Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

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Kill Or Be Killed

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“Kill Or Be Killed” by Muse

“Kill Or Be Killed” is a song which, by design, is meant to speak to the less-than-ideal state of the world we currently live in. The coronavirus pandemic was such that it of course inspired...

Will of the People

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“Will of the People” by Muse

It’s easy to deem, not only based on the lyrics but also the sarcastic nature of the explanation Matt Bellamy has offered to this piece, that this song is of a revolutionary slant. In other words, as...

Apocalypse Please

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“Apocalypse Please” by Muse 

There have been various explanations offered of Muse’s “Apocalypse Please” song. But what is abundantly clear premise-wise is that the vocalist is thoroughly under the impression that “this is the end of the world”....

Citizen Erazed

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“Citizen Erazed” by Muse 

Muse’s “Citizen Erazed” is a song with undeniably deep lyrics, on top of the title (which is never actually mentioned in the lyrics) also being of a thought-provoking nature. Indeed some analysts have gone as...

Compliance

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Muse’s “Compliance” Lyrics Meaning

Living on this Earth is such that, from the cradle to the grave really, there’s always someone telling you how to live or what to believe. And such aspirations, as premised by Matt Bellamy, don’t only...

Won't Stand Down

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Muse’s “Won’t Stand Down” Lyrics Meaning

As explained by Matt Bellamy and inferred by the title, this song (“Won’t Stand Down”) is based on the notion of refusing to “stand down” to a bully. And more macrocosmically, said bully can be theoretically...

Muse's "Madness"

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“Madness” by Muse

Muse’s “Madness” is centered on a relationship which is on the verge of destruction mainly due to constant fights between the lovers. The lyrics suggest that the couple may have just had a heated...

Muse's "Resistance"

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Muse’s “Resistance” Lyrics Meaning

The setting of Muse’s “Resistance” is that of a place known as Oceania in George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984, where love is a crime. The protagonists who are having a conversation in the song could...

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Meaning of “Algorithm” by Muse

“Algorithm” is a song recorded by the English rock band Muse. The narrator (Matt Bellamy) finds himself and others “caged in simulations”. In this simulated universe, algorithms change and make it obsolete. It therefor...