Under the great north star
Try to work out where you are
In the silence of the sea
I don't know where I've been

In the future, in the past
Going nowhere much too fast
When I go there go with me
When I go there go with me

'Cause I don't know where I'm going but I wanna talk
I feel like I'm going where I've been before
And I wanna talk

Take a picture of
Something that you're not sure of
Bring it back to show me
But I don't know what I see

In the future, find a home
Getting nowhere on your own
Got to find your missing piece

'Cause you don't know where you're going but you wanna talk
You feel like you're going where you've been before
And nothing's really making any sense at all
You'll tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored
Let's talk, let's talk
Do you wanna talk?

I'm up in the part of the throne
I'm trying to sing a song
In a language I don't speak
I try but I cant get through
I'm trying to get to you
But you're difficult to reach

Won't you talk to me....

So you don't know where you're going but you wanna talk
You feel like you're going where you've been before

Let's talk, let's talk ...
Let's talk, let's talk ...



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    General Comment:This version is absolutely amazing, and this right here...

    'Cause you don't know where you're going but you wanna talk
    You feel like you're going where you've been before
    And nothing's really making any sense at all
    You'll tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored
    Let's talk, let's talk
    Do you wanna talk?

    Been there, a whole bunch.
    Flag tejdog1on October 07, 2011   Link
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    My Opinion:way better than the album version in my opinion.
    it feels more meaningful, and the drums are heavy.
    Flag VANESSAAon September 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i prefer this version to the other one.
    i absolutely love it, it's so meaningful.
    everyone needs someone in their lives who'll listen to them and actually understand them.
    and that's the meaning of the song, from where i'm standing.
    Flag Darlingxxx22on April 21, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:I like this version of talk, but I understand why they went for the album version in the end. This version was all over the place in terms of meaning and backround music, it didn't feel like it could stand on it's own like the final did.

    Now having said that, I still like this version very much. The only thing I would change is after the "wont you talk to me" lyric I would've kept the guitar riff from the final album version. Then it would have been perfect.
    Flag osageon July 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:If they'd have released this one we'd have preferred the other one no doubt!! I've had this version on my MP3 player for about a year and it has to be one of my favourite Coldplay tracks of all time :D
    Flag Nitebirdon May 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i didn't find it on the forums, but: i found it in a search engine and i heard it. it's awesome. it's also shorter.
    the drums are a bit different. why didn't they release this one?

    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:where can i find the song? it seems nice... i'll try to do what outrune said.

    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:yeah, where did it come from? the single? there was three versions of the single..three different covers, so i dunno where it came from.

    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i have never heard it... i really wanna hear it...in fact, i will right now!
    Flag coldplaymusic4569on April 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:lol, well spotted dontreply0. They do seem to complement each other very well!
    I think this is much better than the final album version.

    treos7: it was leaked from the studios while the album was in production and has never officially been released. try asking around on coldplaying.com forums to get it.
    Flag Outruneon September 12, 2008   Link

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