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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris Wolstenholme
Chris Wolstenholme
Bass
Dominic Howard
Dominic Howard
Drums
Matthew Bellamy
Matthew Bellamy
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Bellamy
Matthew Bellamy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Muse
Muse
Producer
Aleks von Korff
Aleks von Korff
Mixing Engineer
Adrian Bushby
Adrian Bushby
Additional Engineer
Joe Devenney
Joe Devenney
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Bryce Bordone
Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Kill or be killed
Cornered, I'm exhausted with fear
Our love and compassion dissolved
And demons have materialized in me
Can't fight them, they're taking control
And we've tried, oh, we've tried so hard to be good
But the world rewards us when we're bad
Fate is driving me insane
It's forcing me to face
I must kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
They've driven a stake right through my heart
I'm growing so cold and detached
And I've tried, oh, I've tried so hard to spread love
But she prefers it when I assert control
Fate has brought us here to face
Our hopes and dreams erased
Either kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
War
Kill or be killed
Either kill or be killed
Fate is driving me insane
It's forcing me to face
I must kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
Kill or be killed
Written by: Matthew Bellamy

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