Falling Away with You (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Falling Away with You |
| Album/single | Absolution (6) |
| Length | 4:40 |
| Alternative titles | World Crumbling[1], 6/8 delays |
| First live performance | 24th August 2002 (instrumental) |
| Latest live performance | 25th August 2002 (instrumental), 14th November 2018 (riff) |
| Recorded | Air Studios, London[2] and Grouse Lodge, 2003 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Rich Costey[2] |
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Description
According to Matt Bellamy: "It speaks of the difficulty of remembering the good and bad times, Your memory selects certain moments of your life and zap. What makes you having a hard time remembering things done then, because it is in a corner of your brain .... it's probably a good thing to forget certain moments"[3]
In the POV of Dominic Howard: "A song like 'Falling Away' certainly is about lost memories and how memory sneaks off and you just forget certain things. However, this can be a good thing, too, because it helps to develop and to change if you have to"[4]
Matt also said: "I don't know why this song is soft with the harmony that gives the guitar."[3]
About past relationships.[source?] Matthew Bellamy has said that this has stemmed from feelings that he has had.[source?]
It sounds like a Hang, an instrument similar to a steel drum, was used at the start of this song.
The main riff of the song bears a resemblance to the songs "Blackbird" and “In My Life” by The Beatles.
Additional information
Falling Away with You was called World Crumbling and ‘6/8 delay’ during the recording process, as seen on the Making of Absolution bonus DVD.[1]
The whole song is in 4/4. However, there was an earlier version during recording with a completely different drum pattern, which only seemed to work with a 6/8 delay applied. At some point, this was scrapped for the pattern that made the final release. The rhythm of the guitar pattern on the verses is syncopated, starting on the third beat.
Live
The song is one of eight album tracks never played live (the others being Exogenesis Symphony Part 2, Big Freeze, Aftermath, Get Up And Fight, Blockades, Ghosts (How Can I Move On) and Euphoria) aside from as a short introduction to Eternally Missed for at least the two Carling Weekend performances of August 2002 consisting of simple guitar intro of the song, a few percussions and Matt doing vocalizations in a similar fashion to the demo present on Absolution XX. This is because "it never really seemed to work" when played live, according to Christopher Wolstenholme, although he indicated it may be played in the future.[5]
The riff was played as an intro to Starlight on the São Paulo, Brazil gig in 2008 which probably hints a preparation for a possible live performance.[6] However, in 2012, being asked on Twitter whether they will ever play the song live, Bellamy replied that he was "not sure".[7]
The intro was once again played at the Simulation Theory iHeartRadio release party.
Lyrics
I can't remember when it was good
Moments of happiness elude Maybe I just misunderstood
All of the love we left behind Watching the flashbacks intertwine Memories I will never find
So I'll love whatever you become And forget the reckless things we've done I think our lives have just begun I think our lives have just begun
And I'll feel my world crumbling, I'll feel my life crumbling I'll feel my soul crumbling away And falling away, Falling away with you
Staying awake to chase a dream Tasting the air you're breathing in I hope I won't forget a thing
Promise to hold you close and pray Watching the fantasies decay Nothing will ever stay the same
And all of the love we threw away And all of the hopes we've cherished fade Making the same mistakes again Making the same mistakes again
I'll feel my world crumbling, I'll feel my life crumbling I'll feel my soul crumbling away And falling away, Falling away with you
All of the love we left behind Watching the flash backs intertwine Memories I will never find Memories I will never find
References
- ↑ a b Absolution UK bonus DVD
- ↑ a b Album notes
- ↑ a b Rock Mag. (2003-09). "Apocalypse Now" September 2003. Rock Mag. [verify]
- ↑ We feel sorry for bands being hyped (2003-10-02). Laut. Retrieved 2007-05-01 from laut.de. [verify]
- ↑ Adam Mamo. (2007-12-03). Tales of the Tracks. Rip It Up. [verify]
- ↑ [[1]]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/muse/status/251031428714856448