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Oh I am growing tired
Of allowing you to steal
Everything I have
You're making me feel
Like I was born to service you
But I am growing by the hour
You left us far behind
So we all discard our souls
And blaze through your skies
So afraid to die
'Cause I was born to destroy you
I am growing by the hour
I'm getting strong in every way
You led me on
You led me on
You
Oh, I'm getting strong in every way
Of allowing you to steal
Everything I have
You're making me feel
Like I was born to service you
But I am growing by the hour
You left us far behind
So we all discard our souls
And blaze through your skies
So afraid to die
'Cause I was born to destroy you
I am growing by the hour
I'm getting strong in every way
You led me on
You led me on
You
Oh, I'm getting strong in every way
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At first, he's practically saying "I hate you for doing this to me, making me feel extra guilty whenever I screw up"
Then, towards the end, he's thinking "Screw you, this isn't fair, I can do what I want to, it's my life."
I think the title stresses this even more. "If you hate the fact that I won't take any more of your shit, then thanks, because you're actually just encouraging me."
When you see it like this, it's also pretty easy to relate this song to puberty, although this could just as well be about people being oppressed by the government, their employers, etc.
In his song Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist he basically states
that he is an atheist and that the end is all he sees, as in
once we die, that's all.
And in this song he says..
You're making me feel
Like I was born to service you
But I am growing by the hour
You left US far behind
So WE ALL discard our souls
And -blaze through your skies-
So unafraid to die
Because I was born to destroy you
I am growing by the hour
I'm getting strong in every way
*** the capitalized letters show that
he is talking about the world as a whole.
*** and the "YOUR SKIES" meaning as in
"his heaven kingdom"
the first being for a parental figure. i was thinking of that when i started reading the lyrics. maybe someone that walked out of his life, or someone he looked up to, an idol, if you will.
"you left US far behind
so we all discard our souls"
talking about his family, how they forgot all happiness.
the second meaning could be about what humanity is doing to the earth.
and he could also be talking about religion.
it can be interpreted in so many different ways.
I agree with those saying this song is about people and how people want Muse to live up to certain stereotypes. How they feel like people think Muse is their to simply service them with music that they like and not what comes from their soul.
In conclusion, I think this song is about people pressuring Muse into being unoriginal and cliche when Muse is trying to say that they can be so much the opposite of that.
My personal opinion is that it could very likely be about a relationship. But, he uses we too many times. It could also be about corrupt government, or corrupt religious organizations.
If you knit these together, one way to look at it is that he is referring to the darker manipulative and vampiric part of humanity (for the star wars people - sith) . The dark aspect has always ruled over humanity throughout history, but in truth the people are getting stronger. The emergence of collective lucidity is increasing exponentially especially due to the internet. He may be speaking from as a sort of avatar for the emerging light. he was born to finally defeat them and bring the world into a new age.
The part about leaving everyone behind and getting us to blaze through your skies leaving our souls behind is very significant. A soul can be various things. In particular I think it refers to our curiosity about life, which is squashed by people telling us explicitly what to believe and what is going on.
My leap of a extrapolation on this, is that he is referring to the destruction of hierarchial (ex: I know more than you so listen damn it) wholistic thought, and the establishment of a spectrum structure, where every bit of diversity not only fits together but adds to the richness of every other part. This is a fusion of everyone has their own separate idea (chaos) and absolute ideas (order).
I might be going to far though, hah