| Coldplay – Gravity Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think Coldplay's version is about death, and how it's inevitable for everyone. The narrator begins by describing how death is coming (it's been a long time comin') and how he doesn't want to stop living (and I can't stop runnin'). He then asks for some reassurance from a friend or lover of some sort that he's still living (can you hear my heart beating, can you hear that sound) because he knows full well that death is inevitable (and I can't help thinking) and he doesn't want to die (and I won't stop now). Then, he has a moment of revealation, and realizes that death is like gravity, in that it pushes and pulls on everyone and thing, affecting attitudes and relationships and all sorts of crazy shit. In the second verse, the narrator reassures his friend or lover or whatever that even if their life is engulfed in pain and problems, they have the freedom to determine and shape their life, because they're alive. (when your wheels start turning and you feel let down and it seems your troubles have come all around I can feel your heart beating, I can hear that sound) But still, in the back of his mind, he understands that in the end, even that will be taken away (and I can't help thinking and I won't look down). But once again, the narrator understands that "gravity" pulls and pushes everyone together, so essentially, we're all in the same boat, and there's nothing to fear 'cause no one is excluded. Gravity pushes down on everyone. |
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| Coldplay – Gravity Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Wait a second, those lyrics up top are just Embrace's slight modification of the stuff Christ Martin wrote. Who's the dick who just copied the Embrace version without making any effort to check if it's right? Ciega? You're an idiot. Oh well. The whole "travelling back to a former love interest" theory might work for Embrace's wacking revamp of Chris's original lyrics, but I don't think it works for the Coldplay version. |
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| Coldplay – Gravity Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I don't know how the live version goes, but these lyrics are nothing like the studio version, which I'm listening to right now. Baby, It's been a long time comin'. Such a long, long time. And I can't stop runnin', Such a long, long time. Can you hear my heart beating? Can you hear that sound? 'Cause I can't help thinking, And I won't stop now. And then I looked up at the sun, And I could see, Oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me. And then I looked up at the sky, And saw the sun. And I could see how gravity pushes, On everyone, On everyone. Baby, When your wheels start turning, And you feel let down, And it seems like troubles, Have come all around, I can feel your heart beating. I can hear that sound. But I can't help thinking, And I won't look down. And then I looked up at the sun, And I could see, Oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me. And then I looked up at the sky, And saw the sun, And the way that gravity pushes on everyone, On everyone, On everyone. On everyone. On everyone. On everyone. As you can see, they're completely different pretty much. |
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