h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Absolution is the name of the new Muse album, the fourth (or, to the purists, the third) showcase of their extraordinary genius.

It is also the name of a My Ruin song.

I want to live in the pretty sun
But daylight just makes me numb
So I cover up my scars
With velvet drapes that kill rock stars
Change my mood
lick my wounds
trust will lead us to the truth
drown myself in misery
sleep with my enemy
destroy my destiny
erase the memory of you
etc, etc.

I am rather obsessive about lyrics, since I believe they hold the most meaning of a song. Many musicians will disagree with me. Maybe this is because I am not a musician, I am a writer, and as such I prefer the written word.

I myself don't particularly believe in absolution. Often (in my experience) someone "drowning themselves in absolution" is only to "excuse their sins" - Tairrie B again. And if someone gets especially guilty about something, it's often to excuse whatever they have done and not necessarily because they feel sorry.

I'm not sure why I'm writing this, because no one has wronged me recently, and I don't tend to bear grudges. Who knows?

Incidentally, The Groove, the B side on Time Is Running Out, isn't that one of the best songs they've done?

I think lyrics are very important too, but they need good music behind them, too.

That's certainly true, even the greatest poet in the world won't get anywhere in songrwriting if they don't have a good musician too.