Lyrics for United States of Eurasia as interpreted by dustispretty

United States of Eurasia Lyrics
You and me are the same
we don't know or care whose to blame
but we know that whoever holds the reins
nothing will change; our cause has gone insane

and these wars; they can't be won
and these wars; they can't be won
and do you want them to go on, and on, and on?
Why split these states when there can be only one?

And must we do as we're told?
And must we do as we're told?

You and me fall in line
to be punished for unproven crimes
and we know there is no one we can trust
our ancient heroes; they are turning to dust

And these wars; they can never be won
does anyone know or care how they begun?
They just promise to go on, and on, and on
but soon we will see there can only be one

United States!
United States! of

Eura-SIA! SIA! SIA! SIA!
Eura-SIA! SIA! SIA! SIA!
Eura-SIA! SIA! SIA! SIA!

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aenimong
07-21-2009

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Fairly straightforward lyrics. We as people will never be able to reach our full potential because no matter which country is the "leader" of the world there will still be wars fought for no reason. Global powers have come and gone throughout the course of history and we haven't learned from their mistakes.

I love the lyric, you and me fall in line to be punished for unproven crimes. People will almost always believe what propaganda is thrown in front of them by their own country and then when it's revealed they were wrong it's ultimately the people who must pay the price for their leaders' mistakes.


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dawgg08
07-21-2009

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this is a fantastic song, i love their music and can't wait to hear the new album!

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bellamysgirl
07-21-2009

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Ahh I made it my goal to post this on songmeanings haha. (yeah, i have low goals)
But you beat me to it.
I think aenimong got it pretty much spot on. Wars are started and go on so long over stupid things and nobody even knows why they started nor do they care, they just want reasons to fight and gain power.
Our ancient heroes are turning to dust - people forget about the values we used to embrace.
Beautiful song, can't wait for the album :)

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RoseTintedView
07-22-2009

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fully loaded song...sounded very Queen like with a bit of chopin's nocturne wrapped up in all that wonderful muse-ness :)

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YourMum
07-22-2009

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I want to begin saying this song is incredibly powerful and moving. This is Muse at their best. However, I was a bit disappointed at first because Matthew Bellamy decided to withdraw from his usual falsetto vocals and focus on singing tenor. This adds a darker, more powerful mood and feeling to the song. Albeit, I was personally thrown a bit off because of it. The first thing that popped into mind was "Are they trying to go mainstream?" Probably not, though.

The components of this song are absolutely brilliant. They heavily visited Queen in the song, made the instrumental section Arabic, and in the end added a stunning arrangement of one of Chopin's Nocturnes accompanied with background noises of children and jet airplanes. I believe they incorporated these three elements to symbolically fuse three different cultures together. Queen from the USA, Chopin from Europe, and Arabian style music from the middle east.

I also believe that this song is inspired from the book 1984. Does anyone think likewise?

Other than that, the main message of this song is saying regardless of the trivial disputes of countries, we should all work together for the greater purpose of mankind.

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YC_fan91
07-24-2009

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"Must we do as we're told?" OMG, what a powerful song. This song is just great, I can't wait for The Resistance!!!!

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Daredevil115
07-25-2009

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Yes this song is amazing.. im thinking its about how the world is a mess and that unity can be the answer so it seems to be a song calling for unity into a new power against the grain of the messed up world we live in.

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UnitedUnderHumanity
07-27-2009

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Look at the meaning of this song in relation to the bigger picture. Obviously, Muse is for resistance against those elite forces behind the curtains (Bilderberg Group, etc.). I am predicting the new album to be based on such ideas known as conspiracy theories in mainstream society. This song in particular sounds like a man attempting to create the start of a resistance/revolution against the forces essentially dictating the path of humanity. The New World Order has been underway for years; prepare yourselves! Resist!!!

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jedispy
07-29-2009

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I'm pretty new to Muse and their style. I'm impressed by the sound.

The lines that strike me the most are in the first verse. The current situation in the Middleast between Israel/western powers and the Arab world is ancient. There is no contemporary nation that has witnessed the beginning core of the conflict. These issues are so ancient that they transcend political science and archaeology, and dwell in the domain of religion. Jews/Christians and Muslims believe that Abraham was the father of both Isaac (the father of Jacob, also known as Israel) and Ishmael (the father of the Arabs). The Torah states that God gave the land of Canaan (modern day Israel/Palestine) to Abraham and his chosen descendents. The Torah states that the chosen line is through Isaac. However the Quran states the opposite, that Ishmael is the chosen line of Abraham, and that therefore the Arabs are the people selected by Allah to possess the Promised Land.

The conflict today is the same as it has been since ancient times. Only the tools of warfare have changed. There is no single person or group to blame, nor does it matter. One line that really hits me hard is

"Why split these states when there can be only one?"

They're referring to the separation of independent Palestinian states from the nation of Israel. However this is an international goal, and not the desires of the Israelis or Arabs/Palestinians. They still believe that they own their respective birthrights on the land.

How can we resolve such an ancient conflict? Looking at the song I can see Muse's allusion.
1. Muse is stating the modern concept of "controlling" the Arab world is to conquer it. Then you imprison the troublemakers and force them to "fall in line."
2. After growing tired of the conflict we see a uniting of world powers into a large world government (United States of Eurasia).
3. However controlling the Middle East will require controlling everyone.

