He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Come into my life
Regress into a dream
We will hide
Build a new reality
Draw another picture
Of the life you could have had
Follow your instincts
And choose the other path
You should never be afraid
You're protected from trouble and pain
Why, why is this a crisis in your eyes again
Come to be
How did it come to be
Tied to a railroad
No love to set us free
Watch our souls fade away
Let our bodies crumble away
Don't be afraid
I will take the blow for you
And I've had recurring nightmares
That I was loved for who I am
And missed the opportunity
To be a better man
Regress into a dream
We will hide
Build a new reality
Draw another picture
Of the life you could have had
Follow your instincts
And choose the other path
You should never be afraid
You're protected from trouble and pain
Why, why is this a crisis in your eyes again
Come to be
How did it come to be
Tied to a railroad
No love to set us free
Watch our souls fade away
Let our bodies crumble away
Don't be afraid
I will take the blow for you
And I've had recurring nightmares
That I was loved for who I am
And missed the opportunity
To be a better man
Lyrics submitted by punk_rock14, edited by hnter
Hoodoo Lyrics as written by Matthew James Bellamy Matt Bellamy
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Excellent use of instrumental variety. Differs from the rest of the album in its slow pace and lazy, relaxed vocals. The most interesting aspect, however, lies in the possible interpretations of the (not surprisingly) ambiguous lyrics.
Personal Interpretation:
Spoken to a former love interest ~
Come back into my life again, let's start from scratch. Forget reality let's live a dream together. Follow your instincts.
You shouldn't be afraid this time. I'll make sure you don't get hurt again. Why can't you see there's no need for a crisis? Everything's okay.
How did it come to be, that our relationship was doomed? (i.e. tied to a railroad). It's really up to you to set us free...let our souls, our bodies fade away (into the dream). Everything will be okay.
The final verse confirms this interpretation, in my eyes.
It's retrospective. He was loved, and made a mistake, wasn't able to be the better man - leading to the end of the relationship.
In this song he begs for another chance, tries to convince and almost manipulate the girl into trusting him. Yet there's a touch of desperate hopelessness, as if he realizes he's asking too much.
A satisfying interpretation? It seems to work for me.
Hoodoo in definition means 2 things. 1: Magic healing and control. 2: To bring bad luck. Both of these things could back up your interpretation. I personally can't stop from imagining two lovers in a world where humans are not the alpha males, ex; war of the worlds. Who are forced to travel in hiding while they watch their world go up in flames, trying to dream of a time of a time when everything was OK. They eventually die together. I can't really be bothered to show you the hints but I'm sure if you listen to it you could get the idea.