Chinse Sleep Chant

[Dharma108]

I really like this song, however I cant decipher the lyrics. Anybody have any ideas?

[jc90]

lol, i know what you mean...but theres a thread for all the lyrics in one place...so if anyone figures it out, it will be there...

[the hitcher]

I really like this song, however I cant decipher the lyrics. Anybody have any ideas?

i don't think anyone can decipher the lyrics to this one :laugh3: good luck, i hear something like "space in the sky" or something like that! :laugh3:

[jc90]

was this the one that people thought was in spanish? i know its not really but just curious

[Kurgen]

if i remember correctly from an article i read, the lyrics are not suppose to be decipherable.

[Bonus_mosher]

if you listen to the Jimmy Kimmell performance you can make most of them out.

it's something like

Sleep.
Sleep.
Sleep Satisfied,
Sleep Satisfied,

Sleep,
Sleep,
Sleep Satisfied,
Sleep Satisfied

there's a few variations, but it's mainly repetative!

[PianoRocker]

I realy like this song!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

to me, this song could have been an AROBTTH b-side. i think it's very reminiscent of songs like "one i love" or "moses" or "1.36." even though it's not one of my absolute favorites on the album, i like it more than i would just because it reminds me of AROBTTH :nice:. very nostalgic :D

[kaisin]

to me, this song could have been an AROBTTH b-side. i think it's very reminiscent of songs like "one i love" or "moses" or "1.36." even though it's not one of my absolute favorites on the album, i like it more than i would just because it reminds me of AROBTTH :nice:. very nostalgic :D

I know! i think it's a mix between One i love and Low :) i really liked it and i think it goes really well with Yes

[winigwl]

the best part of this songs is chris's voice. very atmospheric in my opinion. can't wait for this one live!

[BostonSportsTD]

chinese sleep chant is to VLVODAAHF as A Whisper is to AROBTTH

[winigwl]

no cuz a whisper wasnt good and this is

[ricardo]

is this song in chinese? I don't understand anything

[clockpolitiks]

Yea a whisper is like my least favorite coldplay song ever. Chinese sleep chant is great. I love Johnny's solo towards the middle. So good.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

chinese sleep chant is to VLVODAAHF as A Whisper is to AROBTTH

i have to say that i agree. well put! :D

CSC is growing on me more and more, but ROL...i'm still not feeling it, surprisingly.

[clockpolitiks]

Yea I think ROL is definitely my least favorite song on the album. Not saying it's a bad song. I think it's just kind of....bland. I don't know.

[IneedYou23]

Yea this is definately one of my favs on the new album.I can just imagine driving with this song blasting!!Even though it has like what....2 or 3 lyrics it is still awesome!!

[crazydrummer5]

This song reminds me very much of My Bloody Valentine. I do remember reading about Chinese Sleep Chant being inspired by MBV....

Anyways, being a huge MBV fan i think this song is supadupa dope. And yea, it does go really well with Yes.

[BostonSportsTD]

this is probably my least favorite. but i still like it.

[Shaftell]

Not the best from the album.

Reminds me of Sigur Ros.

[nikovich]

this will be a live favourite

[Coldplayer11]

i must say when i heard this song i instantly thought about AROBTTH!!!

[joshtimo]

i have to say that i agree. well put! :D

CSC is growing on me more and more, but ROL...i'm still not feeling it, surprisingly.

Really? I enjoy RoL but can't stand CSC.

Btw, A Whisper is great!

[Laura42]

I loved this one, it's sounds to me like a evolved version of One I Love... in fact it sounds, like some of you have said, like anything of the AROBTTH era... maybe that's the reason why I liked so much

[felicote]

i absolutely love this song. Is anyone else reminded of Ladder to the Sun?

[Shawndorman]

Chinese Sleep Chant is probably my favorite as well....it's so upbeat and unlike anything they've done before. I LOVE IT!!

[BigFatNoises]

it's one of the best songs so far :) I haven't the whole album so far :D

[PosterBoy]

From what I've heard on Jimmy Kimmel's show, it seems that lyrics are something like this : "Fall asleep, fall asleep, sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied" :) Good song though :D

[Stefan-C8]

Chinese people are weird... how can they sleep with all that noise?

[Bombadil]

I think this might be one of the very best on the album for me. It kinda resembles the type of music I have really grown into lately as well. Very different to most of the other coldplay songs out there.

[Cobalt]

The lyrics are utterly incomprehensible unless one removes the guitars.

I love it. It's brilliant.

[thinker]

"Chinse Sleep Chant" is the most magical song (and best?) Coldplay have ever written.
:smug:

Don't try to find the lyrics.

