Black Holes and Revelations (2006) incorporated electronic and pop elements, displayed in singles such as "Supermassive Black Hole", and brought Muse wider international success. The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012) explored themes of government oppression and civil uprising and cemented Muse as one of the world's major stadium acts. Rolling Stone stated the band possessed "stadium-crushing songs". Topping the US Billboard 200, their seventh album, Drones (2015), was a concept album about drone warfare and returned to a harder rock sound. Their eighth album, Simulation Theory (2018), prominently featured synthesisers and was influenced by science fiction and the simulation hypothesis. Their ninth album, Will of the People (2022), which combined many genres and themes from their previous albums, was released in August 2022.
Muse have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards and eight NME Awards. In 2012 they received the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. As of June 2016, they have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band)
Studio albums
Showbiz (1999)
Origin of Symmetry (2001)
Absolution (2003)
Black Holes and Revelations (2006)
The Resistance (2009)
The 2nd Law (2012)
Drones (2015)
Simulation Theory (2018)
Will of the People (2022)
The Void
Muse Lyrics
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That we're estranged and all alone
They believe nothing can reach us
And pull us out of the boundless gloom
They're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
They'll say the sun is dying
And the fragile can't be saved
And the cold, it will devour us
And we won't rise up and slay giants
They're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
Yeah, baby, they're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
It takes a leap of faith
To awake from these delusions
You are the coder and avatar
A star
They'll say, no one will find us
That we're estranged and all alone
They believe nothing can reach us
And pull us out of the boundless gloom
They're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
Babe, they're wrong
They're wrong
They're wrong
The lyrics of Muse's The Void hold a message of hope amidst a sense of overwhelming despair. The singer begins by acknowledging the common belief that they are alone and unreachable, lost in a vast darkness. However, they quickly reject this notion and declare that those who believe "nothing can reach us" or "pull us out of the boundless gloom" are wrong. The repetition of "they're wrong" emphasizes the singer's certainty and determination to defy the odds and find a way out of their current state.
As the song progresses, the singer confronts the idea of inevitable doom and the belief that there is no escape. They acknowledge that some hold the view that "the sun is dying" and that "the cold, it will devour us," leading to an end in which they "won't rise up and slay giants." Again, the singer rejects this belief, declaring that they are wrong. The line "it takes a leap of faith" suggests that the singer acknowledges the challenges they face in finding hope, but that they intend to take that leap and fight for their future.
The final verse echoes the opening, with the singer again acknowledging the belief that they cannot be found or helped. But once more, they reject this idea and declare that those who believe it are wrong. The message of the song is one of defiance in the face of despair, emphasizing the power of hope and determination to change one's circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
They'll say, no one can see us
Others will think we are invisible and unnoticed
That we're estranged and all alone
They believe we are disconnected and friendless
They believe nothing can reach us
They have faith that we are unreachable
And pull us out of the boundless gloom
And that there is no way to escape from the immense darkness that surrounds us
They'll say the sun is dying
They will claim that our hope is fading away
And the fragile can't be saved
And that those who are vulnerable are doomed to fail and cannot be rescued
And the cold, it will devour us
And that the harsh conditions will consume us
And we won't rise up and slay giants
And we won't be able to overcome the obstacles in our path
It takes a leap of faith
It requires a bold act of trust
To awake from these delusions
To break free from these false beliefs
You are the coder and avatar
You have the ability to create and control your own reality
A star
A shining example and a source of light for others to follow
They'll say, no one will find us
Others will think we are lost and forgotten
That we're estranged and all alone
They believe we are disconnected and friendless
They believe nothing can reach us
They have faith that we are unreachable
And pull us out of the boundless gloom
And that there is no way to escape from the immense darkness that surrounds us
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Matthew James Bellamy
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Fábio Silva
@Mario Prifti yeah. it may symbolize the exhalation of the people. the sound of someone's breath after feeling tired. The didgeridoo sounds like various voices exhaling in a very low key, like they are very angry. Perfectly fits the song. And of course it sounds something digital, which fits it even more.
Muse uses a lot of semiotics in the elements they use in their songs. That's why I will never understand how can someone say they are shit. Even in the most "basic" songs they do this. Like Thought Contagion, with a chorus that gets stuck in your head. Something made to be chanted in a stadium, by a lots of people. Like contaminating their heads and their thoughts at their will.
