Annotations for Micro Cuts

Lyric: [Instrumental Outro]
Annotation:
This outro would sometimes be played when performing “Dead Star” live. They would replace the Dead Star outro with this one. Fans called it “Dead Cuts”. Interestingly, if you listen to this song with headphones on, during the middle part of the outro there is a part where the guitar riff seems to go back and forth around the back of your head. Matt stated that this song stems from hallucinations of triangular blades cutting into the back of his head. There could be a possible correlation there.

Lyric: Megaphone screaming my name
Annotation:
This might be an image of controlling somebody’s actions, like a tyrant leader giving subordinates commands through a megaphone.

Lyric: Hands are red with your blame
Annotation:
The cuts that the controlling power made stain their hands with blood (blame). This is probably meant metaphorically. As Matt explains, the micro cuts are undetectable, therefore, they wouldn’t actually bleed.

Lyric: Whimpers, someone I should’ve loved
 Souls weeping above
Annotation:
These lines are along the same lines, as the last, but more saddening. I feel Matt is saying that not even the dead know rest from mortal evil.

Lyric: I’ve seen
 What you’re doing to me
 Destroying puppet strings to our souls
Annotation:
The chorus seems to be written from a weak, yet rebellious person saying, you may be in control now, but one day i’ll be free from your tyranny. PROPOSED SUGGESTION: The second line could be saying that he is escaping from being controlled and infiltrated, which is symbolized by “destroying the puppet strings that are attached to his soul”.

Lyric: Sounds like forks on a plate
 Blackboard scratched with hate
Annotation:
Dragging a fork across your plate sounds similar to nails across a blackboard, which is itself one of the most  horrible sounds you’ll ever hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrQyfjRdHB4 These sounds could be symbols of the terror and pain that the infiltration causes in somebody’s mind, personality and brain.

Lyric: Micro waves me insane
 A blade cuts in your brain
Annotation:
Matt Bellamy is a big proponent of conspiracy theories. As noted in the song description, he wrote this song concerning tools he though the government would use to subtly manipulate the populace. It looks like microwaves and secret brain surgery are discussed here. This kind:  Not this kind:

