Panic Station (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Panic Station |
| Album/single | The 2nd Law |
| Length | 3:03 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | 20th September 2012 |
| Latest live performance | |
| Recorded | 2011-2012 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
According to Matt, in the Radio 1 interview after 'Survival', this track features brass. Muse have cited Prince as the inspiration for the 80's effects on the track. The song is described as having a "hysteric" feel, which is reflected in demented 80's elements such as backwards 'Let's Dance' drumbeats and riffs reminiscent of INXS' 'Suicide Blonde.' It features more gasping vocals from Matt. "That's 'Scary Monsters' Bowie meets Primus," said Matt. "Doing a funk track was for us remembering Rush and Primus, the more slap-bass things we liked." "Those big, spacious, wet, massive drum sounds," added Dom. "It started to conjure up memories of songs we'd listened to or grew up on in the 80's by Prince and Stevie Wonder and we wanted to take it in that direction."[1]
According to the French magazine, Jeuxactu, this song has a "bounding bassline." They've also said that Panic Station is very likely to become a radio hit.
Information
By error of Bellamy, Howard, Wolstenholme or Kirk, the name of the song was leaked by a photo on Twitter, until it was deleted.
Lyrics
(Inaccurate, worked out from live E-werk video)
You won't get whats grills it (?)
When you sacrifice your love
You won't get to taste it
With your face against the wall
Get up and commit so
Power trapped within
Do just what you want to
Now stand up and begin
ooo 1 2 3 4 fires in your eyes
When its came to sacrifice imagination
ooo 5 6 7 8 9 is all lies
You've arrived at panic station
That's whats try to break you (?)
Militia on the phone
Trouble will surround you
Start taking some control, Come on!
Stand up and deliver
While you stamp your feet
You want and want and want to
There's no one to repeat
ooo 1 2 3 4 fires in your eyes
And its came to sacrifice imagination
ooo 5 6 7 8 9 is all lies
You've arrived at panic station
(Guitar breakdown)
ooo 1 2 3 4 fires in your eyes
When it came to sacrifice imagination(?)
ooo 5 6 7 8 9 is all lies
well I know that soon we'll find our recognition
ooo 1 2 3 4 fires in your eyes
and I know that the system hasn't touched us
ooo 5 6 7 8 9 is my lies
You've arrived at Panic Station!