[*Sarah*]

wtf, it's on the album??!! god... the song started like 20 seconds ago and i'm just sooo happy right now! :heart:

[CRYSTAL]

i noticed some cease fire or crucade fire singing and some sleep word in that lyrics.

but some person must first of all remove all those guitars and just listen to the song and post the lyrics.

i think with noise removers.

well i think that there are some software applications available on net i think for it.

[ricardo]

hey it's not in chinese I heard sleep but the other part is just impossible

[harml]

I heard this song live at the secret gig in Paradiso Amsterdam today. It was just awesome. Chris: "The next song is a pretty loud one, so everybody above 72 should leave now!"

I really loved this song.

[PianoRocker]

I heard this song live at the secret gig in Paradiso Amsterdam today. It was just awesome. Chris: "The next song is a pretty loud one, so everybody above 72 should leave now!"

I really loved this song.

Grrrr, lucky you!! :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[CRYSTAL]

well please give us recordings if you were there in the live concert!

[Square¹]

This is what I hear, it's long and not official but still:

Fall asleep
Over me
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied

Fall asleep
Over me
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied

Over me
Over me
Sleep crucified
Sleep crucified

Fall asleep
Fall asleep
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied

<solo>

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep

Sleep
Sleep
Sleep satisfied
Sleep satisfied

[SwallowedInSea]

Does anyone else think that the beginning of CSC sounds ALOT like Crests of Waves? Just like the guitar in the first measure or so...

That said, I lovelovelove this song. But what Coldplay song don't I lovelovelove? Hahaha.

[iPsy]

yeah it does sound a bit like crest of waves and guess what....I LOVE THEM BOTH, I LOVE CHINESE SLEEP CHANT AND THE WHOLE ALBUM


Viva La Coldplay!

[Difficult_Kind]

I find this track a complete snooze(no pun intended). It's so pointless and wispy.

[Tonsu]

It's just like listening to My Bloody Valentine from 15 years ago lol.

[Difficult_Kind]

It's clearly a b-side. What on earth is it doing on the album?

[Tonsu]

It sounds very much like a track from MBV's Swallow EP from 1991. I have the vinyl here but can't play it and can't remember which one from memory (haven't played it for donkeys!)

Interestingly Swallow EP has two or three separate extra songs on the end of those actually named on the sleeve...ring any bells?

For anyone who enjoys CSC you might well like this, here's a link to the best track from the EP (at least if you're in the UK). It's called To Here Knows When:

http://www.last.fm/music/My+Bloody+Valentine/_/To+Here+Knows+When

[mfdoom21]

i think that the reason people cant hear the lyrics clearly is because it was done like that on purpose. coldplay made the lyrics subtle so it would seem like a sleeping chant where the words are lost in the guitar riffs.
it's my favorite song.

[jasmynebirch]

I love it as well. It had been going thru my head non stop. Sleeeep.......

[countingdemons114]

does anyone else think that CSC's guitars sound wayy too compressed and thin? singer and drums sound fine. just guitars, sound hollow and compressed.

[not01]

I love this song. One of my favs from VLV. I wasn't that impressed by 42 or CoL, but this one is just beautiful :D

[elena20]

great beat but have no idea what he is saying

[not01]

great beat but have no idea what he is saying


We're not supposed to hear what he's saying ;P That's like the thing with it :)

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

was this the one that people thought was in spanish? i know its not really but just curious
spanish speaker here and i sure you that what they say here is not spanish, is english.
btw the first comment that i've heard about it from another coldplayer was that it sounds like Latin :thinking:

if you listen to the Jimmy Kimmell performance you can make most of them out.

it's something like

Sleep.
Sleep.
Sleep Satisfied,
Sleep Satisfied,

Sleep,
Sleep,
Sleep Satisfied,
Sleep Satisfied

there's a few variations, but it's mainly repetative!
lol that just made me think about 'Satisfaction' by Rolling Stones lol :laugh3:

thanks for your help ASR/JD ;)

[SpongyPMC]

I'm sorry, but I honestly think Chinese Sleep Chant is by far the worst song on the album and is definitely one of Coldplays worse out of all 4 of their albums!
Don't get me wrong.... I LOVE Coldplay and the rest of this album is absolutely brilliant (except Reign of Love)! :D

[bigger stronger]

First of all, don't hate on "A Whisper" That really is a great song, if you give it a chance.

I didn't like Chinese Sleep Chant at first, but it's really grown on me.

[footyfan10]

this was actually one of the songs i loved right from the beginning

its amazing, i dont know how else to say it. the solo is just incredible. and i like that you cant decipher the lyrics - its just a song, and we dont have to squabble over motivation or anything like that. its like music in another language, when you cant understand it, but you just love it because it gives you a feeling. lyrics can change the feelings you get while listening to a song.

[the_escapist]

regarding Yes I have no comments! Simply brilliant, top track from the album! Chinese Sleep Chant it's a grower - everyday I like it more! I wish we can have the official lyrics soon!

[cafc4eva]

to me, this song could have been an AROBTTH b-side. i think it's very reminiscent of songs like "one i love" or "moses" or "1.36." even though it's not one of my absolute favorites on the album, i like it more than i would just because it reminds me of AROBTTH :nice:. very nostalgic :D

agreed, and this is what i think coldplay are best at. also reminds me a bit of daylight, anyone agree?

[tesseract]

One of the best songs on VLV. I like the instrumental parts of this album.

[ryansn]

Anybody else hear a resemblance with Chinese Sleep Chant and Crest Of Waves?:stunned:

[Famous Old Painter]

does anyone else think that CSC's guitars sound wayy too compressed and thin? singer and drums sound fine. just guitars, sound hollow and compressed.

Yeah I totally get you, during the intro my ears feel like they're gonna burst. It's only when drums and vocals come in where it starts sounding alright.

[tubamaniac612]

Definitely one of my favorite songs on the album along with Strawberry Swing.

The entire album has far exceeded my expectations.

[lostsides]

After much deliberation and debate I have come to the following conclusion...the guitar solo in Chinese Sleep Chant is Jonny's best ever. I don't usually play air guitar but when that solo comes round I can't help myself.

[dfective]

Absolutely love this song, all it needs is more vocals and to be a bit longer and I'll be in heaven!

Jonnys solo is amazing, just keep repeating that bit over and over. Might make my own extended version.

[Arazmire]

I like CSC as much as i do Yes actually

[TheFoxThatBecameGod]

Best song on the album in my opinion.

Remindes me alot of My Bloody Valentine.

[Mimixxx]

I didn't notice until I had the CD quality version that there's someone else singing on the last verse. Jonny maybe.

[Arazmire]

I've finally chose a favorite
and this is it

[coldplaykb]

yeah Age Six Racer is right but the first part says

Fall asleep
Fall asleep

Sleep Satisfied
Sleep Satisfied

[panicked]

Remindes me alot of My Bloody Valentine.

Yeah, definitely. There's a Japanese band called Supercar that do the same thing with their vocals on many of their tracks. On some of them, I can't tell whether they're singing in Japanese or English, and I think that's their intention. Pretty cool.

[rudiger10]

At first listen i thought this kinda killed Yes, but now i think i almost like it more than Yes. Definitely shoulda been its own track.

[rhythmsxn]

I totally agree with the MBV reference. It's kinda funny actually. As soon as that song starts it's like it's 1991 all over again. I go straight back to my sophomore year of college. Oh the girls, the music, and everything else:dozey:

[TimeIsOnYourSide]

ok CSC IS AWESOME LIVE

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

[Pseudonym]

This song was hard to get into for me, but it really grew on me. I didnt like it because of the indecipherable lyrics, but the instrumentals are so brilliant it more than makes up for it. I saw a review on iTunes calling this song and Strawberry Swing "filler songs". There is no way this can be considered a "filler", no matter how hard the lyrics are to hear.

[OnlookerDelay]

At first listen i thought this kinda killed Yes, but now i think i almost like it more than Yes. Definitely shoulda been its own track.

IMO, it is its own track. The break after Yes concludes is defined enough to where I totally disassociate Yes from Chinese Sleep Chant.

BTW, I love CSC for what it is... it's a hooky, brilliant guitar solo break etherial chant (not a song designed to deliver a complex lyrical message). I saw the AOL video of it being performed in Amsterdam and I was surprised at how well it worked live. I can't get its haunting riff out of my mind when I start replaying it in my head.

[OnlookerDelay]

I didnt like it because of the indecipherable lyrics, but the instrumentals are so brilliant it more than makes up for it.

I'm thinking the vocal track was recorded with the echo and compressed dynamic range so as to replicate what vocals would sound like to someone who was in an alpha state, just prior to drifing off to sleep. I don't think they were meant to be clearly decipherable... but I'm not the band, nor am I Brian Eno, so I don't know that for sure.

[Enjoy The Silence]

Dude. This is one of my favourite ones on the album. It's very refreshing! How can one not like it? :P

Anyway, I think it's:

Sleeeeep.
Leaving me satisfied?

No idea. I wish we knew the lyrics.


EDIT: Ok. Does anyone else think that Cemeteries of London should have followed this song because it would blend better? End of CSG becomes dark, just right for CoL.

[emedy]

what does this song have to do with chinese?!

[bern]

this is plain shoegaze, if you loved this song you should really explore that genre

[Macintosh]

As for me CSC is the best song on VIVA. Just amazing riffs, esthetic mellow singing and things that apeeared in my head by this song! All of these absolutely amazing!!! The Song that crashed my brain not better that Clocks!