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The Scientist Lyrics by Coldplay
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The Scientist quick summary
- Recording: “The Scientist” is credited to Coldplay.
- Length: The recording runs 6:15.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 26 lyric lines and 29 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin.
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Who performs “The Scientist”?
The recording on this page is credited to Coldplay.
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The stored release association is “2005-06-25: Glastonbury, UK”, with a duration of 6:15.
The Scientist lyrics by Coldplay
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0:14Come up to meet you, tell ya I'm sorry
0:22♪
0:34You don't know how lovely you are
0:41I had to find you, tell ya I need you
0:47Tell you I set you apart
0:54Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions
1:00Oh, let's go back to the start
1:07Runnin' in circles, comin' up tails
1:13Heads on a science apart
1:19Nobody said it was easy
1:26It's such a shame for us to part
1:33Nobody said it was easy
1:39No one ever said it would be this hard
1:48Oh, take me back to the start
1:53♪
2:19I was just guessing at numbers and figures
2:26Pulling the puzzles apart
2:32Questions of science, science and progress
2:39Do not speak as loud as my heart
2:45But tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
2:52Oh, and I rush to the start
2:58Runnin' in circles, chasin' our tails
3:05Coming back as we are
3:11Nobody said it was easy
3:18Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
3:24Nobody said it was easy
3:31No one ever said it would be so hard
3:40I'm going back to the start
3:46♪
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The Scientist song profile
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- 6:15Length
- 26Lyric lines
- 29Timed cues
- 211sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “The Scientist” by Coldplay
- 29 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “2005-06-25: Glastonbury, UK.” The identified recording runs 6:15. Stored songwriter information names Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 26 lyric lines in 6 visible text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 211 seconds across 29 cues. There are 1 repeated line patterns, which helps the player identify recurring passages without guessing at meaning. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- 2005-06-25: Glastonbury, UK
- Length
- 6:15
- Written by
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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