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knights of cydonia

Great Muse song from 'Black Holes and Revelations'. Is the longest song on the album at 6:06 minutes long, with just instrumentals at first, with no lyrics until 2:06 minutes in. The meaning of the song is quite hard to determine, but the following is my interpretation of it.

Cydonia is a region of Mars where life was rumoured to have once existed. The knights are either the 4 horsemen of the apocolypse or just plain knights. Either way, they tell the people of Cydonia that "God falls asleep on the job", encouraging them to destroy God, saying "how can we win, when fools can be kings?". The people of Cydonia destroy God, under the influence of the knights. In the future of this 'story', in todays present, the cycle has gone full circle, with Governments now in control, but are asleep on the job. This theory is the culmination of my and my friends opinions, and has not just been taken off the internet, so may of course be totally wrong, but I think it ties in well with the political nature of the album.

Another loose theory is that it's linked with 'Sing for Absolution', from one of Muse's older albums, 'Absolution', watch the video to see why.
Knights of Cydonia is a great song, but a bit weird
by Forever Lost September 6, 2008
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cydney

an amazingly sexy girl who can make you feel loved and horny at all time simultaneously.
did you see that cydney? WOW!
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Cydnee

An Old English name meaning "Wide Riverside Meadow," or "Wide Island in the river."

Also a gorgeous heart breaking badass, and sees the beauty in life and people. If you ever meet one, treasure her. They look best with red or brunette hair, and with blue or green eyes. Lovers not fighters. They put people's feelings before their own. They are talented in school and/or sports, and love competition.

Also a variation of Sydney, which is a very popular girl name, and is also a boys name.

Sydney is also a city in Australia.
That baby's name is Cydnee? Awe, you should be proud, she will be very talented one day.

I've been to Sydney, Australia before. Lots of kangaroos. and flies.
by FreakingAwesome05251899 June 10, 2011
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Cydel

a very speacial person, she's a kind of person that cannot easily forget
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cyde

The Latin suffix for murder, but with a "Y" instead of an "I". Probably used a lot in nicknames.
by BillyBallTouch October 23, 2007
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Cydnei

A bit awkward, but once you get to know her she will be the best thing you have ever had. She falls hard for one boy and has trouble moving on and can seem a bit aggressive but she is beautiful and she laughs very easily. She enjoys joking around but if you get on her bad side... you better back the fuck up before you get smacked the fuck up. She can start conversations when she’s in the mood but if something bad happens it ruins her entire month. Usually Taurus, and can be friends with anyone if she really wants to be. She is a wild thing, one in a million, never lose a Cydnei.. you’ll never know how much you mean to her.
“Whose the new girl?”

Hot damn it’s that Cydnei chick”
by Dr.Deer May 28, 2018
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Cydia

The App Store (like the Apple App Store) but for jailbroken devices to get themes, jailbreak only games, and apps. “Saurik” developed the app to be a replacement of Installer.app, the previously used jailbreak store. You install Cydia by using exploits like checkra1n and unc0ver.
I just use Cydia to get this new theme for my iPhone!
by MyHatsuneMikuWriter January 17, 2021
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