¿Todos bien?
The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Brought me down upon my knees
Oh, oh-oh, I beg, I beg and plead
Singing, come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head
With a trouble that can't be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed
Singin'
You are
You are
Co-co-confusion that never stops
Closing walls and the ticking clocks
Are gonna come back and take you home
I couldn't stop that, you now know
So I (come) come out upon my seas
I cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease?
Singin'
You are
You are
You are
Oh, oh
Oh, but nothing else compares
Oh, nothing else compares
Oh, but nothing else compares
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, tres, tres
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro
Uno, dos, dos, dos
You are
Ooh, you are
Singing, home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
I went home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Think we're gonna check it? (Yeah)
Alright, yeah!
About This Song
"Clocks" is a haunting meditation on feeling trapped by time's relentless passage and the weight of unspoken regrets. The song captures the anxiety of being overwhelmed by life's momentum, with Chris Martin's lyrics painting vivid imagery of drowning in circumstances beyond one's control-swimming against impossible tides and being brought to one's knees by forces that "can't be named." The recurring motif of ticking clocks and closing walls creates a claustrophobic sense of time running out, while the cryptic references to shooting apples and taming tigers suggest both vulnerability and the need to confront dangerous, unresolved issues. Musically, the track is built around Jonny Buckland's hypnotic, arpeggiated piano riff that cycles endlessly like a clock's mechanism, creating an urgent yet dreamlike atmosphere that perfectly mirrors the lyrical themes of being caught in life's inexorable flow. The production layers ethereal guitars and steady percussion over this foundation, building to soaring choruses where Martin's falsetto conveys both desperation and transcendence. The song resonated deeply with listeners because it captured the universal anxiety of feeling stuck in patterns while time slips away, combined with Coldplay's ability to transform existential dread into something achingly beautiful. Its cyclical structure and repetitive elements make it feel like being trapped in a temporal loop, yet the emotional release in the choruses offers a sense of cathartic escape that made it one of the band's most enduring anthems.
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