Fear, and panic in the air
I want to be free
From desolation and despair
And I feel like everything I sow
Is being swept away
And I refuse to let you go
I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you
Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over? [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/muse/map_of_the_problematique.html ]
Life, will flash before my eyes
So scattered and lost
I want to touch the other side
And no one thinks they are to blame
Why can't we see
When we bleed, we bleed the same
I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you
Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over?
Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over?
The title is a reference to a book called the limits to growth (1972) and the club of rome think-tank who would create a "map of the problematique" detailing the "global problematique" - a set of likely challenges the world might face in the near future. It could also be a reference to mars, as its two moons are called "phobos" and "deimos", the greek gods of fear and panic (the first line). I think a lot of the time matt just titles his songs with something that sounds cool, like stockholm syndrome, he said in an interview that it sounded good. I'd love to have a look inside his mind, he's wise beyond his years.
I love this song especially that instrument in the middle that sounds like blowing over a bottle, i think it's an african cultural thing, muse blends those thigns perfectly with the sharp, clean guitar riffs, almost like orchestrated rock :)