Guiding Light (song)

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Muse song
Name Guiding Light
Album/single The Resistance (5)[1]
Length 4:13[2]
Alternative titles -
First live performance -
Latest live performance Unknown
Recorded Lake Como and Milan, Italy, 2009
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme
Producer Muse

Description

Apparently the first song on The Resistance with a guitar solo.[2]

Recording

The song was one of the first on The Resistance described by the band before recording began, describing it as "sound[ing] a little like ‘New Year’s Day" by U2.[3]

According to a video posted by Zane Lowe prior to the release of "The Resistance", Matt said that while recording this song in Milan, the music was so loud that a neighbor came over and began banging on the door. The banging can apparently be heard near the end of the song if the drums are isolated.

Lyrics

Impure hearts stumble
In my hands they crumble
And fragile and stripped to the core
I can't hurt you anymore

Loved by numbers, 
You're losing life's wonder
Touch like strangers detached
I can't feel you anymore

There's sunshine trapped in our hearts
It could rise again
But I'm lost, and crushed, and cold, and confused
With no guiding light left inside

You were my guiding light

And comfort and warmth can't be found
I still reach for you
But I'm lost, and crushed, and cold, and confused
With no guiding light left inside

You're my guiding light
You're my guiding light

And there's no guiding light left inside
There's no guiding light in our lives

References

  1. 5.GUIDING LIGHT (2009-07-03). Twitter. Retrieved 2009-07-03 from twitter.com.
  2. a b Julien Bordier. (2009-07-0?). Jai ecoute le nouveau Muse. L'Express. Retrieved 2009-07-10 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
  3. Exclusive: Matt Bellamy reveals U2 influence! (2008-07-21). Hot Press. Retrieved from hotpress.com.


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