"SURVIVAL" BY MUSE... THE OFFICIAL (TERRIBLE) SONG OF THE 30TH OLYMPIAD

I like Muse.  Well, I liked Muse.  I still like their first four albums.  I still like MANY of their songs.  But their last album was filled with entirely too much meaningless, soulless bombast and overproduction.  I like a little of that sometimes, sure, but it was all just... too much. Too many songs with too many different stages to be enjoyable.

And they haven't really looked back from this approach.  This is the official song of the Olympics.  It is ridiculous.  It's painfully ridiculous.  I mean, the main part is okay.  That part is simplistic and anthem-ic.  And Matt Bellamy doesn't sing too much.  Everything else is just... Yikes.

These are the lyrics. These are really, really bad.

Race, life’s a race 

And I am gonna win 

Yes, I am gonna win 

 And I’ll light the fuse 

And I’ll never lose 

And I choose to survive 

Whatever it takes 

You won’t pull ahead 

I’ll keep up the pace 

And i’ll reveal my strength 

To the whole human race 

Yes i am prepared 

To stay alive
I won’t forgive, the vengeance is mine

And i won’t give in

Because i choose to thrive

I get what he's going for for most of it, but..."Vengeance is mine?"