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Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
In visions of greed you wallow
And you make me
Make me dream your dreams
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
In visions of greed you wallow
In visions of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
You make me
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dreams
And you make me
Make me scream your screams
 
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to squeeze me for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
 
And you make me
Make me dream your dreams
Make me dream your dreams
And you make me
And you make me
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In visions of greed you wallow
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Rhythms of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
Visions of greed you wallow
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You make me
And you make me
Make me dream your dreams
Make me dream your dreams
And you make me
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Revision as of 07:50, 21 September 2009

Muse song
Name Showbiz
Album/single
Length 5:17
Alternative titles -
First live performance Unknown
Latest live performance 11th November 2006
Recorded 1997 (demo), 1999 (Showbiz)
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer John Leckie

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Description

A rarely-played live treat for old Muse fans. Building up momentum at a rapid pace from opening drum beats to closing guitar feedback.

Additional information

The vocal solo at the end of Showbiz contains the highest recorded note that Matt has ever sung, extending to an G#5 (tied with Micro Cuts Ab5, the same note). Occasionally he has hit A5 during live performances, an example being at the Two Days a Week Festival in Wiesen, Austria. The later live versions had extra guitar work before the solo, as on Hullabaloo and Hullabaloo DVD.

Matthew Bellamy: "The song "Showbiz" is about how we all have an inside personality that we sort of hide from the outside."

Probable meaning: About the difficulty of hiding ones personality with a persona, and the resulting cost.

Alternative meaning: About stress of work (or performing).

Showbiz appeared very rarely throughout the Absolution tour and made occasional appearences during the Black Holes and Revelations tour in 2006.

The song was used in the behind-the-scenes footage on the H.A.A.R.P. DVD.

Lyrics

Controlling my feelings for too long

Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long Forcing our darkest souls to unfold And forcing our darkest souls to unfold And pushing us into self destruction Pushing us into self destruction

They make me Make me dream your dreams They make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Rhythms of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Rhythms of greed you wallow

They make me Make me dream your dreams They make me Make me scream your screams

Controlling my feelings for too long Controlling my feelings for too long And forcing my darkest soul to unfold And forcing our darkest souls to unfold And pushing us into to self destruction And pushing us into to self destruction

They make me, ooh Make me dream your dreams They make me, ooh Make me scream your screams

Oooh....

Demo

Trying to please you for too long

Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow In visions of greed you wallow And you make me Make me dream your dreams And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dreams And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long

And you make me Make me dream your dreams And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to squeeze me for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dreams And you make me Make me scream your screams

Trying to please you for too long Trying to please you for too long In visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow Visions of greed you wallow

And you make me Make me dream your dreams And you make me Make me scream your screams

See also


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