Fury (song)

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Muse song
Name Fury
Album/single
Length 5:00
Alternative titles Get a Grip

New Slow & Fat

First live performance 13th February 2000 (instrumental)
28th May 2002
Latest live performance 2nd August 2008
13th November 2009 (riff)
Recorded London Air Studios, 2002/2003
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Rich Costey

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Description

Dark and brooding track.

Additional information

Matthew Bellamy wished this to be on the album but Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic 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.

Starting at around the 3:48 mark of the song where the final verse is being sung, a ghostly echo of Matt doing a falsetto can be heard. It can vaguely be heard through good speakers but sounds a bit clearer through headphones. So far, the only known live performance where he sings the falsetto instead of the final verse is from the gig in New Orleans which can be heard here.

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

  1. Thomas Kirk. (2005-03-02). Tom Kirk Live Webcast. Muselive. Retrieved 2007-03-07 from www.muselive.com. [verify]


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