Muscle Museum

Unveiling Desires: Muse's 'Muscle Museum' Explores Longing and Independence
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Lyrics

She had something to confess to

She has something important to confess.

But you don't have the time

The listener doesn't have the time to hear her confession.

So look the other way

Suggests avoiding the confession by looking away.

You will wait until it's over

Waiting until a later time to address the confession.

To reveal what you'd never shown her

She will reveal something she has never shown before after waiting.

Too little much too late

It's too little and too late to make a difference.


Too long trying to resist it

Long resistance has resulted in missing an opportunity.

You've just gone and missed it

The listener has missed the chance to experience something.

It's escaped your world

Whatever it is, it has escaped the listener's world.


Can you see that I am needing

The speaker is expressing a need for something.

And begging for so much more

Begging for more than what has been given so far.

Than you could ever give?

Expressing dissatisfaction with what the listener has provided.

And I don't want you to adore me

Not seeking admiration or adoration from the listener.

Don't want you to ignore me

Doesn't want to be ignored by the listener when convenient.

When it pleases you

(Empty line)

Yeah, and I'll do it on my own

The speaker will accomplish things independently.


I have played in every toilet

Despite achievements, there's an attempt to spoil or undermine.

But you still want to spoil it

Someone still wants to ruin the speaker's success.

To prove I've made a big mistake

To prove that the speaker has made a significant mistake.

Too long trying to resist it

(Repeated) Too long resisting something beneficial.

You've just gone and missed it

(Repeated) The listener has missed out on a valuable opportunity.

It's escaped your world

(Repeated) Whatever it is, it has escaped the listener's world.


Can you see that I am needing

The speaker is emphasizing a need for something.

Begging for so much more

Continuing to beg for more than what has been provided.

Than you could ever give?

Expressing dissatisfaction with the listener's offerings.

And I don't want you to adore me

Not seeking admiration or adoration from the listener.

Don't want you to ignore me

Doesn't want to be ignored by the listener when convenient.

When it pleases you

(Empty line)

Yeah, and I'll do it on my own

The speaker will achieve things independently.

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