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How long before I get in?
Before it starts, before I begin?
How long before you decide?
Before I know what it feels like?
Where To, where do I go?
If you never try, then you'll never know
How long do I have to climb,
Up on the side of this mountain of mine?
Look up, I look up at night
Planets are moving at the speed of light
Climb up, up in the trees
Every chance that you get
Is a chance you seize
How long am I gonna stand
With my head stuck under the sand?
I'll start before I can stop
Before I see things the right way up
All that noise, and all that sound
All those places I have found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand?
Ideas that you'll never find
All the inventors could never design
The buildings that you put up
Japan and China all lit up
The sign that I couldn't read
Or a light that I couldn't see
Some things you have to believe
But others are puzzles, puzzling me
All that noise, and all that sound
All those places I have found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand
Ah when you see it then you'll understand?
All those signs, I knew what they meant
Some things you can invent
Some get made, and some get sent
Oh
Birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand
Ah, when you see it then you'll understand?
Before it starts, before I begin?
How long before you decide?
Before I know what it feels like?
Where To, where do I go?
If you never try, then you'll never know
How long do I have to climb,
Up on the side of this mountain of mine?
Look up, I look up at night
Planets are moving at the speed of light
Climb up, up in the trees
Every chance that you get
Is a chance you seize
How long am I gonna stand
With my head stuck under the sand?
I'll start before I can stop
Before I see things the right way up
All that noise, and all that sound
All those places I have found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand?
Ideas that you'll never find
All the inventors could never design
The buildings that you put up
Japan and China all lit up
The sign that I couldn't read
Or a light that I couldn't see
Some things you have to believe
But others are puzzles, puzzling me
All that noise, and all that sound
All those places I have found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand
Ah when you see it then you'll understand?
All those signs, I knew what they meant
Some things you can invent
Some get made, and some get sent
Oh
Birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it then you'd understand
Ah, when you see it then you'll understand?
Lyrics submitted by jommaz, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 04:48
"Speed of Sound" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman, William Champion, Christopher Anthony John Martin, Jonathan Mark Buckland
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Ideas that you'll never find, All the inventors could never design", because nature has some things that are, and will remain, either unexplained by certainty, or simply unable to duplicate, because "they are sent", not made. In my opinion, it gives the message that all comes in due time, and that eventually, we will get the answers we seek, but with the harsh yet accepting reality that somethings will always remain unanswered, and this in nature, will always keep that child-like curiosity which is magical, yet maturely accepted as an adult. (I'm a big dork, I guess, but I analyze this stuff) LOL
Then the song goes into a dream-like state, "Planets are moving at the speed of light." And then he says, "Every chance that you get is a chance you seize." In this dream that he has, he finally climbs to the top of the mountain, and is no longer hesitant about taking chances. He is seizing all of the opportunities that come along. But then he wakes up from his dream and realizes that he still is not at the top of the mountain. He feels confused again, asking God, "How long am I gonna stand with my head stuck under the sand?"
"If you could see it then you'd understand." He feels that if God would reveal himself to him, everything would clear up. He wouldn't be confused or frustrated anymore. He would get up to the top of the mountain.
"The sign that I couldn't read." This is him expressing the fact that it is hard to feel God's presence when the only resource he gives us is the Bible, a book. "Or a light that I couldn't see." The light represents Jesus, and he is saying that he can't see him, so he has trouble believing. "Some things you have to believe." This is the frustrating part of Christianity. I personally try my best to believe in God, and I do believe in him. But I wish he would let me hear his voice. "But others are puzzles, puzzling me." This is him saying that when he tries to understand Christianity and put his mind around it, it is a puzzle and it is confusing. I relate to this a lot. I guess that is why people say, "Some things you have to believe."
As to why the song is called Speed of Sound, it could possibly represent him wanting God hurry up and reveal himself to him because he is tired of waiting.
Birds go flying at the speed of sound - Bombers and other fighting planes going so fast.
Birds came flying from the underground - Nukes coming from underground bunkers.
All that noise, all that sound - Explosions, gunfire, etc.
All those places that I have found - They're being destroyed.
How long am I gonna can stand with my head stuck under the sand - Ignoring what's going on in the world, not being told what's going on at least.
Ideas that you'll never find or the inventors could never design - Everything that can be cut off by war, or maybe the just incomprehensible idea that people would hurt each other.
The buildings that you put up - The institutions, systems, etc, being destroyed.
All lit up - Obvious explosives imagery.
All those signs I knew what they meant - We can all see war and such coming, just by what's going on in the world.
To me it's about his son/daughter being born and the feelings he has about it.
"When you see it then you'll understand."
I mean it's like he is thinking of all the things he wants to show the child and all the things he wants to do with them and all the stuff they are gonna accomplish.
I don't know if anyone agrees with me, but that's what comes to my mind every time I hear this lovely song.
"how long before I get in
before it starts, before I begin
how long before you decide
before I know what it feels like
where to?
Where do I go?
if you've never tried then you'll never know"
I think Chris Martin is a virgin. He wants to know how long before he "gets it in" (p in va-g)and he doesn't know "where [he should] go" or "what it feels like."
"how long am I gonna can stand
with my head stuck under the sand
I start before I can stop"
Classic cumming too early (pm ejac.) he doesn't know how long he'll last and he may even "start before [he] can stop." Moving on.
all that noise, all that sound
all those places that i have found
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
to show how it all began
birds came flying from the underground
if you could see it then you'd understand
The girl is the birds and there is "all that noise" and "all that sound" because he is sticking "it" in "all those places that [he has] found." Which are clearly not the right holes. So she is screaming at him. Rightfully. Moving on.
"some things you have to believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling me"
That's the female orgasm, but he's so uninformed and cannot figure out the clit for shit.
I'm audi 5000.