Con101 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 A few people have said it sounded much heavier live than the bootleg floating around online. Perhaps the main piano is coming through the rest of the sound and it will be a much more minimal element on the actual recording. I love the subtle synth btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd herd Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Only listened to it once but I quite like it. Can definitely hear the Starlight comparisons, and it reminds me of Easily a bit too. I'll wait for the studio version to properly judge it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Rabbit Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 As of right now my feeling towards this is very meh. This song is probably going to take time to grow on me (if it ever does). From what we've heard so far I think this is the weakest song. I know this is a cellphone recording, but nothing really stands out to me as memorable or "ear worm" material. All that said there is some interesting instrumentation going on, but the pieces don't really seem to fit as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 A few people have said it sounded much heavier live than the bootleg floating around online. Of course it did, just about everything sounds heavier when you see it live. I'm sure if people hadn't heard Starlight before, they'd say bits of that sounded pretty heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con101 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Of course it did, just about everything sounds heavier when you see it live. I'm sure if people hadn't heard Starlight before, they'd say bits of that sounded pretty heavy. Yeah but they mean in comparison to the actual track on the album, I mean heavier sounding than the bootleg we're all hearing online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 some joker on muse wiki has said the chorus sounds like Stockholm Syndrome haha It's not bad though, quite enjoying it, there's defo a hint of Easily in there somewhere as someone else has said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesi08 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 some joker on muse wiki has said the chorus sounds like Stockholm Syndrome haha It's not bad though, quite enjoying it, there's defo a hint of Easily in there somewhere as someone else has said It's been mentioned here aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-FutureStar- Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I'm getting a mild hint of TiRO now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Sounds great, was surprised I liked it as much as o did based on the moaning on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 some joker on muse wiki has said the chorus sounds like Stockholm Syndrome haha It's not bad though, quite enjoying it, there's defo a hint of Easily in there somewhere as someone else has said Er... Actually the entire "pre-chorus/chorus" section seems indeed a quite identical major key version of the one present in Stockholm Syndrome. Which is a bit creepy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Er... Actually the entire "pre-chorus/chorus" section seems indeed a quite identical major key version of the one present in Stockholm Syndrome. Which is a bit creepy... oh yeah I can hear it on a second listen, I get your point. on the other hand, not sure how this bridges psycho and reapers, seems like odd tracklist ordering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The synth near the chorus kind of reminds me of the synth Bliss starts with... May be just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 oh yeah I can hear it on a second listen, I get your point. on the other hand, not sure how this bridges psycho and reapers, seems like odd tracklist ordering? Looks like the protagonist of the concept doesn't fully turn himself into a "human drone", but the dark influences try to dehumanise him instead, till The Handler, where he begins to let his human feelings speak, wanting to feel them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leechoflife Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The synth near the chorus kind of reminds me of the synth Bliss starts with... May be just me. No, it's definitely not just you, the arpeggios are pretty similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyjackk Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 decided to have a go at the lyrics and this is all i could get from about 3 or 4 listens, matt mumbles a lot of the words in the verses so after watching this video and combining some of what they hear with what i hear i think i've put together a pretty feasible effort, some lines are still really hard to hear, especially the beginning of the second verse but yeah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFTe5HkkyOk Help me I've fallen on the inside I tried to change the game I tried to infiltrate Now I have to let it go though They seem to run the show Save me from the ghosts of shadows Before they eat my soul Mercy Mercy Show me Mercy From the powers that be Show me Mercy Try to let me live I ? decided to Though we were hypnotized by a greater puppeteer Tell me how to let it go They try to bring me down Running from the ghosts of shadows The world feels so ? Mercy Mercy Show me mercy From the powers that be Show me mercy Could someone help me Show me mercy From ??? Show me mercy please Heal/help me I've fallen on the inside Got to let it go Turn into a devoured soul Show me mercy From the powers that be Show me mercy From powers that be Show me mercy From the ? machines (definitely sings something different here) Show me mercy From the powers that be yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Nice to see some synth arpeggios back, feels like it's been a while since we've had some. Just a shame it's in a such a meh song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomuse Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) so after watching this video and combining some of what they hear with what i hear i think i've put together a pretty feasible effort, some lines are still really hard to hear, especially the beginning of the second verse but yeah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFTe5HkkyOk I spent the last half an hour trying to decipher the lyrics and pretty much got what you've got. I just couldn't figure out 'ghosts of shadows' though, it was driving me crazy. Here's how I'm hearing the second verse (??elves and gods??) inside a tyranny Though we were hypnotized by a greater puppeteer And tell me why the manacles Always (choose to?) bring me down We're running from the ghosts of shadows The world just feels so vile Oh and my bet's on 'killing machines' in the last chorus Edited May 10, 2015 by zomuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black4bird Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I don't really get how people are laughing at people who are comparing the chorus to Stockholm Syndome's chorus. Of course it isn't as heavy, but the drums are nearly identical and the arpeggios in the background make the similarity even bigger, even though they are phased slower. Anyway, I was fearing the worst reading your describtions, but I quite like the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I've only heard bits of the song (as I don't want to spoil it for the album), but I've really liked what I've heard so far. It really has a BH&R vibe to it, which isn't a bad thing. As for it being "dark". It could still be dark lyrically, although I can't say for sure, as we haven't got all the lyrics cleared up yet. However, could the softer style of the song be a representation of the protagonists apathy? Dead Inside and Mercy are softer when he's feeling apathetic and, well... dead inside. When we get the Drill Instructors perspective in Psycho, the song is heavy because he's one of these "dark" forces that's manipulating the protagonist. Reapers is sort of a blend of both styles, so as the protagonist gets more manipulated, maybe songs from his perspective get heavier? That, or I've just come up with an insane theory... I thought this as well. The synths do give this song a Bliss vibe. After sleeping on it, I still like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim59 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I like when Muse do pop. Bliss, Starlight, SMBH, Madness, Dead Inside, UD, Resistance. This is great. The synth arpeggios will be much clearer on the studio version which is awesome. Also I still think Dead Inside was a better choice for first single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyjackk Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I spent the last half an hour trying to decipher the lyrics and pretty much got what you've got. I just couldn't figure out 'ghosts of shadows' though, it was driving me crazy. Here's how I'm hearing the second verse (??elves and gods??) inside a tyranny Though we were hypnotized by a greater puppeteer And tell me why the manacles Always (choose to?) bring me down We're running from the ghosts of shadows The world just feels so vile Oh and my bet's on 'killing machines' in the last chorus killing machines would definitely fit matt's lyrics so far from other songs and yeah the ghosts of shadows line was annoying the hell out of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Do not post links to the song, or ask for it to be PMed to you. Use google instead. It's not that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael8888 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Sounds like Keane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesi08 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Do not post links to the song, or ask for it to be PMed to you. Use google instead. It's not that hard. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Why not? Because it's not supposed to be made public. There was to be no recording at that gig. Cell phones were not meant to be let in. So in my mind, this is different than a regular gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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