Coldplay - Clocks Lyrics

Coldplay Lyrics

"Clocks"

The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead, singing

Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that can't be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing

You are
You are

Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know, singing

Come out upon my seas
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure?
Or am I part of the disease? Singing

You are, you are, you are
You are, you are, you are

And nothing else compares
Oh nothing else compares
And nothing else compares

You are
You are

Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go

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Thanks to Nick, Chimmie Changa, Cathy Rodriguez for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Jonathan Mark Buckland, Christopher Anthony John Martin, William Champion, Guy Rupert Berryman

Chris Martin came up with the main riff of this song when he was at the studio one late night. He made it on a piano and presented to the band's guitarist, Jonny Buckland, who added guitar chords to the basic track. Martin elaborated upon, "He picked up his guitar [a sure sign that he likes a song] and played these brilliant chords ... It was like a chemical reaction process."

Since this song was written when the album was almost ready, the band put it aside for the next album, but Phil Harvey, the band's manager and a friend of Chris Martin, pointed out that the song speaks of urgency, which contradicted the idea of shelving the track. So, the other band members added their thoughts to Martin's work along with bass and drums, and the song was recorded very quickly.

The line "Shoot an apple off my head" is a reference to the myth of William Tell, the archer, who proved his skills by shooting an apple off his son's head.

The song "Should I Go" by Brandy from her album "Afrodisiac" (2004) samples the piano riff of "Clocks".

"Clocks" won "Record of the Year" at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Lead singer Chris Martin dedicated it to the late Johnny Cash.

album: "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (2002)

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head album cover

Politik

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God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

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