And then when combined with star, the light could be a thinly veiled reference to the 'stars in heaven.' But why would the protagonist of the song be 'chasing the starlight?' Here you can start to explore many different questions.Ĭould the 'starlight' be thought of an ideal, perfection, purity or some unobtainable goal? This impression makes more sense when he wonders if the effort "is worth it anymore." Is trying to be good and perfect the reason to get to a wonderful afterlife? Or is the person reflecting on the good (starlight) he has striven for which now appears to 'mean nothing' since he is dying? I will note the band stated this is a " a love song about missing someone, friends, family, someone you love" and therefore not explicitly about dying. On a very obvious level 'seeing the light' is commonly perceived as an experience of someone near death. "Chasing a starlight" can have multiple meanings in reference to end of life. Or more generally, the decreased level of consciousness as someone gets closer to death. The ship taking the singer 'far away' could be an allusion to disease, especially one like Alzheimer's which erases the memories of the important people in your life. In "Starlight" the band makes use of outer space, a common theme on this album, as a metaphor for loss and distance. ![]() (If the video does not display click the title of the post) Pay more attention to the audio and lyrics. The visuals of the video below are not highlighted in this post. This song exemplifies these traits well with simple piano and guitar melodies, with more space-rock bridges breaking the song into two very different feels. Overall their music style is defined by the music genome project as frequent use of minor key tonality, subtle use of piano and some electronica influence. Muse is a band whose music leans towards more sullen material, and some critics of the band chastised this song for being too pop-oriented. The video at Rome Olympic stadium in 2013 gives me chills due to the fantastic environment that can be perceived with one of the biggest moments when the entire forum started to sing “Our hopes and expectations, Black holes and revelations, Our hopes and expectations, Black holes and revelations” to afterwards continue with the clapping hands at the drums rhythm.Songs about loss are rarely upbeat enough to get you moving in your car, but for me "Starlight" by the English alternative/progressive rock band Muse manages to combine sorrow and loss with rock and roll supported by a driving bass line to make a catchy song with some deeper meaning. Indeed, at their live shows is incredible how the audience follow the drums rhythm creating a magical atmosphere during their concert with this song. ![]() The piano arrangement is such a classy touch alongside with the drums and Matt Bellamy voice to make a perfect harmony. For that reason wanted to write about it on the Song Thoughts section. In the original version the electric bass has a raw sound, while the version live at Rome Olympic Stadium the sound is a bit softer furthermore at the AOL Session the beginning has a guitar picking to then let the bass sound have an appearance going towards a vibrato which just demonstrates my initial statement slightly different sounds but in all of them sounding good with their own style. Over the week a couple of live versions from the song appeared on my playlist and caught my ear in terms of how they can sound different but good at the same time let me explain. Muse became a mainstream band and those guys know how to be creative and have an original sound while playing live.
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