You hit me so hard like a Wong Kar Wai beginning
I'm exploding in smiles my equilibrium is spinning

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing

You keep me lit like antediluvian Troy
But one always reveres what ones bound to destroy

Gloomy Erebus is an anathema to me
All of them dancing like flames and the sad enmity
I wonder if I understand.
Am I too young to understand?

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing

Rapture rapes the muses
But you don't notice that it's kissing you
Rapture rapes the muses
And the void that's left confuses
It's confusing



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Track duration: 03:03

"Rapture Rapes the Muses" as written by Kevin Barnes

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    General Comment:I think the title is basically describing the style of the song. It's really like a disco punk version of a Throwing Muses song, ala The Rapture. Anyone who knows both bands can hear it clearly.
    Flag DevastatorJr.on April 30, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:The title "Rapture Rapes the Muses" to me suggests Barnes isn't inspired to write music when he's happy, only when he's sad or angry. Therefore happiness (rapture, joy) seizes or changes his Muses, tragedy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, dance, comedy, astronomy for instance. I think the song also calls into question wonders about life and death, which are recurring themes throughout the discography.
    Flag wheelerliftonon September 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:inlove with his lyrics/tunes. they seriously stand out in the throng of our world's musical melting pot.
    Flag chickenflopon November 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:dr mambo, comment of the year.
    Flag deathcabformelon October 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think its pretty obviously about a girl. Literary references aside, "rapture rapes the muses" pretty directly means "happiness destroys creativity/wild inspiration"

    In other words, hes so happy hes dumb, in a sense.
    Flag misanthroptkon January 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:DrMambo, you have won at commenting.

    Now regardless of lyrical content, the first thing that sprung to MY head was how much better depressed, fucked up writers are than joyous, rapturous ones.

    Perhaps as a result of Rapture doing some muse-raping.

    But again, that's without taking into account all the literary allusions in the lyrics.
    Flag toastnuanceson December 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:1q2w3e4r, when I hear this song I don't think of romance. I think of the day when I saw both the bands The Rapture and Muse, and how much fucking better The Rapture was. Man, that day Rapture truly did rape the Muses.
    Flag DrMamboon October 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"because of this girl he's in love with."

    .. jesus fucking christ.. how is it that people can come to the most random conclusions in lyrics that hint nothing of the topic. It seems like everyone always looks for romance to be the first meaning in every song, and they stick to that principle until it becomes painfully obvious it is not about romance.

    What part of this would make you think that its about a girl that he has found happiness with? It's about happiness, but why come to the conclusion its about romance? The closest thing that could possibly be related would be "You hit me so hard"; that should not enough to make one think someone is enraptured with a girl. And apparently it would seem that is completely wrong; as someone said before, it just came to KB.

    My exasperation is because I see this kind of analysis for tons of songs. Not every fucking song is about romance, we already have enough of those in the world, stop making up stupid meanings.
    Flag 1q2w3e4ron October 15, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:"because of this girl he's in love with."

    .. jesus fucking christ.. how is it that people can come to the most random conclusions in lyrics that hint nothing of the topic. It seems like everyone always looks for romance to be the first meaning in every song, and they stick to that principle until it becomes painfully obvious it is not about romance.

    What part of this would make you think that its about a girl that he has found happiness with? It's about happiness, but why come to the conclusion its about romance? The closest thing that could possibly be related would be "You hit me so hard"; that should not enough to make one think someone is enraptured with a girl. And apparently it would seem that is completely wrong; as someone said before, it just came to KB.

    My exasperation is because I see this kind of analysis for tons of songs. Not every fucking song is about romance, we already have enough of those in the world, stop making up stupid meanings.
    Flag 1q2w3e4ron October 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Has anyone heard them play this live? They always add this bit of lyrics that's spoken in this really deep voice during the opening bass line. It goes

    "Oh my god are you all ready?
    Okay then let's all get tight
    and make some fucked up love together."
    Flag colincslon August 09, 2007   Link

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