Lyrics for Speed Of Sound as interpreted by jommaz

Speed Of Sound Lyrics
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
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 can stand
with my head stuck under the sand
I start before I can stop
before I see thing the right way up

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

ideas that you'll never find
or 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 the light that I couldn't see
some things you have to believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling me

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

all those signs I knew what they meant
something you can't invent
Some get made, and some get sent
ooh
words 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
oh, when you see it then you'll understand

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jommaz
04-06-2005

Rated -1 
Can't Wait For Coldplay's New Album X&Y, this is a new single of it but u can only find the live version nowm but in June the whole album will be out...I CANT WAIT!!

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rocketqueenz
04-13-2005

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this has a very positive upbeat sound to it. makes me feel like they are singing about waiting around forever for an adventure or to really begin the whole 'living' and feeling alive process. he's having a new awakening to life, if you will.

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justjosie88
04-22-2005

Rated -1 
I love this song!
=)

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Hysteria
04-24-2005

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I love this song! Cant wait for X&Y.

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DM2K
04-24-2005

Rated -1 
I love this song. It's very clocks-esque.
Although, the lyrics on here are written wrong.
Its "And birds go flying at the speed of sound, to show you how it all began."

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DM2K
04-24-2005

Rated -1 
Looking at it again, i can see a few lyrics are wrong.
The following are taken from www.coldplaying.com, so i doubt they're incorrect:

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
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 can stand
with my head stuck under the sand
I start before I can stop
before I see thing the right way up

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

ideas that you'll never find
or 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 the light that I couldn't see
some things you have to believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling me

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

all those signs I knew what they meant
something you can't invent
Some get made, and some get sent
ooh
words 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
oh, when you see it then you'll understand

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Jillian04
04-24-2005

Rated -1 
I CANNOT WAIT... so excited to hear the new album, this song sounds amazing. I can tell it's going to be yet another brilliant CD.

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jek21
04-25-2005

Rated -1 
OMGNEWCOLDPLAYOMGNEWCOLDPLAYOMGNEWCOLDPLAY!!!!!!! *orgasms*

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dugan31
04-26-2005

Rated -1 
Thanks for the lyrics update DM2K.

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jommaz
04-28-2005

Rated -1 
thanx for the lyric update DM2k, its cause i tried writing them down from the live version, which they performed a while back, so it was kind of difficult lol thanx!

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pizeach
04-29-2005

Rated +1 
lovely.

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KiBa283
05-05-2005

Rated 0 
I absolutely love this song... sounds very immersive with the awesome beat. This and 'Talk' so far have me very impressed, and are great starts to what should be an equally great album.

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forbidden_snowflake
05-05-2005

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the first two verses really make me think "angsty youth" because it's all sort of anxiety about the future and apprehension too. the rest of it sort of confuses me, but i still love this song ^_^

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hybrid1211
05-07-2005

Rated 0 
another awesome song done by Colplay! beautiful music, beautiful lyrics. but wut does the lyrics exactly mean? i thought it's about waiting for the future, but i'm not sure though....

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amster8
05-07-2005

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beautiful lyrics. i think the first two verses are about taking risks and living your life. i'm not sure about the rest of the song...but either way, i love it :)

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justjosie88
05-07-2005

Rated -1 
..simply incredible..

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Splaire89
05-13-2005

Rated 0 
If this is the first release from their new album, then we all better watch out... THIS SONG IS THE BEST!
I can listen to this song on repeat for, forever. It brings up some weird emotion, like pure happiness... all in slow motion, it lasts forever!!
LOVE IT

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flyingdaitchman
05-18-2005

Rated -1 
This is such a ripoff of their own song "clocks" and shows their originality in tune making. However, i still hold highly of Martin's lyrics.

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stoolhardy
05-18-2005

Rated +1 
"Speed of sound" is indeed a similar song to "Clocks," though I have gotten sick of that song a long time ago - sorry folks, it did get overplayed and the critics just jumped on the bandwagon, which certainly did not help the overplaying cause. However, I think "Speed of Sound" is a cooler, more energetic song. Hey, why not refine a great song like "Clocks" into something better?

This song just kicks mighty ass, though I have a hard time thinking of Coldplay's songs as "happy" like some Coldplay fans always seem to say. Their melodies are are the minor key (the "sadder" key) and always have a mood of anguish in them, which to me is more of a stress-energy and not so much a happy-energy. But whatever, rock on!

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frozen_in_fire
05-18-2005

Rated 0 
I can't help but love this song...and yup, I thought it similar to Clocks too. But I don't think that's a bad thing in any way. :-)

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Splaire89
05-20-2005

Rated 0 
ok so maybe not happiness. But something like awe or just care-free-ness. Anyway the feeling is pure FULL STOP

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incoherentlove
05-22-2005

Rated 0 
the "all that noise and all that sound" reminds me of a Kate Bush song... no idea what it's called. Very good song nonetheless, and yeah definately like clocks. Love the chorus tho

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incoherentlove
05-24-2005

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I think that the whole song is about discovery, finding things and getting inspiration. The first 2 verses could relate to how he was trying to find inspiration for this album.

I think the chorus has a direct link to how songs can give you inspiration, "birds flying" at the "speed of sound" means the songs that free you and broaden your mind, even your own songs can bring to the surface things you had kept in your unconscious "underground"

I'm torn between the meaning of the third verse, it could mean the limitation of human knowledge and the human mind, there are so many things that we'll never even think about "Ideas that you'll never find" and that perhaps other people and other songs can find them for you.

The next line, however, seems to be about the expanse of your imagination, or the things locked away in your mind and I believe its "ALL the inventors could never design the buildings that you put up" i.e in your imagination,

and then it seems to revert back to the idea that our knowledge is limited "some things you have to believe but others are puzzles puzzling me" or it could mean that we all have different interpretations about things and we'll understand some things and others will understand other things... I guess that's what this site is all about!

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SilverChair_Fanatic
05-25-2005

Rated 0 
This song just puts me in a good mood, I can't wait to see them live
Such a great band...

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X&Ygirl
05-25-2005

Rated 0 
I found this in an editorial review on amazon:
"Meanwhile, the vibrant first single, "Speed of Sound," is all about reconnecting with the spirit and soul in the face of the paparazzo's flashbulbs."
Sweet song--I can't wait for their new cd to come out:)

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