Speed Of Sound

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Beginning with a piano riff reminiscent of Coldplay's "Clocks", the song builds into a huge, synth-heavy chorus: "Birds go flying at the speed of sound, to show you how it all began / Birds came flying from the underground, if you could see it then you'd understand." The song was created as the band attempted to work through a cover version of Kate Bush's song, "Running Up That Hill." If you listen closely, you can hear the resemblance of the main riff to that in Bush's song.

"Speed of Sound" was beaten to the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart by the novelty ringtone "Axel F" by Crazy Frog, a computer animated marketing tool. It also became Coldplay's biggest single in the US, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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how long before I get in
before it starts, before I begin
how long before you decide
before I know what it feels like
where to?
Where do I go?
if you've never tried then you'll never know
how long do I have to climb
up on the side of this mountain of mine

look up, I look up at night
planets are moving at the speed of light
climb up, up in the trees
every chance that you get
is a chance you seize
how long am I gonna can stand
with my head stuck under the sand
I start before I can stop
before I see thing the right way up

all that noise, all that sound
all those places that i have found
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
to show how it all began
birds came flying from the underground
if you could see it then you'd understand

ideas that you'll never find
or the inventors could never design
the buildings that you put up
Japan and China... all lit up
the sign that I couldn't read
or the light that I couldn't see
some things you have to believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling me

all that noise, all that sound
all those places that i have found
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
to show how it all began
birds came flying from the underground
if you could see it then you'd understand

all those signs I knew what they meant
something you can't invent
Some get made, and some get sent
ooh
words go flying at the speed of sound
to show how it all began
birds came flying from the underground
if you could see it then you'd understand
oh, when you see it then you'll understand


VELOCIDAD DEL SONIDO

Cuanto falta para que entre
Antes de que empiece, antes de que comience
Cuanto falta para que te decidas
Antes de que sepa lo que se siente
Hacia que, hacia donde iré
Si nunca tratas, entonces nunca sabrás
Cuanto tengo que escalar
este lado de mi montaña

Miro arriba, miro arriba en la noche
Los planetas se mueven a la velocidad de la luz
Trepa, trepa los arboles
Cada oportunidad que tienes
es una oportunidad que aprovechar
Cuanto tiempo voy a estar parado
Con mi cabeza bajo la arena
Empezaré antes que pueda terminar
Antes de ver cosas que estuve esperando

Todo ese ruido, y todo ese sonido
Todos los lugares que encontré

Y los pajaros vuelvan a la velocidad del sonido
Para mostrarnos como comenzó todo
Los pajaros vienen volando desde muy abajo
Si pudieras verlos entonces entenderias

Ideas que nunca encontrarás
Ni todos los inventores podrian diseñar
Los edificios que levantas
Japon y China, toda iluminada
Hay una señal que no pude leer
Toda la luz que no pude ver
Algunas cosas tienes que creer
Pero otras son rompecabezas, mezclandome a mi

Todo ese ruido, y todo ese sonido
Todos los lugares que encontré

Y los pajaros vuelvan a la velocidad del sonido
Para mostrarnos como comenzó todo
Los pajaros vienen volando desde muy abajo
Si pudieras verlos entonces entenderias
Uh, cuando las veas, entonces entederas

Uuuh

Todas esas señales, sabia lo que significaban
Algunas cosas no puedes inventar
Algunas se construyen y otras han sido enviadas

Y los pajaros vuelvan a la velocidad del sonido
Para mostrarnos como comenzó todo
Los pajaros vienen volando desde muy abajo
Si pudieras verlos entonces entenderias
Uh, cuando las veas, entonces entederas

[thanks Pablo]
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