Those of you who claim this song is about a breakup are to some extent correct but you're thinking far too superficially.
This song can be viewed in a much more cosmic context when you think about it with regards to growing older, maturing, and realizing that things are changing around you. You lose some of the love you used to have, yet you keep some of it. Some of your relationships last; others don't. You are happy at times and at others sad.
This song is about remembering all of those moments, whether good or bad. And at the same time, it's about realizing that your life will continue regardless of your past, and you have the chance to entirely reinvent yourself if you so desire ("I think our lives have just begun.")
The "I" in this song refers to you, yourself. The "you" refers to anyone whom you might love at any point, including your parents, romantic partners, or simply your most intimate friends. The "we" that this song refers to, then, refers to you and your loved ones.
The song, then, becomes a song of perseverance--of using love to persevere despite all of the hardships you may experience. We should "fall away with" everyone whom we might love, because if we forget to love, our lives become meaningless.
Hi! I came to this page because I've wanted to get the lyric "staying awake to chase a dream" tattooed for a long time, and i just wanted to make sure i was making the right decision - i love the lyrics but thinking that this song was just about a bad relationship just didn't sit well with me. After reading your interpretation i have to say i'm 100% in agreement with you. I completely understood where you were coming from and it actually kind of freaked me out how perfectly it matched up with me right now. It made...
Hi! I came to this page because I've wanted to get the lyric "staying awake to chase a dream" tattooed for a long time, and i just wanted to make sure i was making the right decision - i love the lyrics but thinking that this song was just about a bad relationship just didn't sit well with me. After reading your interpretation i have to say i'm 100% in agreement with you. I completely understood where you were coming from and it actually kind of freaked me out how perfectly it matched up with me right now. It made me fall in love with Muse and the idea of getting the tattoo all over again. Bit of a rant here but i just wanted to thank you!
I agree with your explanation and it heartens me, because not many people often feel the way I do. I feel like I wouldn't have known how to explain it all - it's just what I feel when I listen to the song. It's not only an ending - it's also a beginning. It is memories of not just one thing, but many. I don't know if you can make a mistake twice - the second time, probably not as much of a mistake as a stupid decision (those reckless things), but yeah,...
I agree with your explanation and it heartens me, because not many people often feel the way I do. I feel like I wouldn't have known how to explain it all - it's just what I feel when I listen to the song. It's not only an ending - it's also a beginning. It is memories of not just one thing, but many. I don't know if you can make a mistake twice - the second time, probably not as much of a mistake as a stupid decision (those reckless things), but yeah, it also helps that that music these days - does not sound like this - so authentic, simple, yet complex - just a work of art. A beautiful one.
Those of you who claim this song is about a breakup are to some extent correct but you're thinking far too superficially.
This song can be viewed in a much more cosmic context when you think about it with regards to growing older, maturing, and realizing that things are changing around you. You lose some of the love you used to have, yet you keep some of it. Some of your relationships last; others don't. You are happy at times and at others sad.
This song is about remembering all of those moments, whether good or bad. And at the same time, it's about realizing that your life will continue regardless of your past, and you have the chance to entirely reinvent yourself if you so desire ("I think our lives have just begun.")
The "I" in this song refers to you, yourself. The "you" refers to anyone whom you might love at any point, including your parents, romantic partners, or simply your most intimate friends. The "we" that this song refers to, then, refers to you and your loved ones.
The song, then, becomes a song of perseverance--of using love to persevere despite all of the hardships you may experience. We should "fall away with" everyone whom we might love, because if we forget to love, our lives become meaningless.
Hi! I came to this page because I've wanted to get the lyric "staying awake to chase a dream" tattooed for a long time, and i just wanted to make sure i was making the right decision - i love the lyrics but thinking that this song was just about a bad relationship just didn't sit well with me. After reading your interpretation i have to say i'm 100% in agreement with you. I completely understood where you were coming from and it actually kind of freaked me out how perfectly it matched up with me right now. It made...
Hi! I came to this page because I've wanted to get the lyric "staying awake to chase a dream" tattooed for a long time, and i just wanted to make sure i was making the right decision - i love the lyrics but thinking that this song was just about a bad relationship just didn't sit well with me. After reading your interpretation i have to say i'm 100% in agreement with you. I completely understood where you were coming from and it actually kind of freaked me out how perfectly it matched up with me right now. It made me fall in love with Muse and the idea of getting the tattoo all over again. Bit of a rant here but i just wanted to thank you!
I agree with your explanation and it heartens me, because not many people often feel the way I do. I feel like I wouldn't have known how to explain it all - it's just what I feel when I listen to the song. It's not only an ending - it's also a beginning. It is memories of not just one thing, but many. I don't know if you can make a mistake twice - the second time, probably not as much of a mistake as a stupid decision (those reckless things), but yeah,...
I agree with your explanation and it heartens me, because not many people often feel the way I do. I feel like I wouldn't have known how to explain it all - it's just what I feel when I listen to the song. It's not only an ending - it's also a beginning. It is memories of not just one thing, but many. I don't know if you can make a mistake twice - the second time, probably not as much of a mistake as a stupid decision (those reckless things), but yeah, it also helps that that music these days - does not sound like this - so authentic, simple, yet complex - just a work of art. A beautiful one.