Fillip (song)

Muse song
Name	Fillip
Album/single	Showbiz (3)
Length	4:01
Alternative titles	-
First live performance	Unknown
Latest live performance	13th November 2001
Recorded	1999
Writer/composer	Matthew Bellamy
Producer	John Leckie

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Interpretation

The word Fillip means something that adds stimulation or enjoyment. It also the word for the action of pushing the thumb and the fingertip (usually the middle finger) together until they give way to one another, producing a cracking sound (sometimes known as 'clicking' or 'snapping' fingers). The latter meaning seems to tie in somewhat with the song's meaning, since producing a fillip suggests calling for immediacy ("It's happening soon/It's happening soon...").

Lyrics

It's happening soon 
It's happening soon 
Its scent has been blowing in my direction 
 
To me it is new 
To me it is new 
And it's not gonna change for anybody 
 
And it's gonna be 
Our last memory 
And it's led me on 
And on to you 
 
It's got to be here 
It's got to be there 
It's got to be now 
Or I'll lose forever 
 
To me it is strange 
This feeling is strange 
But it's not gonna change for anybody 
 
And it's gonna be 
Our last memory 
And it's led me on 
And on to you 
 
Accuse me 
Trust me 
I never knew 
That you were the one 
You were the one 
 
And it's gonna be 
Our last memory 
And it's led me on 
And on to you 
 
And it's gonna be 
Our last memory 
And it's led me on 
And on to you

Early Live version

To me this is new
To me it is new
But it's not gonna change for anybody

It's gotta be here
It's gotta be there
It's gotta be now 'cause I'm everywhere

And I'm gonna be
No longer I live
'cause it led me on
And on 'til I be gone

It's gotta be true
And I'm not afraid
But it's gonna be strange for everybody

It's gotta be here
It's gotta be there
It's gotta be now 'cause I'm everywhere

And I'm gonna be
No longer I live
'cause it led me on
And on I can be gone

Accuse me
Trust me
I never knew
That you are the one
You are the one

And I'm gonna be
No longer I live
'cause it led me on
And on to where I have gone

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