We Are Fucking Fucked (song)
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | We Are Fucking Fucked[1] |
| Album/single | Will of the People (10) |
| Length | 3:36[2] |
| Alternative titles | We Are F--king F--ked |
| First live performance | 4th October 2022 |
| Latest live performance | |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse |
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Description
A punk rock song with elements of stoner rock, QOTSA-like drum beats and Queen-style vocals, the song style in particular has been compared to the punk rock band "The Dead Kennedys". Sounding similar to the songs “Save Me”, “Liquid State” and "Unsustainable" from The 2nd Law. The final guitar riff is similar to Truckfighters's song "Desert Cruiser", and is also similar to "Knights of Cydonia". The verse lick hails all the way back to 2006.[3]
The song's title has been "officially" leaked on March 14th, 2022 via the JSON output from wontstanddown.muse.mu, which contains basic album info, while the song was leaked together with the rest of the album on August 23rd, 2022. "We Are Fucking Fucked" is implied as a a frenetic finale of the brutally honest lyrics.[4] Matt Bellamy said that this is the "weirdest, darkest lost B-side of Muse's life"[5] NME described it as an "anthem of the apocalypse".[6] Kerrang described the track as a straigthforward, stripped back riffer, while Gigwise described it as "the most joyous-sounding outpouring of helplessness about the impending doom of the planet", comparing it to Biffy Clyro.[7]
This song joins the only other three songs to feature swearing. These are "Crying Shame", "Panic Station" and "Psycho". None of the listed songs, however, feature swearing to such extent as this song.
Instrumentation
Starting out with Dom shouting "We playing together", the song focuses on heavy, fuzzy guitar, distorted bass and drums, with a little keyboard thrown in during certain parts in the chorus. Pre-choruses also feature an air raid siren sample. It also features Matt and his Queen-like stacked vocals during the final part, singing the lines "Stockpile" and "Hold up". These backing vocals contain an A5, the highest studio note in a Muse song, beating out "Showbiz", "Micro Cuts" and "Survival". This, in combination with the A2 in the verses, means this is the only Muse song where Matt uses a full three-octave range. The same final part also features a short guitar solo and some synth arpeggiation.
This is another one of the three songs to use Jeff Buckley's Telecaster. According to Matt, he used it during the verses.
Live
The song's debut live performance was at Los Angeles's Wiltern Theatre, during the Will of the People Theatre Tour. It's been played as an opener for the first few gigs, before being placed later in the sets.
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Lyrics
transcribed from the CD booklet
(Dom)Are we playing together?
You Really believe We can survive all of this The black vacuum of universe It was designed To swallow us whole It's a losing game
We're at death's door? Another world war Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw A life in crisis A dirty virus Tsunamis of hate are gonna find us A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked
We're at death's door? Another world war Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw A life in crisis Mutated virus Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked
True Just when you think You are safe and secure You'll forget what you need to remember Living in peace But you're living a lie The game is rigged
We're at death's door? Another world war Wildfires and earthquakes I foresaw A life in crisis Mutated virus Tsunamis of hate are gonna drown us A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked A-a-a-a-a-a-ah We are fucking fucked
Hole up Stockpile Hoard up We are getting fucking fucked
A-a-a-a-ah We are getting fucked A-a-a-a-ah We are getting fucked
Hey! Hey! Hey! Fuck off! Hey! Hey! Hey! Stockpile! Hey! Hey! Hey! Fuck off! Hey! Hey! We are getting fucking fucked
References
- ↑ https://wontstanddown.muse.mu/api/v1/catalogue/new/
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/album/will-of-the-people-muse/k02hnfrjhdxrc
- ↑ https://youtu.be/obUvOFNoqXg?t=1707
- ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Muse-Announces-New-Album-Will-Of-The-People-20220317
- ↑ https://youtu.be/BiD9f59oo1w
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/big-reads/muse-cover-interview-2022-will-of-the-people-3243209
- ↑ https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3425930/album-review-muse-will-of-the-people