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Paranoia is in bloom | Paranoia is in bloom, | ||
The PR transmissions will resume | The PR transmissions will resume | ||
They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down | They'll try to, push drugs that keep us all dumbed down | ||
And hope that we will never see the truth around | And hope that, we will never see the truth around | ||
( | (so come on) | ||
Another promise, another seed | |||
Another promise, another | Another, packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed | ||
Another packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed | And all the, Green belts wrapped around our minds | ||
And all the | And endless, red tape to keep the truth confined | ||
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined | (so come on) | ||
( | |||
They will not force us | They will not force us | ||
They will stop degrading us | They will stop degrading us | ||
They will not control us | They will not control us | ||
We will be victorious | |||
so come on | |||
Interchanging mind control | Interchanging mind control | ||
Come let the revolution | Come let the, revolution takes its toll | ||
If you could flick the switch and open your third eye | If you could, flick the switch and open your third eye | ||
You'd see that | You'd see that | ||
( | We should never be afraid to die | ||
(so come on) | |||
Rise up and take the power back | Rise up and take the power back | ||
It's time the fat cats had a heart attack | It's time the fat cats had a heart attack | ||
They know that their time's coming to an end | |||
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend | We have to unify and watch our flag ascend | ||
They will not force us | They will not force us | ||
They will stop degrading us | They will stop degrading us | ||
They will not | They will not enslave us | ||
We will be victorious | |||
They will not force us | They will not force us | ||
They will stop degrading us | They will stop degrading us | ||
They | They can not control us | ||
We will be victorious | |||
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Revision as of 19:08, 13 August 2009
| Muse song | |
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| Name | Uprising |
| Album/single | The Resistance (1)[1], Uprising (1) |
| Length | 5:02[2] |
| Alternative titles | Unknown |
| First live performance | - |
| Latest live performance | Unknown |
| Recorded | Lake Como and Milan, Italy, 2009 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
| Producer | Muse |
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Information
The first song on The Resistance, as well as the first single. Described as a "heavy rock take on Goldfrapp" in Mojo magazine, and features football-style chanting. Matt Bellamy describes it as a protest song about the banking situation.[3] In the 25th July issue of NME Magazine, Uprising was described as "singing, over a Marilyn Manson-style electro-glam stomp"
Lyrics
Copied from muse.mu [4]
Paranoia is in bloom, The PR transmissions will resume They'll try to, push drugs that keep us all dumbed down And hope that, we will never see the truth around (so come on) Another promise, another seed Another, packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed And all the, Green belts wrapped around our minds And endless, red tape to keep the truth confined (so come on) They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious so come on Interchanging mind control Come let the, revolution takes its toll If you could, flick the switch and open your third eye You'd see that We should never be afraid to die (so come on) Rise up and take the power back It's time the fat cats had a heart attack They know that their time's coming to an end We have to unify and watch our flag ascend They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not enslave us We will be victorious They will not force us They will stop degrading us They can not control us We will be victorious
References
- ↑ 1. UPRISING (2009-07-03). Twitter. Retrieved 2009-07-03 from twitter.com.
- ↑ Julien Bordier. (2009-07-0?). Jai ecoute le nouveau Muse. L'Express. Retrieved 2009-07-10 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ Ray Wilkinson. (2009-07). Progressive stadium rock three dream up album five. Mojo magazine, 1802. Retrieved 2009-07-05 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ (2009-08-02). [Download]. digiRAMA. Retrieved 2009-08-03 from digirama.co.nz.