The Scientist Lyrics

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
And tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and nurse me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in tails
Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start

I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science, science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart.
Tell me you love me, and come back and haunt me,
Oh, when I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing tails
coming back as we are.

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy.
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start.

Brief

For my music video, I have decided to choose the song ‘The Scientist’ by Coldplay to play on the video. I chose the song because it’s quite an emotional song and has a lot of meaning to it therefore there’s a lot of work I could do with the storyline for the video. The words in the song are very powerful and meaningful so I’m going to enjoy working on the video.

To begin with, my ideas changed a lot but I soon decided the idea that I wanted to stick with. I want the video to start off with a girl and boy walking down separate streets about to meet each other and go out for the day. The two streets they’re walking down eventually meet and so do they. You can tell they’re very much in love and happy with each other, the boy, cuddling the girl closes his eyes and when he re-opens them, it shows him many years later. As an old man sitting in his chair he opens his eyes and turns to see the empty chair beside him. The video then ends with a close up of a photograph of the young couple.

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Michael Jackson: Thriller
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
A-ha: Take on Me
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Madonna: Like a Prayer
Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
Madonna: Vogue
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Coldplay: The Scientist
Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
REM: Everybody Hurts
OutKast: Hey Ya
Blur: Coffee & TV
Beyonce: Crazy in Love
Madonna: Material Girl
Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
Queen: I Want to Break Free
Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
Radiohead: No Surprises
Madness: Baggy Trousers
TLC: Waterfalls
David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
Electric Six: Gay Bar
Weezer: Buddy Holly
Eminem: Stan
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
U2: The Sweetest Thing
The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
Guns N Roses: November Rain
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
Pulp: Common People
Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
The Spice Girls: Wannabe
Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
Aerosmith: Crazy
Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
The Prodigy: Firestarter
Johnny Cash: Hurt
Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Massive Attack: Teardrop
Wham: Club Tropicana
Daft Punk: Around the World
Fatboy Slim: Praise You
Eminem: Without Me
Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Cure: Close to Me
Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
Blur: Parklife
George Michael: Outside
Bjork: Human Behaviour
Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Madonna: Ray of Light
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
The Police: Every Breath You Take
Bjork: All Is Full of Love
Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
Duran Duran: Rio
The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
Godley and Creme: Cry
New Order: True Faith
Radiohead: Just
Ultravox: Vienna
50 Cent: In Da Club
Shakespear's Sister: Stay
The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
Sid Vicious: My Way
The Streets: Fit But You Know It
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
Elton John: I Want Love
Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
The Specials: Ghost Town
Herbie Hancock: Rockit
The Rolling Stones: We Love You
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie


Opinions on song meanings & lip synching

“Everything's happening backwards but chris' lip-synching normally that's because when they recorded the video he lip-synched it backwards and when its played backwards everything happens backwards but he's singing normally.”

I found this research really interesting and hope to add it in to my video.

“Chris (the lead singer) wrote this song for his brother who is trying to pursue his dreams of becoming a scientist. "Questions of science, science and progress." Chris' success and his brother's being at college keeps them from seeing each other. "Come tell me you love me, come back and hold me" and he wishes that things were the way they used to be between them. "Take me back to the start". His brother realized that it's quite hard to become a scientist and was close to flunking out of college, "Nobody said it was easy." but ultimately got back into it and became a scientist. “

“The Scientist is about neglecting their relationship, and when it finishes, he realises his errors, and instantly wants to go back to it again. "Running in circles, chasing our tails" "come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry."

Members Information

Guy Berryman - bass guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, backing vocals


Jon Buckland - lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals


Will Champion - drums/percussion, piano, backing vocals


Chris Martin - lead vocals, lead piano/keyboard, guitar

Coldplay Pie & Bar Chart Information

The information above shows that Coldplay's fanbase is mostly made up by almost 50% women and men, in the pie chart above there is only a 4% difference when it comes to the gender that is most likely to listen to the alternative rock band. This shows that Coldplay's music is enjoyed by both males and females.

The age category in which most Coldplay fans fall in to is ages 12-17, the chart shows that teenagers are most likely to enjoy the music that Coldplay produces along with 18-34 year olds that come in to a close second in the chart.

Coldplay Fans

To get an idea of the age category Coldplay's fans fall into, i looked at pictures of people that attented Coldplay's concerts and events.

This picture suggests the ages of fans in America that enjoy Coldplay's music. The fans in the picture above, look around the ages 18-25.

Coldplay-The Scientist, song meaning.

Chris Martin on "The Scientist": "That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone."