Ruled by Secrecy (song)
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| Name | Ruled by Secrecy |
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| Length | 4:54 |
| Alternative titles | Rule By Secrecy |
| First live performance | 14 March 2004 |
| Latest live performance | 24 October 2012 |
| Recorded | Grouse Lodge, 2003[1][2] |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Rich Costey |
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Description
Matthew Bellamy: "This song is kinda like about some geezer who's come back from work and he's just like kinda shot everyone and blown everyone up, and comes back to his wife with a load of blood all over his hands and going 'I've just blown it ... I lost it ... I lost the plot.' and the reason being because its slowly dawning on him that everything he is doing is out of his power." [3]
Additional information
Ruled by Secrecy starts off very quiet, followed by an explosion of sound. It was one of the band's (and Tom Kirk's) favourite songs to play live during the Absolution tour.
The bass of this song is very simple, with Wolstenholme playing just one note every 2 bars. From the bridge section, the bass is heavily distorted & the octave pedal is used, yet the simple playing continues.
At 3:19 in the song, there is a very subtle mistake in Bellamy's playing.
The video that plays in the background during live performances counts down to the piano climax, (at 2:57 in the album version) appearing to count down to an apocalyptic event, such as an atomic bomb explosion.
The title and the song's meaning are also related to a book called Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs, a book about conspiracy theories of how there are secret societies dictating the way the world is run. The song probably refers to the 'underground' group called Illuminati.
Trivia
At the end, a heart-beat can be heard. It's very quiet though it is possible to hear. There is also a Shepard Tone[1] as the songs fades out. On the pre-release promo CD, the song is longer as the Shepard Tone continues to fall.
Lyrics
Repress and restrain
Steal the pressure and the pain Wash the blood off your hands This time she won't understand
Change in the air And they'll hide everywhere And no one Knows who's in control
You're working so hard And you're never in charge Your death creates success Rebuild and suppress
Change in the air And they'll hide everywhere And no one Knows who's in control
Change in the air And they'll hide everywhere And no one Knows who's in control