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A love song built on doubt, 'Madness' finds Muse stripping back to electronic minimalism. Matthew Bellamy's voice sits high and clean over a restrained beat, the production letting space do the work. The song circles a single question: is this real love, or just compulsion keeping two people locked together? It's a rare moment of vulnerability from the band, the lyrics catching the specific vertigo of not knowing whether you're in crisis or connection. The track moves with surprising restraint. Where Muse often reach for spectacle, here the arrangement stays lean, the harmonies swelling just enough to suggest the emotional weight beneath. A guitar solo cuts through the bridge with precision. The repetition of "I need your love" becomes less a declaration than an admission of need, the word "madness" itself the only answer Bellamy can offer to his own question.
"Madness" is a single by Muse, from the album The 2nd Law, released 25th September 2012. The track is 4:40 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Muse.
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