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That after all this wait for TW!S, not only was there no Jurassic Park soundtrack, dinosaurs are not even mentioned in one song!

Is everyone excited or what?

I've heard the five singles easily over 100 times each on average, haven't heard a second of the remaining 5 songs yet. Can't wait to experience the album from start to finish in high-fidelity lossless!

Based on the songs I've heard and everything I've read about the others, I'm confident TW!S will be a top 4 album for me, the only open question is if it can take over one, or dare I say all, of the holy trinity?!

Someone tell the earth to spin faster. LFG!

I really can't wait for the summer tour to start! Super hyped and been thinking about potential setlists. Here is my best guess, not necessarily all the songs I want to be included but songs I think are most likely to be included (context on reasoning below the list). Tried to time box it to 1 hour 40 mins but deep down I hope they do a 2 hour show. Last tour I was more excited to hear the classics than songs from WTOP, needless to say this time is the complete opposite!

#Setlist

• The Dark Forest
• Nightshift Superstar
• Map of the Problematique
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Cryogen
• Be With You
• Unintended
• Hexagons
• The Sickness in You and I
• Supermassive Black Hole
• Starlight
• Hysteria
• Assassin (Grand Omega Boss)
• Isolated System
• Shimmering Scars
• United States of Eurasia
• Time is Running Out
• Madness
• Uprising

#Encore

• Unraveling
• Space Debris
• Knights of Cydonia

#Duration

• ~1 hour 40 minutes

#Reasoning Context

##Almost Certain

• 5 TWS singles released so far: Unraveling, Be With You, Cryogen, Hexagons, Nightshift Superstar.
• The Dark Forest, given they almost always include the first track on their album tours and not to mention the massive hype around this track.
• The Sickness in You and I, Hexagons leads into this therefore it must be on the setlist.
• Either 1 or 2 of Shimmering Scars, Hush, and Space Debris.
• At least 6 tracks from BH&R given 20th anniversary, based on popularity and songs played in the festivals last summer: Map of the Problematique, Knights of Cidona, Supermassive Black Hole, Stockholm Syndrome, Assassin, Starlight
• Unintended to give Dom and Chris a break
• Isolated System to give Matt and Chris a break
• Hysteria because Hysteria
• United States of Eurasia given relevancy to current world state
• Madness, Uprising, and Time is Running Out to round up the popular songs

##Swap Chance

• Psycho, Undisclosed Desiers, Resistance, Thought Contagion, Won't Stand Down, Plugin Baby (since Cryogen is 100% included they might drop this)

##Wishful Thinking

• City of Delusion, Reapers, Darkshines, Bliss, The Handler, Citizen Erased, The Dark Side, New Born, Showbiz, Muscle Museum, Kill Or Be Killed, Verona

Edit: formatting

She's not a stripper. She's not a McDonald's burger flipper either.

She is the astronomer scientist who was on the night shift at the observatory when the wow signal is detected! The signal comes through, she reads the measurements, says wow! And then starts dancing free. Because she's a nightshift superstar!

(for anyone who's wondering but wait a minute the wow signal was discovered by a male scientist after the fact and during day time when he reviewed the signal logs, thanks for keeping the facts facts and protecting the truth. The absolute made up story above is a silly joke in the context of the album.)

Now that the absolute awesome treasure hunt craziness that was last weekend has passed, the song has officially been released, and we've all had a chance to breathe. I just wanted to say, for me, this song is as close to a perfect piece of art as it gets.

I simply have not been able to stop listening, losing count along the way but certainly well over one hundred times. Yet I get goosebumps, shivers, and chills every time still.

I know not everyone feels the same or loves this track as much, but that's exactly the beauty of creative and experimental art.

As always, to reach new uncharted ground, we need bold artists such as Muse to take risks. And I'm so grateful they did.

Because I'm no artist, never have been. I'm a mundane engineer stuck in a nine to five. Still, I suspect this masterpiece has sparked something deep within me. Something I can't quite explain or understand, but truly hope it'll help unlock a long buried perspective.

Unraveling, a breath of fresh air. Be With You, a few moments of brilliance. Cryogen, a pure form peak. Hexagons, a tearful masterpiece.

Then, at the end of a very long day, Hexagons on headphones is nothing but goosebumps galore.

Now I'm fairly certain, Matt and co must have intercepted the wow signal directly to create this level of harmonic beauty.

I'm forever thankful.