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Muse

Drones

Release date: 3rd June 2015

From DronesTrack 122:50
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About This Track

'Drones' is a vocal-only track, built from layered harmonies of Matt Bellamy's voice and nothing else. No instruments, no electronic elements, just the human voice multiplied and arranged into something that feels both intimate and overwhelming. The song distils the album's central argument about remote warfare into its starkest form: a litany of the dead, each relationship named, each life reduced to a single phrase. The lyrics move from the personal to the accusatory. Bellamy addresses the operator, the person at a console thousands of miles away, asking whether they can feel the weight of what they've done. The song ends with "Amen", a closing that doubles as both prayer and indictment. It is the final track on the album, and its restraint, its refusal of any musical embellishment, makes it land harder than anything louder could.

"Drones" is a track by Muse, from the album Drones, released 3rd June 2015. The track is 2:50 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 19 articles about Muse.

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Muse

Muse

Lyrics

Drones

Killed by drones

My mother, my father
My sister and my brother
My son and my daughter
Killed by drones

Our lives between your finger and your thumb
Can you feel anything?
Are you dead inside?
Now you can kill from the safety of your home with drones
Amen

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From Drones

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Drones
Drones
Muse
4th June 2015
Track number
12
Release year
2015
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  3. 3Psycho
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