Lyric crossing

Deathsfriends28 · 30-05-2008, 09:36 PM

So I was listening to "Bucket For A Crown" and I notice that Chris says "I don't want to be the captain of a sinking ship"
And couldn't help but think about how similar that is to "I don't want to be a soldier, of a captain on some sinking ship.."

Anybody else notice how they incorporate their lyrics from other rare songs? Like in "Talk" they refer to a ladder to the sun, when we all know that that's another CP song floating around.

Just a friendly observation

Darlene_Ihnfsa · 30-05-2008, 09:40 PM

cool observation.. i think it happens similar thing to other artists...

i guess that is their 'worries' in some way, some main deep ideas they personally have may be.

Open, Politik · 30-05-2008, 09:40 PM

cool

thinker · 30-05-2008, 09:40 PM

as a songwriter you will repeat yourself some time

JPB · 30-05-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Deathsfriends28;2360720
So I was listening to "Bucket For A Crown" and I notice that Chris says "I don't want to be the captain of a sinking ship"
And couldn't help but think about how similar that is to "I don't want to be a soldier, of a captain on some sinking ship.."

Anybody else notice how they incorporate their lyrics from other rare songs? Like in "Talk" they refer to a ladder to the sun, when we all know that that's another CP song floating around.

Just a friendly observation

Interesting point man. Though I *THINK* the lyric is "Who the captain of some sinking ship / would stow / far below" but there is a distinct similarity

ChrisThePsycho · 30-05-2008, 09:46 PM

Hmmm... good observation.
I try to avoid it when I write songs.
Maybe they want their listeners to know that they hate sinking ships, especially if they are the captain.
Damn those sinking ships.
It all a mystery to us!

Hotplay007 · 30-05-2008, 09:50 PM

Bucket for a Crown? What is this?

Open, Politik · 30-05-2008, 09:59 PM

^Its a very old Coldplay song that Chris Martin performed at a secret gig with a Violinist!
It was rumoured to be on VLVADAAHF. Here is the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zruYu7Zmvg

Hotplay007 · 30-05-2008, 10:13 PM

Woah, rav, it sounds like a really good song. Does anyone have it for mp3 that's good quality?

crazyduckette · 30-05-2008, 10:17 PM

Oh yeah!!!
Thats a nice link.
I bet Chris ran out of lyrics and thought noone would notice

Theroyalty · 30-05-2008, 10:45 PM

The "sinking ship" is CP after X&Y. Chris doesn't want to be the frontman (captain) of band going downhill...

footyfan10 · 30-05-2008, 10:46 PM

yeah, most writers reiterate ideas because they just play in their head all day

i do to my chagrin

PosterBoy · 30-05-2008, 11:11 PM

Has anyone noticed a lyric (well, maybe just one word) crossing in Viva la Vida songs? :
in Violet Hill Chris sings "from the rooftops I remember"
and in Lovers in Japan (or Death and all his friends? I'm totally confused now) there's also "on the rooftops let's get married" or something like this

That just brings me images of them sitting on the rooftops in their fancy clothes and watching Paris burn during the revolution in 1789

Well that's just my imagination probably

Deathsfriends28 · 31-05-2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JPB;2360740
Interesting point man. Though I *THINK* the lyric is "Who the captain of some sinking ship / would stow / far below" but there is a distinct similarity

haha oh yeah, you may be right about that. I never really was sure of what he was saying

I think its kinda neat though, even if it makes me feel like I have no life hahah

Pseudonym · 31-05-2008, 12:44 AM

"But if you never try, you'll never know"
-Fix You

"If you never try, then you'll never know"
-Speed of Sound

Both are my favorite song quotes

30-05-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
Deathsfriends28 Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lyric crossing So I was listening to "Bucket For A Crown" and I notice that Chris says "I don't want to be the captain of a sinking ship" And couldn't help but think about how similar that is to "I don't want to be a soldier, of a captain on some sinking ship.." Anybody else notice how they incorporate their lyrics from other rare songs? Like in "Talk" they refer to a ladder to the sun, when we all know that that's another CP song floating around. Just a friendly observation

30-05-2008, 09:40 PM	#2
Darlene_Ihnfsa Rising Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 50,537 My Mood: Location: Bavaria-Bohemia-Silesia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	cool observation.. i think it happens similar thing to other artists... i guess that is their 'worries' in some way, some main deep ideas they personally have may be. __________________ no rompas el silencio si no es para mejorarlo. nadie me dirá que jamás alcanzaré la cima que yo quiero ascender W W Cervantes D? life is for living, care to live it fully. be back in 2023. (20th anniversary).

