Muse - sign o’ the times

노래는 약물 중독, 폭력 범죄, 그리고 무관심한 사회를 배경으로 삶과 죽음에 대한 깊은 고민을 담고 있다
프랑스의 한 남성과 그의 여자친구의 비극적인 이야기를 시작으로, 현대 사회에서의 고통과 희망 없는 현실을 비판한다
또한, 사람들은 여전히 꿈꾸고 있지만, 진정한 행복을 찾는 것이 얼마나 힘든지를 질문한다

In France a skinny man
Died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle
And soon she did the same
At home there are seventeen-year-old boys
And their idea of fun
Is being in a gang called The Disciples
High on crack, totin' a machine gun
Time, time
Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church
And killed everyone inside
You turn on the telly and every other story
Is tellin' you somebody died
Sister killed her baby 'cuz she can't afford to feed it
And we're sending people to the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time
And now he's doing horse, it's June
Time, time
It's silly, no'
When a rocket ship explodes
And everyone still wants to fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh why
Time