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There have been so many attempts by fans to decipher the lyrics of the nigh-unintelligible "Execution Commentary". So many.
The Hullabaloo Soundtrack has a concert DVD, and the extras on there contain some of the oldest memes in the fanbase.
"Look, Dom! I've caught a pwoper fish!"Explanation A notable example of Matt's speech impediment, and found to be one of his cutest moments. Found in the Hullaballoo DVD's bonuses where they go fishing.
SIT THE FUCK DOWWWWNNN!Explanation An amusing incident where Dom received a Slipknot mask of Corey Taylor (Contrary to popular belief, it was not stolen, but given to Dom by a fan.) and then proceeded to do an impression of him in front of Matt.
The infamous shower scene featuring Dom and Chris together, interspersed with clips of Matt shirtless and looking angsty, all set to the angsty love-hate song "Hyper Chondriac Music".
"Dead Star" has a rather notorious reputation within the fandom because of Matt going all out with weaponizing his breathing (and on top of that, throwing in a little beatboxing.)
It's also quite common for people to make parodies of the Absolution cover image.
Guiding Light in general, especially the opening line and the tendency for it to jokingly show up in fan-made playlists at climactic moments.
YOU FUCKING MOTHERFUCKER! Explanation The fan-given nickname to the unexpectedly obscene hidden track on the Starlight DVD.
YOU FUNKY MOTHERFUCKER!note Matt corrected fans in an interview with the real name.
PokemuseExplanation A very strange moment from "I Belong to You" where Matt sings "You are my mu...*[[Gratuitous French French]] interlude*...se". A common Mondegreen of it is "You are my Mewwwww...
The MuseExplanation In their appearance on the Italian TV show Quelli che... il Calcio, Muse was asked to mime Uprising, to which they switched their instrument roles to play a prank. On top of that, the show host referred to the band as "The Muse", and thus, a new band was accidentally born.
SpongemuseExplanation "Drill Sergeant" has a particularly memetic status for the line "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" reminding many of the beginning of the Spongebob Squarepants theme song.
TAKE OFF YOUR DISGUISE! I KNOW THAT UNDERNEATH—IT'S ME!!!Explanation This is often used for...well, it's self-explanatory.
soulExplanation A word with a notorious reputation for repeatedly appearing in lyrics, even in places where they wouldn't really make sense, likely due to Matt's love for the word. This sometimes goes interchangeably with "heart".
Kill yourself! (Come on and do us all a favor...)Explanation An-often quoted and the infamous jarring last line of "Animals", an otherwise calm song. Often goes hand-in-hand with the "YOU SHOULD KILL YOURSELF RIGHT NOW! meme.
Chris's kidsExplanation Chris has a total of 10 kids, from two different wives. Cue the jokes about Chris being a cool dad and a guy who Really Gets Around.
YOUR ASS BELONGS TO MEEE NOOWWW!Explanation From "Psycho", mainly due to how silly it sounds out of context.
Old MattExplanation The initial reaction to the teaser image for the "Won't Stand Down" music video, followed up by many memes in the vein of "Muse when they finally play 'Falling Away With You' live".
The Will of the SheepleExplanation A quotable line hidden of Will of the People. It was later [[Meme Acknowledgement acknowledged by Matt when he tweeted "hello sheeple" to his fans once.
The Twenty-One Pilots IncidentExplanation One time, Muse showed up during a Twenty One Pilots performence and Matt started dancing along to "Ride" rather awkwardly.
Dom's sex tapeExplanation A rather infamous story about how in the early days, Matt caught Dom having sex with someone on a camera once and noted that he would be a good pornstar. The tape has yet to be released.
Will The HackerExplanation A redditor named u/willthehacker2022 on the Muse subreddit who went around apparantly leaking Muse-related news for the release of Will of the People before subsequently deleting his account. Activity summarized here.
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WUB WUB FUCKERSExplanation A quotable phrase from a well-known shitpost supposedly posted by Matt on Twitter, relayed to the r/Muse subreddit.
APPLIANCE! WE! JUST! NEED! YOUR! APPLIANCE!Explanation A Mondegreen Gag of Complience.
Radiohead/Coldplay/etc. comparisonsExplanation While it was a massive Berserk Button back in the day to compare Muse to said bands, it's now become heavily discredited and now it's a common joke that populates the majority of the r/musecirclejerk subreddit to find all of these modern rock bands indistinguishable from one another.
The Muse Cinematic UniverseExplanation A theory common to other artists' music videos that goes along with the idea of all of them being connected. Similarly, many attempts have been made to connect the stories of their likely unrelated videos.
The Muse Hype TrainExplanation This◊ image that u/legitTURDle posted to Reddit to hype up fellow fans for the upcoming release.
believe in urselfExplanation A less-than-flattering image someone caught of Matt with said caption circling round the internet.
WSD out nowExplanation The band is very earnest at reminding people that their promotional single for Will of the People has been released. On Matt's Twitter page, the pinned tweet announcing it is still there even after a whole year of it being released to the public.
Soldier's Poem is on AbsolutionExplanation In more than one interview Matt has mistakenly slotted in the song "Soldier's Poem" as part of their third album Absolution; it actually appears in Black Holes and Revelations, though Matt may have started writing it years earlier. Matt's mistake resulted in a long-term Play-Along Meme.
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