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Muse – Resistance Lyrics 16 years ago
"Love is our resistance/ They keep us apart and they won't stop breaking us down"

This line is referring to a zener diode in reverse bias. The resistor placed in series between the diode and the battery is causing the diode to drop a constant amount of voltage, but without burning it out. Clearly, Matt is drawing a parallel between the delicate state of love and solid state electronics.

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