Fury (song)
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| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fury |
| Album/single |
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| Length | 5:00 |
| Alternative titles | Get a Grip |
| First live performance | 13th February 2000 (instrumental) 28th May 2002 |
| Latest live performance | 12th April 2008 |
| Recorded | London Air Studios, 2002/2003 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Rich Costey |
| Chart position | - |
| Album Nav | ||||
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| The Small Print | < | Fury (bonus track) | > | Endlessly |
Description
Dark and brooding track.
Additional information
Bellamy wished this to be on the album but Wolstenholme and Howard voted against it, and so "The Small Print" was put on the album instead.[1] "Fury" was sometimes played live during the latter part of the Origin of Symmetry tour and the Absolution tour and often during the Black Holes And Revelation Tour
Interpretation One This is one of Muse's songs which indicates a skepticism concerning the ability of religion, ironically indicated by a prayer (presumably to God) asking that he does not exist, to effect change (cf. "Crying Shame").
Interpretation Two This is a statement of an existential despair, where ironically freedom from divine judgment ("no God/ to punish us and make a fuss") would also require the absence of divine blessing and answered prayer ("and we'll pray"). It is a more nuanced understanding of a non-religious life.
The riff bears similarity with the bass guitar part of Rage Against the Machine's "Without a Face".
"Fury" was played at Perth Supreme Court Gardens (10th November 2007) for the first time in three years.
Lyrics
You're so happy now Burning the candle at both ends Your self loving soothes And softens the blows you've invented Breathe in deep And cleanse away our sins And we'll pray that there's no God To punish us and make a fuss Cracks healing up Future soul forgive this mess You waste twenty years And wind up alone demented Breathe in deep And cleanse away our sins And we'll pray that there's no God To punish us and make a fuss Breathe in deep And cleanse away our sins And we'll pray that there's no God To punish us and make a fuss
References
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