Saturday, July 21, 2007

'Talk' and 'In my Place' by Coldplay



'Talk' by Coldplay

Oh brother, I can't, I can't get through.
I've been trying hard to reach you, 'cause I don't know what to do.
Oh brother, I can't believe it's true.
I'm so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you.
Oh I wanna talk to you.
You can take a picture of something you see,
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun,
Or write a song nobody has sung,
Or do something that's never been done.

Are you lost or incomplete?
Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece?
Tell me, how do you feel?
Well I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak,
And they're talking it to me.

So you take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun,
Or a write a song nobody has sung,
Or do something that's never been done,
Do something that's never been done.

So you don't know where you're going, and you wanna talk,
And you feel like you're going where you've been before.
You tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored.
Nothing's really making any sense at all:
Let's talk, let's ta-a-alk,
Let's talk, let's ta-a-alk.'



'Trouble' by Coldplay



In My Place by Coldplay

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.

I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

And yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?

I was scared, I was scared,
Tired and under prepared,
But I wait for it.

And if you go, if you go,
Leave me down here on my own,
Then I'll wait for you, yeah.

Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Oh for it

Sing it please, please, please,
Come back and sing to me,
To me, me.

Come on and sing it out, now, now.
Come on and sing it out
To me, me
Come on and sing.

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.
Oh yeah.

N.B. I had this on the wrong page. I think I have created too many music pages. I don't really like 'Coldplay' much, but the lyrics are better than the music.

Friday, July 13, 2007

'How to Save a Life' by The Fray



'Over my Head' by The Fray



'How to Save a Life' by The Fray

'Step one,
You say: We need to talk.
He walks. You say, 'Sit down, it's just a talk.'
He smiles politely back at you.
You stare politely right on through.
Some sort of window to your right,
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame,
And you begin to wonder why you came.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.

Let him know that you know best,
'Cause after all you do know best.
Try to slip past his defence
Without granting innocence.
Lay down a list of what is wrong,
The things you've told him all along:
And pray to God he hears you,
And pray to God he hears you.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life.

As he begins to raise his voice,
You lower yours and grant him one last choice:
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed.
He will do one of two things:
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same,
And you'll begin to wonder why you came.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.'

'The Fray' is interesting because, like 'Midnight Oil' it is a group with 'social consciousness'. The music of 'Midnight Oil' packs more of a punch, but 'The Fray' should appeal to those who enjoy a 'softer' style.