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Lithium

Release date: 2001

About This Track

‘Lithium’ by Muse is a 2001 track from the album ‘Muse EP’. The lyrics move between cheer and self-disgust, with the narrator claiming, “I found God”, while admitting to a head full of friends and a refusal to be scared. A streak of disarming everyday surrealism runs through images like broken mirrors and Sunday morning that feels like it could be any day. The chorus keeps things emphatic and chant-like, landing on simple repetition rather than narrative resolution.

"Lithium" is a track by Muse, from the album Muse EP, released 2001. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 19 articles about Muse.

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Lyrics

Lithium

[Verse 1]

I'm so happy cause today

I found my friends

They're in my head

I'm so ugly

That's okay cause so are you

We broke our mirrors

Sunday morning

Is everyday for all I care

And I'm not scared

Light my candles

In a daze cause I've found God

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

I'm so lonely

That's okay

I shaved my head

And I'm not sad

And just maybe

I'm to blame for all I've heard

But I'm not sure

I'm so excited

I can't wait to meet you there

But I don't care

I'm so horny

But that's okay, my will is good

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

I like it I'm not gonna crack

I miss you, I'm not gonna crack

I love you, I'm not gonna crack

I killed you, I'm not gonna crack

I like it I'm not gonna crack

I miss you, I'm not gonna crack

I love you, I'm not gonna crack

I killed you, I'm not gonna crack

[Verse 3]

I'm so happy cause today

I found my friends

They're in my head

I'm so ugly, that's okay cause so are you

We broke our mirrors

Sunday morning is everyday for all I care

And I'm not scared

Light my candles

In a daze cause I've found God

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Outro]

I like it I'm not gonna crack

I miss you I'm not gonna crack

I love you I'm not gonna crack

I killed you I'm not gonna crack

I like it I'm not gonna crack

I miss you I'm not gonna crack

I love you I'm not gonna crack

I killed you I'm not gonna crack

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2001

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