"Crying Shame" is the B-side to Supermassive Black Hole. It was first playe… Read Full Bio ↴"Crying Shame" is the B-side to Supermassive Black Hole. It was first played 19 December 2004 at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The key was changed during the 2005 tour, and the studio track omits the riff found in the earlier live version. The lyrics also appear to have changed, and this is the first studio release in which lead singer Matthew Bellamy swears.

Original (live) lyrics: Too long, You’ve cut too far, I’ll love as soon as I’ll, Reveal your true side,

New (studio) lyrics: Too much, And we demolished too much, And yeah we really fucked it up, And yeah baby you've lost your touch.

Before the release of Supermassive Black Hole, it was widely rumoured that Crying Shame would be the first single off the new album. Thus forth, a huge internet uproar. Rolling Stone announced (and many websites carried this message) that it was to be the first single, however these stories were soon proven to be false, with a message by Muse declaring "Crying Shame isn't going to be the first single."

Crying Shame
Muse Lyrics

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Too Late
And yeah baby it's too late
And time has made the spell obey
And now it's time to desecrate

But we had a dream
And it was meant to be
And we were kissing gods

Against all the odds

Now it's a crying shame
And it's a crying shame
We don't know who to blame
It'll never be the same
And it's a crying shame

Too much
And we demolish too much
And yeah we really fucked it up
Yeah baby you lost your touch

But we had a dream
And it was meant to be
And we were kissing gods
Against all the odds

Now it's a crying shame
And it's a crying shame
You don't know who to blame
It'll never be the same
And it's a crying shame

And it's a crying shame

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Muse's song Crying Shame speak about a past relationship that has come to an unfortunate end. The singer reflects on how their dream was meant to be, and how they were once kissing gods against all the odds. However, as time went on, the spell would eventually obey and the relationship would fall apart. The lyrics suggest that too much was destroyed, there was too much that went wrong, and ultimately it was too late to save the relationship. The singer laments that it is a crying shame, and that they don't know who to blame for the failure of their relationship.

The song seems to reflect on the bitterness and resentment that can come from the end of a once-promising relationship. The lyrics suggest that both parties feel a sense of loss and disappointment, and that they cannot help but feel regret for what could have been. The theme of the song is a common one, but Muse delivers it with powerful vocals and poignant lyrics that make it stand out.

Line by Line Meaning

Too Late
It's too late to fix what has been broken

And yeah baby it's too late
The situation is beyond repair and cannot be salvaged

And time has made the spell obey
Time has made everything fall apart and disintegrate

And now it's time to desecrate
The once sacred relationship has reached the point of being destroyed

But we had a dream
There was once a shared vision of a great future

And it was meant to be
There was a belief that the vision would come to fruition

And we were kissing gods
The love and passion were intense and powerful

Against all the odds
Despite the obstacles and challenges that came their way

Now it's a crying shame
The reality of what has happened is a tragic, sorrowful realization

And it's a crying shame
There is deep regret and remorse regarding the situation

We don't know who to blame
There is confusion and a lack of clarity regarding who is responsible for what went wrong