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| Sting – Moon Over Bourbon Street Lyrics | 23 years ago |
| Funny, this always struck me as a were-wolf sort of thing, what with the moon and all. I agree with you, of course, I'm just saying before I knew that's what I thought of it. I've only heard it performed live, very interesting. | |
| Billy Joel – New York State Of Mind Lyrics | 23 years ago |
| That feinstein fellowe doesn't like Mr. Joel's works very much, does he? Anyway, I've liked Billy Joel since... oh, preschool, before I knew about artists and song-writing, etcetera, I only knew what I heard on the radio. I distinctly remember several of Billy Joel's songs (not this one, mind you) and Sting's, well, NOW he's Sting, but I remember the Police recordings. Oh, how I ramble on, such a chatterbox for a 13 year old! | |
| Billy Joel – Don't Ask Me Why Lyrics | 23 years ago |
| My first Billy Joel CD was his Greatest Hits Volume I & II, and I'd never heard this song before. When I did hear it, I feel in love with it, although I realise it may sound... a bit... out of touch to some. The last two verses are wonderful... | |
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