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Another song where Bellamy is in character, dealing with his atheism. As the title suggests, it concerns the thoughts of a dying atheist, scared by his non-belief in an afterlife. Now, at the moment of his death, he must face the disheartening non-existence he will soon inhabit.

Just before the bridge, at 2:04, Wolstenholme can be heard jumping into the pool at Grouse Lodge recording studio as Howard hits his cymbals.

Written by: Matthew Bellamy
Produced by: Rich Costley
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  • Lena_Schneider

    ♥

    20 days ago

  • dmonster567

    Lol, as a Christian this song is pretty true, its one of those songs that makes you feel like "oh shit" what if my perception of what is real is not actually true, then what happens?

    December 2011

  • TheDyingAtheist

    <3

    December 2011

  • leanother

    Just wow ._.

    November 2011

  • deBadWolff

    GENIUS

    November 2011

  • CheezyNoodles

    you can't sing along to the chorus without sounding like a dumbass, haha :) <3 this song!

    November 2011

  • Sah_Agent

    this band got me through highschool in general, but this song stands out it was around the time where i went from a christian to completely abandoning my faith it is interesting going from leaning on faith to get you through and coming to the realization that you no longer can lean on it because you no longer believe in it, and only have yourself in the end

    October 2011

  • sandymtz

    ba ha ha ha ha! (was reading theVicker's thesis below me) pobrecita ni*a.!!! entertaining, indeed!!! =)

    October 2011

  • theVicker

    Love this song. I'm an atheist. The line "it scares the hell out of me" it purposely ironic, I think. Most of the time I'm not really scared of death... fact is, whether or not you believe the world was around for 4.6 billion years old or only 6000 years old, that's still way more than most people can really conceptualize, and that's also how much time (or more) you DIDN'T exist at one point. So, what's the big deal if you don't exist again? lol. Still, the idea of "nothingness" scares me sometimes. Matt has that being an atheist means accepting this is your only life to live, and so you should live it to the fullest, appreciating it, and the only way to live on forever is through influencing the world around you. I agree with his feelings.

    October 2011

  • hollins48

    this band keep getting better and better can.t wait 4 next album

    September 2011

  • valekdmog

    interesting perspective. Gotta love Muse ^.^

    September 2011

  • PatkaNYC

    As an Atheist, this song is frighteningly real

    September 2011

  • Roc_Melo

    As a Christian, this song is adorable

    August 2011

  • kirstylaaa

    Love what this song's about

    August 2011

  • SickOfThisSpace

    One of my fav tracks of all the time. One of their best songs.

    August 2011

  • SickOfThisSpace

    yeah yeah yeah yeah oh woah woahhh oh ya yaaaa [2] IT SCARES THE HELL OUTTA ME!!!!!!!!!! [10] AND THE END IS ALL I CAN SEE!!!!!! ...are you afraid to die? I am although I am a christian...

    August 2011

  • The_Groove_Girl

    yeah yeah yeah yeah oh woah woahhh oh ya yaaaa

    July 2011

  • Yasi94

    I love the title ;D

    July 2011

  • Sourirebleu

    ♥

    July 2011

  • If_I_Fall_DOWN

    IT SCARES THE HELL OUTTA ME!!!!!!!!!! [9]

    June 2011
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