So, Muse has been gripped by the political situation as well, as evidenced by their new single Dig Down that was released a few days ago. Some of the lyrics:
And you fall to the ground
You must find a way
When the darkness descends
And you’re told it’s the end
You must find a way
When God decides to look the other way
And a clown takes the throne
We must find a way
Face the firing squad
Against all the odds
You will find a way
The music video features model & activist Lauren Wasser, who lost her leg to toxic shock syndrome. The song reminds me a bit of a hit Muse had a few years ago called Madness. I absolutely love Madness…
… so I am very inclined to love Dig Down as well! The lines “Dig down, we must find a way” have been running around in my head in a loop ever since I first heard the song. The video was released on May 18th and is nearing 3 million views already on YouTube. I’m apparently not alone in liking this. 🙂
In an interview lead singer Matt Bellamy said that “one of the reasons I wanted to put this out so quickly is because it felt quite reactive to the climate in the world right now.” This makes me think of what Meryl Streep said during her Golden Globes speech at the beginning of the year, where she quoted Carrie Fisher, saying:” Take your broken heart, make it into art”.
It’s not the first time Muse makes an album (or in this case, a song) in reaction to what is happening in the world. Their 2nd Law album addressed the banking crisis; their last album from two years ago was called Drones and was all about the nonsense of war. So, lately I had been wondering whether Muse would also be addressing the Trump and right-wing politics issues (also prevalent over here in Europe). I got my answer the minute I heard Muse’s new single. They have a knack for taking broken hearts and making it into art, it’s one of the main reasons why I love them so much. I’m so curious to hear more of their new material! It’ll probably be a while, though, as they have only just started their North American tour.
Oh, how I wish I could go see them!
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Der neue Song hat mich noch nicht ganz so umgehauen, muss ihn noch ein paarmal hören….
mein favourite ist im Auto zur Zeit uprising und supermassive ❤
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Das Lied haut mich auch noch nicht ganz um, ist “Madness” zu ähnlich! Aber es ist eine Art Protest-Song, und das gefällt mir. 🙂
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