30-05-2008, 09:40 PM	#3
Open, Politik Babe Im Gonna Leave You Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,182 My Mood: Location: Where the Lemon lives Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cool __________________ 19/09/09 Best day ever!!!!!

30-05-2008, 09:40 PM	#4
thinker Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,318 Location: Sandvika, Norway Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	as a songwriter you will repeat yourself some time __________________ Coldplay 19 September 2008, Oslo Spektrum Coldplay 31 October 2005, Oslo Spektrum Coldplay 12 July 2001, Oslo Rockefeller Please visit: www.myspace.com/einarstraymusic

30-05-2008, 09:45 PM	#5
JPB By Your Command Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,783 Location: Caprica Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Deathsfriends28;2360720 So I was listening to "Bucket For A Crown" and I notice that Chris says "I don't want to be the captain of a sinking ship" And couldn't help but think about how similar that is to "I don't want to be a soldier, of a captain on some sinking ship.." Anybody else notice how they incorporate their lyrics from other rare songs? Like in "Talk" they refer to a ladder to the sun, when we all know that that's another CP song floating around. Just a friendly observation Interesting point man. Though I THINK the lyric is "Who the captain of some sinking ship / would stow / far below" but there is a distinct similarity __________________ *** It's a Colbert Nation - we're just living in it Famous Old Painters - November 2009 The Dubliners - November 2009 ***

30-05-2008, 09:46 PM	#6
ChrisThePsycho On Friday Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 16 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmm... good observation. I try to avoid it when I write songs. Maybe they want their listeners to know that they hate sinking ships, especially if they are the captain. Damn those sinking ships. It all a mystery to us!

30-05-2008, 09:50 PM	#7
Hotplay007 真実の愛を待って Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,644 My Mood: Location: Canberra (once upon a time) Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bucket for a Crown? What is this? __________________ Patrick Watson <3 http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0far/pw5-1.png this is the Last time Follow Me - Indyshaped "all senior citizens should have life alert" Quote: Originally Posted by HappyPickle98;3610251 if he's a duck, can i be a mudkip?

30-05-2008, 09:59 PM	#8
Open, Politik Babe Im Gonna Leave You Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,182 My Mood: Location: Where the Lemon lives Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^Its a very old Coldplay song that Chris Martin performed at a secret gig with a Violinist! It was rumoured to be on VLVADAAHF. Here is the link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zruYu7Zmvg __________________ 19/09/09 Best day ever!!!!!

30-05-2008, 10:13 PM	#9
Hotplay007 真実の愛を待って Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,644 My Mood: Location: Canberra (once upon a time) Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Woah, rav, it sounds like a really good song. Does anyone have it for mp3 that's good quality? __________________ Patrick Watson <3 http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0far/pw5-1.png this is the Last time Follow Me - Indyshaped "all senior citizens should have life alert" Quote: Originally Posted by HappyPickle98;3610251 if he's a duck, can i be a mudkip?

30-05-2008, 10:17 PM	#10
crazyduckette ...they're just spies Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8,740 Location: Brighton, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Oh yeah!!! Thats a nice link. I bet Chris ran out of lyrics and thought noone would notice __________________ http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7...dorable0iz.gif no, thank YOU Jonny

30-05-2008, 10:45 PM	#11
Theroyalty Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 114 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The "sinking ship" is CP after X&Y. Chris doesn't want to be the frontman (captain) of band going downhill...

30-05-2008, 10:46 PM	#12
footyfan10 The Scientist Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Washington, DC Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah, most writers reiterate ideas because they just play in their head all day i do to my chagrin __________________ swoop down from the sky and catch me like a bird of prey

30-05-2008, 11:11 PM	#13
PosterBoy losing, but not lost Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 Location: home, where I wanted to go Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rooftops motive ;) Has anyone noticed a lyric (well, maybe just one word) crossing in Viva la Vida songs? : in Violet Hill Chris sings "from the rooftops I remember" and in Lovers in Japan (or Death and all his friends? I'm totally confused now) there's also "on the rooftops let's get married" or something like this That just brings me images of them sitting on the rooftops in their fancy clothes and watching Paris burn during the revolution in 1789 Well that's just my imagination probably

31-05-2008, 12:19 AM	#14
Deathsfriends28 Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by JPB;2360740 Interesting point man. Though I THINK* the lyric is "Who the captain of some sinking ship / would stow / far below" but there is a distinct similarity* haha oh yeah, you may be right about that. I never really was sure of what he was saying I think its kinda neat though, even if it makes me feel like I have no life hahah

31-05-2008, 12:44 AM	#15
Pseudonym Why She Loves Me? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23,599 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	"But if you never try, you'll never know" -Fix You "If you never try, then you'll never know" -Speed of Sound Both are my favorite song quotes