Mu Empire

This song is probably about daryls disease which he calls mr.shiver. in the first line he wrote "Mr. shiver, I'm glad you sent a line. Euphoria's endearing." which is almost a sarcastic quote. I think he is saying that he is glad his disease came back to him because things were really going good for him. "And it's cold, We might as well retire. To the drawer where all used things resign." this could be about wanting to give up the fight against his disease and let it win because he realizes if he dies(retires) this disease will too. "dressed in leather red ball and vault attire" is about S&M but its more about his diease taking over him and he is forced to be the submissive one, almost tortured by it. "between my finger and the blade" is about daryl "the used one" hurting himself or letting this disease destroy him. "right before i let the used resign" right before daryl allows himself to die the "i do, if we make it over the mountain" part could be about a promise he made someone or something that he may fulfill if he fights his disease. "You might lose the one you choose." this is daryl saying that if this disease kills him or if he overcomes it (makes it over the mountain) than mr. shiver will have no place to stay and it too will die so it better be good to him. "You might lose who won you times ten" again the disease might lose daryl who is "the one who won it"

Though Daryl seems to write a lot about his realationships with the fair sex, this song is about his disease, which is Chrone's Disease. It's a genetic intestinal disorder; basically, you get ulcers in your intestines that rupture when they please. It's often been referred to as children shivering in the river. "You might lose the one you chose" is Daryl "talking to " his disease. He's saying that since Chrone's can be lethal (he could bleed to death if he hemmorages), it can lose him. I think that "the most ironic place to be" could be that he could have an attack while onstage, or maybe on the can. This song is one awesome song.

YOU PEOPLE SUCK STOP WRITING I LIKE THIS SONG NO ONE CARES IF YOU LIKE IT THIS SITE IS HERE FOR MEANINGS NOT OPINIONS

i'd also been wondering about the title, did some quick research for others who didn't know about this 'fictional' former continent called mu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_%28lost_continent%29

i presume this is what the title would be referring to. i'm feeling the connection between the lyrics and the title, is that these ulcers from his illness, mr. shiver, as mentioned by Tony Clifton, are the 'children shivering in the river,' which i've taken as a potential metaphor which could be akin to mu supposedly sinking into the atlantic. so to 'make it over the mountain' would be for the ulcers to subside, i.e. cease to exist.

i think i might be onto something, haha

"The most ironic place to be is easy: Between my finger and the blade, right before I let the used resign."

it sounds so... inspiring. yet it confuses me. any help?

this song rules!!! i cant stop listening to it its great.

You might lose the one you choose. You might lose who won you times ten

can someone explain to me what it means?

Dressed in leather, red ball and vault attire;

could that be a reference to S&M ie the gimp?

Palumbo mentioned that this song is about f.u.c.k.ing in the river...omg

"you might lose the the one you choose, you might lose who won you" means if you're not careful in a realtionship you might lose the one you fell for, or the one who fell for you, i guess this can be in reference to war by the people who go off, if they're not careful, they may die, and lose the who they love...