First, I'm amazed that people can get a political meaning from this song. I know art is left up to broad interpretation, but this song strikes me as an obvious relationship song. But still, kudos to those who went outside of the box.
That being said, I'm also going to project all over this song, but I have what I think is a pretty good lock on the meaning behind Hoodoo. First, what is a hoodoo? The primary definition is a rock formation, specifically a large boulder held up by a much thinner elongated rock structure (like a tootsie pop on a skinny paper stick). Matt you clever bastard. It's about a heavy relationship that's doomed to fall apart, but the two of them are holding it up anyway for whatever reason, and it's causing much stress. So pretty much an amalgamation of what a lot of people have already mentioned.
I agree with deadtex that the intro is like the beginning of a new love with the guitar solo. The first verse deals with the two meeting and, going against their better judgement, decide to go ahead and pretend that they are completely happy in the relationship, "regressing into a dream" and "building a new reality." I'm guessing the girl this is directed to isn't quite as on board as him to keep up this facade, so he's trying to assure her that she will be protected from trouble and pain, and he gets frustrated that she just can't let their problems go, even though he's supportive and saying "choose the other path" anyway (do what makes you happy, even if that means leaving me).
Then he's reflecting on why everything fell apart, but is still remaining supportive, even offering to take the blow, or what I assume would be to take the emotional toll of the fallen relationship. Then of course, the last verse pertains to his realization that he should have changed his ways to help keep them together.
But I could be completely wrong and this is about the government. As previously stated, it's Muse, so who knows.
First, I'm amazed that people can get a political meaning from this song. I know art is left up to broad interpretation, but this song strikes me as an obvious relationship song. But still, kudos to those who went outside of the box.
That being said, I'm also going to project all over this song, but I have what I think is a pretty good lock on the meaning behind Hoodoo. First, what is a hoodoo? The primary definition is a rock formation, specifically a large boulder held up by a much thinner elongated rock structure (like a tootsie pop on a skinny paper stick). Matt you clever bastard. It's about a heavy relationship that's doomed to fall apart, but the two of them are holding it up anyway for whatever reason, and it's causing much stress. So pretty much an amalgamation of what a lot of people have already mentioned.
I agree with deadtex that the intro is like the beginning of a new love with the guitar solo. The first verse deals with the two meeting and, going against their better judgement, decide to go ahead and pretend that they are completely happy in the relationship, "regressing into a dream" and "building a new reality." I'm guessing the girl this is directed to isn't quite as on board as him to keep up this facade, so he's trying to assure her that she will be protected from trouble and pain, and he gets frustrated that she just can't let their problems go, even though he's supportive and saying "choose the other path" anyway (do what makes you happy, even if that means leaving me).
Then he's reflecting on why everything fell apart, but is still remaining supportive, even offering to take the blow, or what I assume would be to take the emotional toll of the fallen relationship. Then of course, the last verse pertains to his realization that he should have changed his ways to help keep them together.
But I could be completely wrong and this is about the government. As previously stated, it's Muse, so who knows.