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Money-men mill about Monday morning | Money-men mill about Monday morning<br> | ||
Another new nothing and never nearer | Another new nothing and never nearer<br> | ||
Consumed at the cost that it's currently costing | Consumed at the cost that it's currently costing<br> | ||
I don't dare dig any deeper down | I don't dare dig any deeper down<br> | ||
I don't have the head-space | I don't have the head-space<br> | ||
<br> | |||
I don't understand all the figures and facts | I don't understand all the figures and facts<br> | ||
It'll spin around till I start panic attacking | It'll spin around till I start panic attacking<br> | ||
But there's one curve ball that states my soul | But there's one curve ball that states my soul<br> | ||
Let me live out life and I'll stay control | Let me live out life and I'll stay control<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Take that away, I'll never get dressed | Take that away, I'll never get dressed<br> | ||
Money-men milling in Monday morning | Money-men milling in Monday morning<br> | ||
I will go spend or I will raise warning | I will go spend or I will raise warning<br> | ||
I'm nothing but me and mine, so | I'm nothing but me and mine, so<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | Yeah, I've been gone<br> | ||
With who knows who | With who knows who<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | Fuck all your law, fuck your power<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | Yeah, I've been gone<br> | ||
With who knows who | With who knows who<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | Fuck all your law, fuck your power<br> | ||
<br> | |||
My name's magic and it's mud | My name's magic and it's mud<br> | ||
I do bad things but I can rob | I do bad things but I can rob<br> | ||
They don't buy anything, they watch it, see | They don't buy anything, they watch it, see<br> | ||
For their time is the commodity | For their time is the commodity<br> | ||
<br> | |||
The gap between art and artist grows | The gap between art and artist grows<br> | ||
I never know why I ever wrote this prose | I never know why I ever wrote this prose<br> | ||
I write this rubbish but believe you me | I write this rubbish but believe you me<br> | ||
I've just never been keen on tasting redness | I've just never been keen on tasting redness<br> | ||
<br> | |||
But put the orange suit on, shackle my ankles | But put the orange suit on, shackle my ankles<br> | ||
I couldn't take that, I'd be fucking ???? off | I couldn't take that, I'd be fucking ???? off<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | Yeah, I've been gone<br> | ||
With who knows who | With who knows who<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | Fuck all your law, fuck your power<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | Yeah, I've been gone<br> | ||
With who knows who | With who knows who<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | Fuck all your law, fuck your power<br> | ||
<br> | |||
I don't promote no violence but | I don't promote no violence but<br> | ||
If you all got carted off | If you all got carted off<br> | ||
Boys will be boys, toys'll get tossed | Boys will be boys, toys'll get tossed<br> | ||
Bang me up, right and rough | Bang me up, right and rough<br> | ||
I'm not a people-beater but | I'm not a people-beater but<br> | ||
If that law gets made up on me | If that law gets made up on me<br> | ||
Show me the cross and I'll take it on | Show me the cross and I'll take it on<br> | ||
<br> | |||
I don't promote no violence but | I don't promote no violence but<br> | ||
If you all got carted off | If you all got carted off<br> | ||
Boys'll be boys, toys'll get tossed | Boys'll be boys, toys'll get tossed<br> | ||
Bang me up, right and rough | Bang me up, right and rough<br> | ||
I'm not a people-beater but | I'm not a people-beater but<br> | ||
If that law gets made up on me | If that law gets made up on me<br> | ||
Show me the cross and I'll take it on | Show me the cross and I'll take it on<br> | ||
<br> | |||
(Now go low, Ha-ha-ha!) | (Now go low, Ha-ha-ha!)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
(Stay on the floor!) | (Stay on the floor!)<br> | ||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
Tell me what you wantbr> | |||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
Tell me what you want | Tell me what you want<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | With who knows who<br> | ||
With who knows who | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | Fuck all your law, fuck your power<br> | ||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | <br> | ||
Yeah, I've been gone<br> | |||
Yeah, I've been gone | With who knows who<br> | ||
With who knows who | Doing God knows what<br> | ||
Doing God knows what | Don't turn it up<br> | ||
Don't turn it up | I'll return at any hour<br> | ||
I'll return at any hour | |||
Fuck all your law, fuck your power | Fuck all your law, fuck your power | ||
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Revision as of 23:35, 20 May 2010
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Who Knows Who |
| Album/single | Uprising vinyl (2) |
| Length | 3:24 |
| Alternative titles | Who Knows Who (feat. Mike Skinner) |
| First live performance | Unknown |
| Latest live performance | - |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy (music), Mike Skinner (lyrics) |
| Producer | Muse, Morgan Nicholls (vocal production) |
Information
A collaborative song Muse recorded with The Streets in 2008.[1] The song features vocals by Mike Skinner with Muse providing the instrumental backing, using a "blues riff"[1] similar to that of Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker. It was leaked on 3rd August 2008,[2] with the band commenting that they were "happy for it to be leaked around unofficially" as it was "not intended to be a serious release".[1] The song and the bands response to the leak were reported by the media the next day,[3] with Sean Michaels of The Guardian commenting that while "Skinner's lyrics are not always coherent, there's a real energy to Who Knows Who".[4]
"Who Knows Who" later became the B side to the vinyl Uprising single.
Live
The Heartbreaker riff, which is very similar to that played in Who Knows Who, has been played since at least 2004. The Streets played a portion of Who Knows Who, without Muse, at the BBC Electric Proms on the 23rd October 2008.[5]
Lyrics
Money-men mill about Monday morning
Another new nothing and never nearer
Consumed at the cost that it's currently costing
I don't dare dig any deeper down
I don't have the head-space
I don't understand all the figures and facts
It'll spin around till I start panic attacking
But there's one curve ball that states my soul
Let me live out life and I'll stay control
Take that away, I'll never get dressed
Money-men milling in Monday morning
I will go spend or I will raise warning
I'm nothing but me and mine, so
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
My name's magic and it's mud
I do bad things but I can rob
They don't buy anything, they watch it, see
For their time is the commodity
The gap between art and artist grows
I never know why I ever wrote this prose
I write this rubbish but believe you me
I've just never been keen on tasting redness
But put the orange suit on, shackle my ankles
I couldn't take that, I'd be fucking ???? off
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
I don't promote no violence but
If you all got carted off
Boys will be boys, toys'll get tossed
Bang me up, right and rough
I'm not a people-beater but
If that law gets made up on me
Show me the cross and I'll take it on
I don't promote no violence but
If you all got carted off
Boys'll be boys, toys'll get tossed
Bang me up, right and rough
I'm not a people-beater but
If that law gets made up on me
Show me the cross and I'll take it on
(Now go low, Ha-ha-ha!)
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you want
(Stay on the floor!)
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you wantbr> Tell me what you want
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you want
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
Yeah, I've been gone
With who knows who
Doing God knows what
Don't turn it up
I'll return at any hour
Fuck all your law, fuck your power
References
- ↑ a b c Muse via KirkBot. (2008-08-04). Muse & the streets. Retrieved 2008-08-04 from board.muse.mu.
- ↑ Tom. (2008-08-03). Leak?. Retrieved 2008-08-04 from muselive.com.
- ↑ Alex Fletcher. (2008-08-04). Muse explain leaked Streets collaboration. Retrieved 2008-08-07 from digitalspy.co.uk.
- ↑ Sean Michaels. (2008-08-04). Muse happy with leaked Streets collaboration. Retrieved 2008-08-07 from guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ Tom. (2008-10-24). The Streets Dabble with Who Knows Who. Retrieved 2008-10-24 from muselive.com.