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The Handler features a middle section that harks back to the [[Showbiz (song)|title track]] of [[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz | The Handler features a middle section that harks back to as [[In Your World (song)|In Your World]], as well as the [[Showbiz (song)|title track]] of [[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]], and Matt says "The lyrics are almost a question-and-answer with that song."<ref>{{cite|title = Q Magazine: MUSE talk exclusively to Q about their back-to-basics approach for new album Drones.|desc=News|date=2015-03|auth=Matt Bellamy|url= |dom=|fetch=2015-05-18|type=ext }}</ref> | ||
In this song, the hero of the story realizes that he doesn't want to be controlled<ref> | In this song, the hero of the story realizes that he doesn't want to be controlled<ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 1 June 2015
| Muse song | |
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| Name | The Handler |
| Album/single | Drones |
| Length | 4:33 |
| Alternative titles | |
| First live performance | |
| Latest live performance | |
| Recorded | 2014/2015 - The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, Canada |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse, Robert "Mutt" Lange |
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| Reapers | < | The Handler | > | JFK |
The Handler features a middle section that harks back to as In Your World, as well as the title track of Showbiz, and Matt says "The lyrics are almost a question-and-answer with that song."[1]
In this song, the hero of the story realizes that he doesn't want to be controlled[2] and begins to rebel, Matt uses falsetto in this song and it haves a solo riff, the drums are slow and massive.[3] Most likely the heaviest track on the album.
According to interviews and conversations with Musers this is both Chris's and Dom's favourite track of the album. while Matt's favourite track is The Globalist.
Lyrics
You were my oppressor
And I, I have become programmed to obey Now, you are my handler And I, I will execute your demands. Leave me alone I must dissociate from you
Behold my transformation And you are empowered to do as you please My mind was lost in translation And my heart has become a cold and impassive machine Leave me alone I must dissociate from you
I won't let you control my feelings anymore And I will do As I am told And I am no longer afraid to walk alone Let me go, let me be I must stand free from your grip You will never own me
References
- ↑ Matt Bellamy. (2015-03). Q Magazine: MUSE talk exclusively to Q about their back-to-basics approach for new album Drones.. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ Claudia Rossi. (2015-05-19). Muse, ecco il nuovo ‘Drones': un’opera rock oscura, tra JFK e Orwell. Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 2015-05-19 from ilfattoquotidiano.it.
- ↑ L'édition du Soir by Philippe Richard. (2015-05-18). Que vaut le nouvel album de Muse?. Ouest-france. Retrieved 2015-05-18 from ouest-france.fr/.