Coldplay - The Scientist Lyrics

Coldplay Lyrics

"The Scientist"

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart

Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start

Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh, take me back to the start

I was just guessing
At numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart

Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart

Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start

Running in circles
Chasing our tails
Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard

I'm going back to the start

Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh

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Thanks to Raluca Dana, Anastasia, Charlie for correcting these lyrics.

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

Chris Martin wrote "The Scientist" after listening to George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass".

Chris, when asked about the meaning behind the song, said "That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone." However, the liner notes from booklet states that "The Scientist is Dan.", referring to Dan Keeling, the A&R man who signed Coldplay to Parlophone.

The music video for "The Scientist" is notable for its reverse narrative. It took a month for Martin to learn to sing the song backwards. The video won MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Breakthrough Video.

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

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head album cover

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