So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Shame on you
For thinking that you're an exception
We're all to blame
Crashing down to earth
Wasting and burning out, yeah
Fading like a dead star, woah, woah
One is coming your way
Yeah, it's coming your way
You used to be everything to me
Now I'm tired of the fighting (fighting, fighting)
Tired of the fighting, fighting yourself
Shame on you
For thinking
You're all alone
If you want to make a wish you weren't
Failing to impress
Why can't you sleep with
Someone who'll protect you, yeah
One is coming your way
Yeah, it's coming your way
You used to be everything to me
Now I'm tired of the fighting (fighting, fighting)
Tired of the fighting, fighting yourself
Fighting yourself, fighting yourself, fighting
For thinking that you're an exception
We're all to blame
Crashing down to earth
Wasting and burning out, yeah
Fading like a dead star, woah, woah
One is coming your way
Yeah, it's coming your way
You used to be everything to me
Now I'm tired of the fighting (fighting, fighting)
Tired of the fighting, fighting yourself
Shame on you
For thinking
You're all alone
If you want to make a wish you weren't
Failing to impress
Why can't you sleep with
Someone who'll protect you, yeah
One is coming your way
Yeah, it's coming your way
You used to be everything to me
Now I'm tired of the fighting (fighting, fighting)
Tired of the fighting, fighting yourself
Fighting yourself, fighting yourself, fighting
Lyrics submitted by noneedfordav, edited by Cyndrift
Dead Star Lyrics as written by Matthew James Bellamy
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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the meaning is pretty self explanatory, a guy finishing a relationship cos hes sick of the arguements but this song is so great cos its incredibly dark and moody.Muse really do seem to restore my hope in music. they rock
i think if you know what muse are really trying to get to in most of thier songs- if not, all. <br /> Theyre very political and they relate to a theory of a new world order, search it if you dont know yet! <br /> <br /> i can see where some comments have come from with a relation ship but in my opinion of it is more like this:<br /> <br /> "Shame on you For thinking You're all alone"<br /> &<br /> "Shame on you For thinking that you're an exception We're all to blame" <br /> were all as bad as eachother making the world a worse of a place with wars and destroying enviroments BUT where not exactly alone we got other creatures and things to worry about.<br /> <br /> I think there is also an 'aura' here about outer world beings too, hence the space talk of stars and being alone, abit mysterious hey?<br /> <br /> "Why can't you sleep with Someone who'll protect you"<br /> why cant you stay with someone who will protect you, someone who doesnt lie to you like a polition?