Tesseract Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The album has dual meanings, one is the narrative about drone warfare, the other is about a relationship that's falling apart (or has fallen apart). Hence the "babe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Well my original word was camp but I didn't want to come across as homophobic because I'm far from it! But for a song about drone warfare it is really odd. Even in the concept it makes no sense. Taking into the account the new 'All you've done is brutalise' line, I take it as Matt saying something like "You've got these great, powerful organisations built to protect people and you use them to fuck shit up." As for the 'babe' thing, it's probs just a double meaning for a cruel/vicious lover like loads of other people have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 For convenience, the 'new' confirmed lyrics, section of them anyway: You rule with lies and deceit And the world is on your side You’ve got the CIA babe And all you’ve done is brutalize War, war just moved up a gear I don’t think I can handle the truth I’m just a pawn And we’re all expendable Incidentally, electronically erased, by your Drones Killed by Drones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGeorge Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Something about "Incidentally, electronically erased" sounds great to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangdiin Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I still really hope the studio version includes the ''DRONES!'' chant and not the distorted voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I still really hope the studio version includes the ''DRONES!'' chant and not the distorted voice It is the chant, we've already heard that part on Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisF Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 It is the chant, we've already heard that part on Instagram Unless they changed it, which is obviously possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Unless they changed it, which is obviously possible Well, I doubt they've changed it. There's every possibility the distorted 'Drones!' plays at the same time as the hooligan chants though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Well, I doubt they've changed it. There's every possibility the distorted 'Drones!' plays at the same time as the hooligan chants though. Idk, the way the guitars sounded in that snippet makes it sound almost like a demo recording. I could be completely wrong though, I think I'm just trying to convince myself that they won't use the chants...I just hope they don't chant sing the "killed by" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Idk, the way the guitars sounded in that snippet makes it sound almost like a demo recording. I could be completely wrong though, I think I'm just trying to convince myself that they won't use the chants...I just hope they don't chant sing the "killed by" part. Iirc, didn't a review confirm the vocoder 'killed by' parts? Can't remember which one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Iirc, didn't a review confirm the vocoder 'killed by' parts? Can't remember which one now. That rings a bell, I think it said a "distorted voice" or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Just a stab in the dark but I think those dive bomb sounds Matt makes during the main solo are either intended to replicate the firing of a drone missile and/or it might actually be backed up in the mix/replaced by an actual recording of a missile launch sound. Might be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unidentifiable Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Just a stab in the dark but I think those dive bomb sounds Matt makes during the main solo are either intended to replicate the firing of a drone missile and/or it might actually be backed up in the mix/replaced by an actual recording of a missile launch sound. Might be cool Yeah, the start of the guitar solo is like a missile dropping, must be deliberate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DifferentPerson Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I wonder if this song will end up being used like Knights /TaB in the BHAR tour, in that they'll sometimes open with it and sometimes close with it. Would add a nice bit of variety to the sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Just a stab in the dark but I think those dive bomb sounds Matt makes during the main solo are either intended to replicate the firing of a drone missile and/or it might actually be backed up in the mix/replaced by an actual recording of a missile launch sound. Might be cool Maybe he just thought it sounded cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Maybe he just thought it sounded cool. *insert obvious.jpg here* I figure Matt's newfound fondness of incorporating sound bites into Muse songs might bleed into this, who knows? I'm only nervous for how the solo ends up sounding on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Just a stab in the dark but I think those dive bomb sounds Matt makes during the main solo are either intended to replicate the firing of a drone missile and/or it might actually be backed up in the mix/replaced by an actual recording of a missile launch sound. Might be cool Don't think that'll happen. I really hope not anyway, that'd take me out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 *insert obvious.jpg here* I figure Matt's newfound fondness of incorporating sound bites into Muse songs might bleed into this, who knows? I'm only nervous for how the solo ends up sounding on record. Why would the solo sound any different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Why would the solo sound any different? After letting myself listen to song solos performed live by Muse and other proggy acts, Ive come to not expect a carbon copy of the solo in studio. There's a lot that can go wrong in terms of production there so I just hope it delivers. Other acts I'm into like TMV have put totally different/disappointing versions of the solos they play live on the album track at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Why would the solo sound any different? You never know, Matt does tend to change solos live sometimes. Reapers has been played pretty much exactly the same, note-for-note, since it was first played though so I don't expect it to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 You never know, Matt does tend to change solos live sometimes. Reapers has been played pretty much exactly the same, note-for-note, since it was first played though so I don't expect it to change. I don't expect the notes to change for the same reasons you listed, I am apprehensive however about the production because who knows what Itll actually sound like on record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Just a stab in the dark but I think those dive bomb sounds Matt makes during the main solo are either intended to replicate the firing of a drone missile and/or it might actually be backed up in the mix/replaced by an actual recording of a missile launch sound. Might be cool I like this interpretation. Now you mention it, it does sound like a craft flying overhead or a missile launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I heard the studio version will be out on Friday. Hopefully this does happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I heard the studio version will be out on Friday. Hopefully this does happen! Where'd you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I heard the studio version will be out on Friday. Hopefully this does happen! Where did you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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