Why is coldplays song called the scientist

Then he heard the soaring Coldplay ballad "The Scientist," with its plaintive chorus about going "back to the start. Knowing that Spike Jonze had already done the backward video thing in with the Pharcyde video for "Drop," Thraves needed to find a new way to tell a narrative story that moved forward even as the action moved backward.

Once Thraves and Coldplay singer Chris Martin hashed out the idea for the clip — in which Martin backs his way through a horrifying car crash that appears to kill his onscreen girlfriend — the singer set about the monthlong task of studying his lyrics and learning how perform them back to front.

He's a very passionate guy, so he got really into it. Siegfried Tujilkin Pundit. Is Clocks by Coldplay in a movie? In popular culture. Abderrazek Encia Teacher. When was the word scientist first used? Mahmud Grayson Supporter. How much is Chris Martin worth? Texenen Dyachkovsky Supporter. Is Coldplay making another album? Coldplay will return with a new double album on November 22nd. Both the posters and a black-and-white Instagram video posted by the band featured the date November 22, — in postcards sent to fans, the band confirmed that new music is on the way, along with a storyline that is a century in the making.

Inaya Jerzdev Supporter. What's the name of the lead singer of Coldplay? Chris Martin. Khadija Wittgraebe Beginner. Where was hymn for the weekend shot? Ask A Question. He flips a coin which decides their fate. Heads means he will continue to wait for her to talk to him, but he hasn't heard from her which explains the "silence apart".

Tails means he has to be the one to talk to her and make things right with them. Fate has decided that it is up to him to fix their relationship, which is why the coin keeps "coming up tails". 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 He clearly doesn't want the relationship to end.

He regrets not telling her and is feeling the pain it brings every day. The fact that the lyrics say "nobody", means he has talked to numerous people for advice but they always told him the same thing. They kept telling him that it wouldn't be easy but it's for the best and so he listened to them. They also told him that he'd get over her in time, but clearly he has not and he again, he wants to "go back to the start" when everything was perfect with the couple.

I was just guessing at numbers and figures Pulling your puzzles apart Questions of science; science and progress Do not speak as loud as my heart This is where the metaphor of the scientist comes into play. He was trying to figure out how to make the relationship work, using logic and reasoning. Again this line suggests he asked others for advice, but they told him it would not work. There are an endless list of possibilities as to why the relationship wouldn't work.

He has been trying to find the one reason as to why the relationship would work out, and realizes that it's his love for her that would make the relationship work. He realizes that no one else can see why he feels this way about her. No one else can tell him why it would work because they don't understand the relationship. They just see two completely different people, trying to make a what seems impossible relationship work. They can't understand that love for someone defies all logic and reasoning.

Tell me you love me Come back and haunt me Again, he wants to hear that she still loves him. He wants her to come back to him and "haunt" him. This suggests that they did not tell each other how they actually felt, and it has been on his mind since he started to fall for her. He has been analyzing her every move, trying to figure out how she feels, and in the process he fell for her even more.

She has been "haunting" his thoughts. Tell me you love me Come back and haunt me Oh and I rush to the start Running in circles, chasing our tails Coming back as we are All of this was explained above, except for "coming back as we are. He tried to rush things at first "and I rush to the start", but realizes this is difficult because of all the pain that he put her through. However, after he explains his actions and answers her questions, they are slowly working things out and slowly going back to the way things were.

Nobody said it was easy Oh 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 He realizes that it isn't going to be easy to mend their relationship, but his love for her is more important than what other people think.

He realizes that what other people think doesn't matter. It isn't their relationship, it's his. He knows that it's up to him to fix it, as decided by the "coin", another metaphor for fate. He learns that to "go back to the start", he needs to explain everything to her. He is willing to do anything it takes to fix their relationship, and is ready for the hard times because once the hard times pass, he realizes that it will be the perfect relationship, and that the hard times are worth for what is to come.

Another brilliantly written song by Coldplay! This is such a beautifully expressed interpretation evfreak13 on April 16, After 2 years, my boyfriend thought we should break up. Reasons I still don't know why but he's reassured me that there is no one else, and I believe him.

He loves Coldplay and this is his favourite song. He recently told me that he believes this song resembles our relationship right now. And I just wanted to let you know that your interpretation of this song is beautiful, and has given me hope that everything will work out.

Thank you. My Interpretation My interpretation is a bit different. My best friend recently commited suicide and I have been listening to this song a lot. It has helped me cope with losing him quite a bit. They weren't able to tell them how they truly felt about them before they died. They wanted them to know that they were more important to them than most. They are finding themselves wishing for more time with that person and wanting to go back in time and live through those precious moments with that person again.

I find my own self questioning what was pulling him apart all of the time. They are left with their own theories because the one they would like to ask isn't there to answer those questions. They can't stand the thought of them being gone forever and would love nothing more than to be with them, even if they are haunting their every day lives. They can't accept the fact that they are gone forever.

If it weren't for this horrible experience, my interpretation would probably be a lot different, but this song seems to put some of what I am feeling into a better perspective and it is a lot of what I wish I could say to my best friend. LNichole on May 30, Link. Wow, Thats deep and i really understand what your saying. I agree AMuffinman on June 15, I feel the same way, I interpret it exactly how you have - except my friend didn't commit suicide, he unintentionally overdosed.

Wish I could go back to the start and help him Wish I could have done something to prevent it : Bluestskies on July 30, I love your interpretation best. I'm sorry for your loss. You seem very strong and smart. Good luck in your life Live2love on October 14, There is hope. Go to jw. Thank you so much for the kind words. I am so, so sorry that some of you can relate so well. I will definitely read those articles.

You can have empirical, scientific data but love supersedes all. Love and relationships are not easy, and you can try be analytical and pick someone apart, like a puzzle, but when you fall in love, scientific reason takes a back seat and your whole world gets turned upside down, like a dog chasing its tail.. What I really love about this song is how it starts with just one instrument and gradually builds and adds extra instruments piano..

Piano plus bass, piano plus bass plus drums, piano, bass, drums, lead guitar And reaches a crescendo, and then gradually removes each instrument one at a time, to end up as it started. Coming back as we are. For me I left home when he was Every year I wld drive back to see him I was a young mother from a disfunctional family I thought I did what was best for him at the time. I made choices I wld hv done differently today. Time passed but love remained. I missed it. They Said It can be related to any relationship..

Anything where you want to go back to before it all happened We take too many things for granted. We think things will stay the same.. He throws in some other stuff.. We should have been focusing on that relationship - no matter who that person was.. He's now on the other side of it - and looking back It's one of the saddest songs It's about someone he loved but never told that he loved her.

But she has passed away from an addiction now and his regrets are piling up. He wants to go back and act but it's too late. Very sad song. The narrator of the song is talking to God.

The "start" could be his birth, his spiritual home of his soul where God resides, or both at different times in the song. I also think the song is open for interpretation, but have a strong sense it is about a personal speaking to God. Tell you I need you Tell you I set you apart" The song talks about a couple that split apart.

The man makes the decision to find the woman to meet her and apologize and tell her that he needs her, because she isn't like anybody else. Or perhaps she is just different than any other relationship he's been before.

Perhaps the reason why they broke up was because he wasn't open enough about his past and he suggests to start again by sharing their past. He thought or even bet on "tails" as in a coin toss, that the relationship was something, but in reality the relationship was "heads" resulting on a silence and apart from each other.

Perhaps this time knowing where his mistake was he'll do things differently and make things easier. He regrets that because they couldn't make things work a good relationship was lost.