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About This Track
Matthew Bellamy: “It’s about some geezer who’s come back from work and he’s just kinda like shot everyone and blown everyone up, and he’s come back to his wife with like a load of blood all over his hands going ‘I’ve just blown it … I lost it … I lost the plot.’
“The reason being because its slowly dawning on him that everything he is doing is out of his power.”
Ruled by Secrecy starts off very quiet, followed by an explosion of sound. It was one of the band’s (and Tom Kirk’s) favourite songs to play live during the Absolution tour.
At 3:19 in the song, there is a very subtle mistake in Bellamy’s playing.
The video that plays in the background during live performances counts down to the piano climax, appearing to count down to an apocalyptic event, such as an atomic bomb explosion.
The title and the song’s meaning are also related to a book called Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs, a book about conspiracy theories of how there are secret societies dictating the way the world is run. The song probably refers to the ‘underground’ group called Illuminati.
At the end, a heart-beat can be heard. It’s very quiet though it is possible to hear. There is also a Shepard Tone as the songs fades out.
“The reason being because its slowly dawning on him that everything he is doing is out of his power.”
Ruled by Secrecy starts off very quiet, followed by an explosion of sound. It was one of the band’s (and Tom Kirk’s) favourite songs to play live during the Absolution tour.
At 3:19 in the song, there is a very subtle mistake in Bellamy’s playing.
The video that plays in the background during live performances counts down to the piano climax, appearing to count down to an apocalyptic event, such as an atomic bomb explosion.
The title and the song’s meaning are also related to a book called Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs, a book about conspiracy theories of how there are secret societies dictating the way the world is run. The song probably refers to the ‘underground’ group called Illuminati.
At the end, a heart-beat can be heard. It’s very quiet though it is possible to hear. There is also a Shepard Tone as the songs fades out.
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Ultra_DM_ wrote:
Change in the air And they'll hide everywhere And no one knows who's in control
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Leonardo_Silva wrote:
Epic
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WHEREVER1 wrote:
My favourite Muse song. Забываешь как дышать, когда слушаешь ...
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TrippedB wrote:
LOL It's funny I listn to Muse all the time on Youtube or my sister I-Pod. Just now added them to my Library.
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salvatore_88 wrote:
El piano es BESTIAL!
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RobCanning wrote:
Distorted bass in the piano climax was a good call.
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wrackspurts wrote:
I love this song so much. It's one of my all time favorites.
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Spin_26 wrote:
Seeing this song live was breathtaking.
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hi im jen wrote:
god the build up, sooooooo good. it gets me every time.
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nicola_muse wrote:
This song blows my mind! The way it slowly builds up is incredible.
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kirstylaaa wrote:
I am without words.. and i never dreamed of seeing it live, that was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Most played song on my ipod.. it's perfect.
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altogingenting wrote:
Incredibly beautiful! It hypnotizes me every time I listen to it. It's perfection!
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deBadWolff wrote:
What is it about Muse songs?!? Whatever situation I'm in I just feel that there is a Muse song out there that relates to that situation. LOVE MUSE
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burwellian wrote:
Gorgeous song. Heard it live, but so many people were speaking over it, GRRRRR...
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MelancholyX85 wrote:
This song is fabulous. I mean the word FABULOUS \m/
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rainy_Bri wrote:
piano is amazing !
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mania_de wrote:
absolution !!!!!!!!!!!!
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cr1s wrote:
the piano blows mind, [10]
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rsmerz wrote:
oh and [9], I suppose.
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rsmerz wrote:
Am I the only one here that thinks that piano blows minds?
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