Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you, and tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, no, let's go back to the start
Runnin' in circles, comin' up tails, heads on a science apart
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
I was just guessin' at numbers and figures, pullin' your puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress do not speak as loud as my heart
And tell me you love me, come back and haunt me, oh, and I rush to the start
Runnin' in circles, chasin' our tails, comin' back as we are
[Chorus]
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 goin' back to the start
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
Oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
About
“The Scientist” is a very mellow song about trying to analyze a broken relationship.
The song’s melody is inspired by “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the Oasis, especially the piano part.
The music video is famous for its reverse chronology (which required Chris Martin to learn the song backwards in order to make it look like he was singing forwards as he walked backwards…). Although the video fits the song well, the idea for the video came to Director Jamie Thraves independently; he then waited for the perfect song to match his concept.
Q&A
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According to Songfacts, frontman Chris Martin told on Rolling Stone:
On the second album I was thinking there was something missing. I was in this really dark room in Liverpool, and there was a piano so old and out of tune. I really wanted to try and work out the George Harrison song “Isn’t It A Pity,“ but I couldn’t. Then this song came out at once. I said, ‘Can you turn on the recorder?’ The first time I sung it is what’s out there.
He also developed on the making of the song:
That’s just about girls. It’s weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it’s the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone.
Yes, there are:
- 1.Politik
- 2.In My Place
- 4.The Scientist
- 5.Clocks
- 6.Daylight
- 7.Green Eyes
- 8.Warning Sign
- 9.A Whisper
- 11.Amsterdam