Or Something Human, with the church organ in the chorus, symbolizing religion, which is actually something very human-made. Brilliant. And so on, and so on.
Pressure, with the brass instruments, which are instruments in which you have to apply pressure to play; precisely what they want to say to their fans in that song: the pressure to play old muse-ish songs.
Propaganda: the dis-humanized voice singing pro-pro-propaganda, like a machine gun, symbolizing the effect propaganda (marketing, especially in politics) have in our lives. Like machine guns, killing us with loads of confused messages (fake news, and so on).
It's not just the songs that one must learn to appreciate in Muse's discography; it's the meaning that those songs represent. It's like looking behind the mirror and realizing that there's something else to be said.
Valinypse
I just can't describe with words how great this song is both lyrical and instrumentally. It gives you enough information about its context to make you know what's truly happening there.
>The drums making a resonance sound, like getting lost in space. Same with the last synth resonance that ends the song.
>The orgasmic voice of Matt varying its range multiple times.
>The synth-piano (or whatever it is called) appearing at the start creating a feeling of melancholic and pessimistic sound.
>They were not wrong, because the Coder probably made nothing for the crew. The protagonist and the rest can't definitely be saved.
>"It takes a leap of fate to awake from these delusions", but they'll never manage to make that leap.
>Matt saying "A star" got overshadowed by the synth resonance, hinting how his voice is heard by no one and nothing.
Yes, this song talks about slowly dying in space, being part of the crew of a spaceship that broke. You see that spaceship on the front cover of the album? (and also in some artworks) Now you know what song does it belongs to.
And yes, in the spacecrew there's a coder, through an avatar. Someone that helped creating the simulation, a star that could help us but probably won't.
Generally I hear fans saying that the Acoustic version is better. I can understand they love when Matt says "A star" on a super low range, but in my opinion the full experience of this beauty lies in the original version.
I love when MUSE makes this kind of songs. I also love MUSE.
Carlynz
"It takes a leap of Faith to awake from these delusions.
You are the coder, and Avatar. A star."
A very powerful line... Especially for those who just want to be happy with what they have, it sparks up a lot of controversial ideas.
Do you really need computers to run a simulation?
You don't have to be in the Matrix to be in a simulation. All you need is a complicated and intertwined set of laws that pull people away from themselves and into this world, ruled by delusions and overlooked problems. Where if you aren't following standards you aren't considered a default person and cast aside for not going with their agenda.
Even though all you want is peace of mind and a healthy body, for yourself and others, you MUST fall into their definition of normality...
If you try to be the master of your own life and destiny, you'll be brought down swiftly.
Ditch your morals and your dreams, you're now part of the machine.
edit: 3 years later, here we are... Waiting for the new update to roll in... No one wants war...
Variesh
His voice is magic. Anytime I am stressed or down and I hear his voice, I become more calm. I am so grateful that the world has him and his musical crew.
Spiralia Statica
Same...
Amusegirl1980
I actually can't handle it sometimes. I very often just fall into sobbing, both wounds weeping and healing opening at once. X
Mayra Morales
Same
MYsequinedsky
just started watching 'the planets' - grabbed by the gravitational pull of the atmospherically beautiful opening score... 'MUSE'!?!? - - - yup. sent me here into this orbit - - - - BUT - - where is his [also inimitable] FALSETTO?!
12x2 is 24
I become more terrified
Suzi Anderson
I really love this song, it was used in 'The Planets' series as a theme and as I have always loved Prof. Brian Cox and all his projects, it just reminds me whenever I play it of my love of all things Astronomical, however, I saw a live version and I have to say it blew my mind. It was amazing!!!
Ali Hasnain
Yeah Also saw that series by BBC. It was an awesome one and I learned so much new stuff and I also came to know that so much stuff about space thought to use was completely wrong and yes this song remind me all of that
toudscz
Or another life 🥰😍😍🥰🤣😄😅😄😅😄😃🤣😃😂😊🥰😉😍🙃🤩
Crystal Paul
The Planets is how I discovered this song as well. I actually like falling asleep to it most nights :)