MK Ultra (song)
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| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | MK Ultra |
| Album/single | The Resistance (7)[1] |
| Length | 4:06 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | 10th November 2009, 30th September 2006 (intro) |
| Latest live performance | - |
| Recorded | Lake Como and Milan, Italy, 2009 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
| Producer | Muse |
| Chart position | - |
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Description
"MK Ultra" has an electronic sound and powerful, "spidery" riffs.[2][3] The end riff bears similarity to the main riff of Slither by Velvet Revolver.
Additional information
The title is derived from Project MK-ULTRA, the code name for a CIA project that sought to use drugs for the purposes of mind control and interrogation. An image of some declassified MK-ULTRA documents appears in the booklet of Black Holes and Revelations.
Matt said, "This song is about brain washing and the psychological manipulation that has been going on in the world, behind closed doors and via the media during the 20th century."[4]
For live performances, the song is played half a step down, and Matthew does not play the guitar part for the breakdown starting "and they're breaking through".
A version of the song live from Turin featured in the 2009 Christmas present.
A possible early version of the song can be found here.
Lyrics
The wavelength gently grows, Coercive notions re-evolve, A universe is trapped inside a tear, It resonates the core, Creates unnatural laws, Replaces love and happiness with fear How much deception can you take? How many lies will you create? How much longer until you break? Your mind's about to fall And they're breaking through They're breaking through They're breaking through (We are losing control) They're breaking through They're breaking through And they are breaking through, They are breaking through, Now we're falling, We are losing control Invisible to all, The mind becomes a wall. All of history deleted with one stroke How much deception can you take? How many lies will you create? How much longer until you break? Your mind's about to fall And they are breaking through, They are breaking through, They are breaking through, Now we're falling, We are losing control
References
- ↑
7. MK Ultra — 2009-07-03 — Twitter (twitter.com) fetched 2009-07-03
- ↑
Jai ecoute le nouveau Muse — 2009-07-0? — Julien Bordier (verify) fetched 2009-07-10
- ↑
New album preview — 2009-07-22 — NME magazine (verify) fetched 2009-07-29
- ↑ iTunes LP - The Resistance
See also
Back to The Resistance
