"So here it is again
Rape and pillage proves
To win the public vote
Someone tell me who will take the prize
And who takes the fall"
"Rape and pillage" could refer to politicians campaigning tactics, not literal rape but in a metaphorical sense. The last two lines of this stanza "Someone tell me who will take the prize
And who takes the fall" refer to how in today's society, everything is a competition where there has to be a winner and loser.
"So confused when you're lost in the groove"
The refrain refers to how nothing that we do as a society makes sense. Everything that we do, what is it really for? When you conform to society, you no longer think for yourself and become oblivious to the reasoning behind what you're doing.
"Delta comes again
And her masks are shifting like a chameleon
Someone tell me why she breaks my fall
And then breaks my heart"
Short and simple, we're very superficial. We've lost the ability to be real to each other, or when we try to be we end up switching "masks" and turn our opinions. We can't choose something and stick with it.
Anyways this, like all Muse songs, is a wicked sweet song!
To me this song represents our society today.
"So here it is again Rape and pillage proves To win the public vote Someone tell me who will take the prize And who takes the fall"
"Rape and pillage" could refer to politicians campaigning tactics, not literal rape but in a metaphorical sense. The last two lines of this stanza "Someone tell me who will take the prize And who takes the fall" refer to how in today's society, everything is a competition where there has to be a winner and loser.
"So confused when you're lost in the groove"
The refrain refers to how nothing that we do as a society makes sense. Everything that we do, what is it really for? When you conform to society, you no longer think for yourself and become oblivious to the reasoning behind what you're doing.
"Delta comes again And her masks are shifting like a chameleon Someone tell me why she breaks my fall And then breaks my heart"
Short and simple, we're very superficial. We've lost the ability to be real to each other, or when we try to be we end up switching "masks" and turn our opinions. We can't choose something and stick with it.
Anyways this, like all Muse songs, is a wicked sweet song!