Psycho (song)

Muse song
Name	Psycho
Album/single	Drones
Length	5:28
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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Information

Psycho contains many offensive lyrics in the uncensored version of the song, which will likely hinder it's ability to be played over the air. Throughout the song, dialogue of a marine can be heard being shouted at by his commander, encouraging him to become a "Psycho Killer".

History

On January 26th, 2015, the band posted an Instagram sound bite of a military hazing exercise which would later appear in the lyric video for Psycho, and in remnants throughout the song. Later Instagram clips would show a short bass riff which appears in the song, along with several seconds from a mixing session featuring the main riff.

At the beginning of March, Matt tweeted about an upcoming song named Psycho, along with articles about psychopaths and brainwashing. When questioned about the articles, he confirmed that they were relevant to the song's theme, and suggested that Psycho would be the first single from Drones.

Despite Matt's claims, it was announced a couple of weeks later that Dead Inside would be the first single from the album. Psycho was released the following day, March 12th, both as a preorder bonus track and a lyric video on YouTube.

Composition

Written in D minor with a moderate tempo, Psycho bears a few resemblances to Uprising due to its triplet feel, drop D riffs and similar tempo.

Returning to Muse's earlier guitar-driven sound, it makes prominent use of the "0305030" riff, which dates back to the Paris MCM Café gig in November 1999. It later appeared more frequently as a live jam played after Stockholm Syndrome.

Release

Psycho was released on the 12th March 2015 as part of the pre-order bundle of the Drones album. The album was made available for pre-order at 18:00 that day, with the track available for almost immediate download.

Lyric Video

The lyric video is almost like a music video, which features a band playing, and an actor, resembling a sargeant. It also features several actors, covered in paint. The video was co-produced with SEKDEK (Spriit Extraction Kit Demon Extraction Kit), and it was directed by Tom Kirk and Simon Bennett. View the video by clicking on this link.

Lyrics

Love it will get you nowhere

You are on your own, lost in the wild So come to me now I could use someone like you Someone who'll kill on my command And asks no questions

I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you I'm gonna make you, a fucking psycho! A fucking psycho! Haha! A fucking psycho! Your ass belongs to me now!

Are you a human drone?! AYE SIR! Are you a killing machine?! AYE SIR! And I'm in control motherfucker, do you understand?! AYE SIR!

Your mind is just a program And I'm the virus, I'm changing the station I'll improve your thresholds I'll turn you into a super drone And you will kill on my command And I won't be responsible

I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you I'm gonna make you, a fucking psycho! A fucking psycho! Haha! A fucking psycho! Your ass belongs to me now!

Are you psycho killer!? Say I'm a psycho killer! I am a psycho killer! SCREAM IT! I AM A PSYCHO KILLER! SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE! AAHHHH! YOU ARE A PUSSY, I SAID SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE! AAAGHHHH!!!!

I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you I'm gonna make you, a fucking psycho! A fucking psycho! Haha! A fucking psycho! Your ass belongs to me now!

I WILL BREAK YOU! DO YOU UNDERSTAND! (Repeated, indistinguishable commander shouting) A fucking psycho! Your ass belongs to me now! Your ass belongs to me now!

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