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| Name = Sing for Absolution
| Name = Sing for Absolution
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| Length = 4:54
| Length = 4:54
| AltTitles = -
| AltTitles = Sing 4 <ref>[http://muse.mu/images/official/photo/291/  Setlist Melbourne 2003]</ref>
| First = [[Amsterdam Melkweg 2003 (gig)|3rd September 2003]]
| First = [[Amsterdam Melkweg 2003 (gig) | 3{{supo|rd}} September 2003]]
| Latest = [[Copenhagen Forum 2007 (gig)|24th October 2007]]
| Latest = [[London Shepherds Bush Empire 2017 (gig) | 19{{supo|th}} August 2017]]
| Recorded = 2003
| Recorded = [[Air Studios|Air Studios, London]], 2003
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]
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== Additional information ==
According to Matt: "This song is completely different from the rest, there is something oppressive inside of it, with a gothic sound"<ref name="RockMagSeptember2003">
{{cite |
title="Apocalypse Now" September 2003 | desc=French interview about Absolution | date=2003-09 | auth=Rock Mag | pub=Rock Mag| doc="Apocalypse Now"| type=int
}}</ref>


According to Matt: "The verses speak somewhat of a dead relationship or something like that.There was a great part of improvisation. Making music or sing is for me an act of seeking absolution. In fact, this is my personal way to find a manner to understand myself, understand all these elements confusing on me, those things that scare me and that arise in this song <ref name="RockMagSeptember2003"/>


According to [[Dominic Howard]], this song is about writing music,<ref name="laut20031002">{{cite/laut20031002}}</ref> singing<ref name="unt2003">{{cite/3VOOR12 2003-09-24}}</ref> and the finding of non-religious absolution through both.<ref name="laut20031002"/><ref name="unt2003"/>  He described the process of song writing as starting with things one does not understand and the result as feeling better about them.<ref name="unt2003"/>


==Additional information==
An acoustic version was released on the [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (single) | Butterflies & Hurricanes single]].  Live, the song was played from 2003 through 2005 and occasionally in 2007.
According to Dominic Howard, this song is about writing music,<ref name="laut20031002">{{cite/laut20031002}}</ref> singing<ref name="unt2003">
{{cite
|desc=Interview with Dominic Howard in a Dutch church
|date=2003
|auth=Dominic Howard
|doc=We feel sorry for bands being hyped (20031002 Laut article)
|type=int
}}</ref> and the finding of non-religous absolution through both.<ref name="laut20031002"/><ref name="unt2003"/>


An acoustic version was released on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VulOkVIRpVU watch]] [[Butterflies_and_Hurricanes_%28single%29|Butterflies & Hurricanes single]]. Live, the song was played from 2003 through 2005 and occassionally in 2007.
==Live==


==Lyrics==
Sing For Absolution was commonly player during the Absolution Tour in 2003 and 2004, appearing at more than half of the shows. The song was put to rest for 2 years before reappearing during the Black Holes & Revelations Tour in March 2007. It was played at the Japanese concerts throughout March and a few US concerts in April. The song wouldn't be played until a one-off performance at the second night at Wembley Stadium. The song would return for another few performances in September and October of that year in the US, Europe and Russia.
<pre>Lips are turning blue
 
[[Sing for Absolution (live) | More here]]
 
== Lyrics ==
{{lyrics
|Lips are turning blue
A kiss that can't renew
A kiss that can't renew
I only dream of you
I only dream of you
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Remain unrectified
Remain unrectified
And our souls
And our souls
Won't be exhumed</pre>
Won't be exhumed
}}


==References==
== References ==
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==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Sing for Absolution (video)|Sing for Absolution video]]
* [[Sing for Absolution (video) | Sing for Absolution video]]
 


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Revision as of 21:26, 2 February 2020

Muse song
Name Sing for Absolution
Album/single
Length 4:54
Alternative titles Sing 4 [1]
First live performance 3rd September 2003
Latest live performance 19th August 2017
Recorded Air Studios, London, 2003
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Rich Costey
Chart position 16


[Listen]

Additional information

According to Matt: "This song is completely different from the rest, there is something oppressive inside of it, with a gothic sound"[2]

According to Matt: "The verses speak somewhat of a dead relationship or something like that.There was a great part of improvisation. Making music or sing is for me an act of seeking absolution. In fact, this is my personal way to find a manner to understand myself, understand all these elements confusing on me, those things that scare me and that arise in this song [2]

According to Dominic Howard, this song is about writing music,[3] singing[4] and the finding of non-religious absolution through both.[3][4] He described the process of song writing as starting with things one does not understand and the result as feeling better about them.[4]

An acoustic version was released on the Butterflies & Hurricanes single. Live, the song was played from 2003 through 2005 and occasionally in 2007.

Live

Sing For Absolution was commonly player during the Absolution Tour in 2003 and 2004, appearing at more than half of the shows. The song was put to rest for 2 years before reappearing during the Black Holes & Revelations Tour in March 2007. It was played at the Japanese concerts throughout March and a few US concerts in April. The song wouldn't be played until a one-off performance at the second night at Wembley Stadium. The song would return for another few performances in September and October of that year in the US, Europe and Russia.

More here

Lyrics

Lips are turning blue

A kiss that can't renew I only dream of you My beautiful

Tiptoe to your room A starlight in the gloom I only dream of you And you never knew

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

There's no where left to hide In no one to confide The truth burns deep inside And will never die

Lips are turning blue A kiss that can't renew I only dream of you My beautiful

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

Sing for absolution I will be singing And falling from your grace

Our wrongs Remain unrectified And our souls Won't be exhumed

References

  1. Setlist Melbourne 2003
  2. a b Rock Mag. (2003-09). "Apocalypse Now" September 2003. Rock Mag. [verify]
  3. a b We feel sorry for bands being hyped (2003-10-02). Laut. Retrieved 2007-05-01 from laut.de. [verify]
  4. a b c Interview with Dominic Howard of Muse (2003-09-24). 3VOOR12. Retrieved 2008-03-19 from www.muselive.com. [verify]

See also


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