Muse - Assassin Meaning

Assassin Lyrics

War is overdue
The time has come for you
To shoot your leaders down
Join forces underground

[Chorus:]
Lose control
Increasing pace
Warped and bewitched
Time to erase

Whatever they say
These people are torn
Wild and bereft
Assassin...

1. anonymous

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   Feb 2nd 2014 !⃝

   This song is about whether or not we can trust our leaders and how they'll have their own agenda.
   
   'Whatever they say
   These people are torn' - meaning how they will say one thing, but are really torn between their integrity and their own ambition.
   
   This is only one possible interpretation of the song, so forgive me if I'm wrong/
2. anonymous

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   May 14th 2012 !⃝

   This song is about how we need to do things to keep our government in check. This is an example of how bad things will if we lose our rights such as that of the press and speech.
   "Whatever they say, these people are torn"-this is saying that we can't trust politicians and leaders because they will bring our downfall. He is saying it is better to protest,commit treason (joining forces underground), and assassinate corrupt politicians than live as their slaves.
3. anonymous

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   Oct 28th 2011 !⃝

   This song is encouraging the assassination of george bush and tony blair, why do you think they stopped playing it live after they left office.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
4. Luca Da Silva

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   Jun 11th 2011 !⃝

   It's about resisting against the New World Order.
5. anonymous

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   Feb 14th 2011 !⃝

   I think its largely about the government and their secret things that they do.