"And must we do as we're told?

You and me fall in line
to be punished for unproven crimes
and we know there is no one we can trust
our ancient heroes; they are turning to dust"

4. Now you and I are the ones being controlled by the authorities. We are now the ones being conquered and taken to prison for unproven crimes.

5. The final line of the highly prophetic first verse "nothing will change; our cause has gone insane" ring true for these wars "promise to go on, and on, and on. But soon we will see there can only be one."

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asm607
08-03-2009

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I believe this song either refers to or is about the book "1984" by George Orwell

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Dierdra
08-04-2009

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Good. Damn good song.

I love the exotic, Persian type music.

Who cares if it sounds a bit like Queen?

Love, love, love Muse.

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RCMoya612
08-08-2009

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Erm, Queen are British, not American.

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Diarrhoea
08-11-2009

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Matt Bellamy discussed this song in a recent interview with Zane Lowe.

"United States of Eurasia" refers to a book called "The Grand Chessboard" by a man called Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former United States National Security Advisor.

In the book, Brzezinski claims that if the countries of Europe and Asia were to ever unify into a super-continent, the USA would no longer be the dominant world superpower and there would be a massive war.

The United States of Eurasia would be a huge threat to America, so it is in the President's best interest to allow/encourage warfare between Eurasian countries, to prevent the continents from ever unifying.

This song is about how there will be endless war in Eurasia, allowed/propagated by the US President.

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Bredders
08-21-2009

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I agree with a few people above. This song is drawn from Orwell's 1984.

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radithya
09-07-2009

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have been thinking about the unproven crime as the war on terrorism like iraq biological weapon or iran nuclear weapon and conflict in israel and Palestine etc..

"and we know there is no one we can trust
our ANCIENT HEROES; they are turning to dust"

i think what he mean is a Prophets
remember matt encourage people to destroy "city of delusion"

still didn't get the "eurasia"
europe and asia fight against USA ??

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businessiswar
09-09-2009

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The song refers to George Orwell's novel "1984". Eurasia was one of the three super states (the others being Oceania and Eastasia)in the book.

"You and me are the same
we don't know or care whose to blame
but we know that whoever holds the reins
nothing will change; our cause has gone insane"

The book mainly focuses on the journey of Winston Smith who belongs to the Outer Party of the super state, Oceania (which is at war with Eastasia and/or Eurasia). The Inner Party and Outer Party are the minority of the population (with the proletariat (proles) being the majority). Most, if not the whole, of the population are kept in the dark of the real happenings outside Oceania. They are fed news (which is subject to change at any time) and fed lies. They aren't informed, let alone interested in causes of the war against Eastasia and/or Eurasia.

"and these wars; they can't be won
and these wars; they can't be won
and do you want them to go on, and on, and on?
Why split these states when there can be only one?"

The wars between the superpowers are perpetual as a means of controlling the populations with fear and also a means of bringing the population together to work as a whole. The war is also used as an excuse to use up resources and products that the Outer Party/Proles make keeping them in poverty.

"And must we do as we're told?
And must we do as we're told?"

In the novel Winston Smith grows thoughts of discontent against the Party and questions their authority.

"You and me fall in line
to be punished for unproven crimes
and we know there is no one we can trust
our ancient heroes; they are turning to dust"

All members of the party are kept in order by fear. The novel also tells of a tightly regimented force called the Thought Police who identify and bring in anyone they suspect of thinking, acting and planning against the party. They are then taken to the Ministry of Love where they are tortured and interrogated until they confess what they have done - even if they've not done anything. Evidence is forged to support the case against them. With the presence of the Thought Police, Winston fears speaking aloud to anyone his thoughts against the party in fear they might be a member of the Thought Police or might report them to the Though Police.

As News is subject to change, so is history. "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." Their old and new heroes are turned to dust as history is burnt to dust in the incinerator and history is rewritten.



I hope this song encourges all of you to read the book, it's wonderful.


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businessiswar
09-09-2009

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Oh I forgot to add. Through the above meaning, it can also be applied to their usual "THE WORLD IS CORRUPT" sort of theme.

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BlueLines
09-11-2009

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Queen is obvious, but does anyone hear a "Live and Let Die" influence too?

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Zanorath
09-12-2009

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As others have said, this song, like Resistance and really most of the album, is inspired by 1984. I think this song is referencing the United States (as in America), and associating them with the ideas of Orwell's novel through its title.

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grungetastic
09-16-2009

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Great song. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like Matt is trying to combined the words Europe and Asia = Eurasia? Idk, just a thought.

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Han_Solo
09-18-2009

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Basically We Must Unite. As long as we have divided countries at war we will never progress so we must have a United States of Eurasia.

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Winmar
10-07-2009

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From an article in Melbourne's The Age newspaper:

(Bellamy) says it seeks to explore the perception of the "megalomaniacal" foreign policy-makers who he believes view the world as a chessboard to be manoeuvred, without care for the innocent lives of those caught up in it all. "People can listen to Eurasia and, depending on your mood, they will find it funny or a complex political statement. It's subjective. Sometimes it makes me laugh....how bold and ridiculous it is. But I also think of my intention when I wrote it."

The article also say that he re-read 1984 during the album's making.

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