I think its about having meaningless sex with strangers. He knows its a bad thing to do but it just feels so good that he con't stop. This probably completly wrong but thats what this song says to me.
I think this is less about the the sex itself and more about the deep psychological pain and the addiction that it evokes. I tend to look at the album as a whole, and earlier songs in the album suggest the same need and guilt: "give me all the peace and joy in your mind" from Bliss suggesting an earlier, less malicious form of the desire. A deeper, more consuming form of it is evident in Space Dementia:"...I'd cut your name in my heart. we'll destroy this world for you" "wash me away, clean your body of me" from...
I think this is less about the the sex itself and more about the deep psychological pain and the addiction that it evokes. I tend to look at the album as a whole, and earlier songs in the album suggest the same need and guilt: "give me all the peace and joy in your mind" from Bliss suggesting an earlier, less malicious form of the desire. A deeper, more consuming form of it is evident in Space Dementia:"...I'd cut your name in my heart. we'll destroy this world for you" "wash me away, clean your body of me" from Citizen Erased shows his guilt and attempted repentance. To me, this song represents the spiral into addiction and madness, to the point where he constantly searches for the "dark shines" that mark his potential victims. I don't think Muse would record such deep, dark, emotional music without having an equally emoted message.
I think its about having meaningless sex with strangers. He knows its a bad thing to do but it just feels so good that he con't stop. This probably completly wrong but thats what this song says to me.
I think this is less about the the sex itself and more about the deep psychological pain and the addiction that it evokes. I tend to look at the album as a whole, and earlier songs in the album suggest the same need and guilt: "give me all the peace and joy in your mind" from Bliss suggesting an earlier, less malicious form of the desire. A deeper, more consuming form of it is evident in Space Dementia:"...I'd cut your name in my heart. we'll destroy this world for you" "wash me away, clean your body of me" from...
I think this is less about the the sex itself and more about the deep psychological pain and the addiction that it evokes. I tend to look at the album as a whole, and earlier songs in the album suggest the same need and guilt: "give me all the peace and joy in your mind" from Bliss suggesting an earlier, less malicious form of the desire. A deeper, more consuming form of it is evident in Space Dementia:"...I'd cut your name in my heart. we'll destroy this world for you" "wash me away, clean your body of me" from Citizen Erased shows his guilt and attempted repentance. To me, this song represents the spiral into addiction and madness, to the point where he constantly searches for the "dark shines" that mark his potential victims. I don't think Muse would record such deep, dark, emotional music without having an equally emoted message.