Coldplay – The World Turned Upside Down

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X and why
The land, sea, rivers, trees
The stars, the sky
That and this
We're part of a bigger plan
Don't know what it is
Don't know what it is

You and me
The land, sun, trees, the sky
The stars, the sea
Three hundred and sixty five degrees
I am the puzzle, you're the missing piece
Hang on a minute, just a minute, please
I'll come
And everything under the sun
And everything under the sun

What is this feeling that I can't explain?
And why am I never gonna sleep again?
What is this thing I've never seen before?
A little boy lost in a breaking storm

Pilots up, and away they fly
Some write your name in the summer sky
Life has really only just begun
Life, it comes
And everything under the sun

X is why
The land, sea, rivers, trees
The stars, the sky
Three hundred and sixty five degrees
All of the surface and the underneath
Searching the measures in this extra key, ah
And everything under the sun
And everything under the sun

What is this feeling that I can't explain?
And why am I never gonna sleep again?
What is this thing I've never seen before?
A little boy lost in a breaking storm

Pilots up, and away they fly
Some write your name in the summer sky
Life has really only just begun
Life, it comes
And everything under the sun

And you don't know that you've been born
Can't see the calm until the storm
Can't tell your right side from your wrong
Can't see the wave you're riding on...

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Track duration: 04:30

"The World Turned Upside Down" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman, William Champion, Christopher Anthony John Martin, Jonathan Mark Buckland

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:I thought it was "Pilots up" too, especially since it talks about sky writing.

    Also that one dude that kept making those schizo comments scares me... what, is he like trying to apply all these lyrics to his life or something? DOES HE THINK THAT HELTER SKELTER IS UPON US TOO?? Oh god.
    Flag cloudy eyeon March 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Gorgeous song! One of my all-time favourites, actually.

    Fun fact: the line after:

    'X is Y
    The land, sea, rivers, trees, the stars, the sky
    365 Degrees
    All of the surface and the underneath'

    Is actually not known! The lyrics seem so hard to understand, and sound like gibberish - and chances are, they are! The Oracle on Coldplay.com states that the band actually have no idea what Chris says there, as that was a period where Chris would change the lyrics to the songs all the time while recording, and can't remember what he said! I think that's too cute.
    Flag Splisheeon June 19, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:also..why didn't they just call this one X&Y?

    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 25, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:why does chris martin say "x&y" in this song, a B-Side for Fix You, and not in "X&Y", which is the fifth track on the album?
    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 25, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:this is one of my favorite songs.
    but i have only heard the live version.
    it is really good.
    Flag chinesesleepchanton March 31, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:ive never heard it. i just wanted to be first to comment. lol :)
    Flag vivaldi_is_coolon January 15, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:correction I think its:
    "Pilot's up and away they fly
    to write your name in the summer sky"

    Hide and sob doesn't make much sense
    Flag osageon June 29, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Whoa, I can't believe Coldplay made this song. It's so unlike them to make such an upbeat song like this. I really like it. It took some getting used to but I like it. It's catchy...I don't know what its about but it's catchy.
    Flag chrismartinxfreakon February 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:What could have been just another love song is saved by an awesome melody. Really, all of X&Y's b-sides should have been put on the album, because they're all so amazing. Except maybe "Proof," but let's not get into that.
    Flag YanYan108on April 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Dude, Coldplay is good...

    therefore it is retarded to keep this spam going.... PM me or something...
    Flag N0 C0DE 79on January 10, 2006   Link

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