Lyrics for Life is for Living

[Ajax18]

I dont know if someone has already covered this but i was watching the Live 2003 dvd (i recently purchased it) and there are some ad-libbed (i think) lyrics at the end of Life is for Living and i wasnt sure what they were. any help would be much appreciated : )

[Batman]

Yeah I wonder too what Chris is singing there. The only thing I could understand where the first two lines, but I'm not sure if they are right, because english is not my first language^^

 

'Cuz in the end there's only us

and oh my friend, there's only love

.....

[Open-Politik]

Here’s ‘Life is for Living’, live in Sydney from 2003. Originally, Coldplay this song was recorded unfinished. Chris managed to finish it and boy did he do a great job or what? It has a glorious crescendo with Jonny Buckland’s wailing guitar, which rises to an anthemic chorus, that just makes your heart burst with joy. Marvellous.

 

Now I never meant,

To do you wrong,

That’s what I came here to say.

 

But if I was wrong,

Then I’m sorry,

I don’t let it stand in our way.

 

As my head just aches,

When I think of,

The things that I shouldn’t have done.

 

But, life is for living,

We all know,

And I don’t wanna live it alone.

 

Sing,

Ah, ah, ah,

Sing,

Ah, ah, ah,

 

Yeah I sing

Ah, ah, ah.

 

Cause in the end

There’s only us

And oh my friend

There’s only love

 

In a cave

They’re timing us

Cause in the end

There’s only love

[Bonus_mosher]

:thinking: - "In a Cave"?

 

I mean, It's the closest that It sounds like

but it just doesn't make any sense.

[Tnspieler1012]

A lot of lyric sites struggle with that line, one guess is that it's "...not our cares that time gave us." There's also a slight difference between the glasto and live 2003 versions. I think in glasto he ends the lines with "there's only us" while in sydney he was compelled to say "there's only love" at the end. It's sort of like the ending of politik where it doesn't seem as if the lyrics were ever perfectly written out.

[Open-Politik]

Yeah in Politike

Its like he says, Love over the hence,

 

Because he cant say love over the THIS, makes no sense.

[Open-Politik]

^But then again nor does love over the hence

[Tnspieler1012]

well he says "give me love over this" before the coda, but during the second half of the coda he starts singing again. It only sounds like a melody without words distinct words in the album version, but in live 2003 I think he put words to it...something like "Oh my loooove, yoooouuu-aaaahrrre...youhoooo arrree!". Kind of taken from clocks, that's what it sounds like to me anyway.

[Open-Politik]

Yeah true mabye we will never know. Maybe we should post that question on the today show seeing as they will be on the show.

[black&white]

any more guesses to what chris is saying at the end of Life is for Living from the 2003 live dvd? because i have the track on my mp3 and i can never figure out what he's saying...

 

"In the end, there's only us..

Oh my friend, there's only us...

In a ___ with time wiv us?

cuz in the end, there only uusss.....ohhh...."

 

maybe it will forever be a mystery.

[Pseudonym]

I really cant tell you what hes singing, and while this is one of my favorite Coldplay songs, and maybe their best live performance of a song, i prefer not to know what hes singing. its kind of nice leaving it up to mystery, it lets you believe it could have been anything and unless coldplay confirms what the exact lyrics are, its all just speculation.

[Pseudonym]

God what an old thread

 

 

well he says "give me love over this" before the coda, but during the second half of the coda he starts singing again. It only sounds like a melody without words distinct words in the album version, but in live 2003 I think he put words to it...something like "Oh my loooove, yoooouuu-aaaahrrre...youhoooo arrree!". Kind of taken from clocks, that's what it sounds like to me anyway.

I don't think he was singing any real words there, just vocalizing, like "oooh" or "lala" no real words just messing around.

[tauiwi]

lol it may be old but it has inspired me to watch the DVD again!

[MeriCri]

Here’s ‘Life is for Living’, live in Sydney from 2003. Originally, Coldplay this song was recorded unfinished. Chris managed to finish it and boy did he do a great job or what? It has a glorious crescendo with Jonny Buckland’s wailing guitar, which rises to an anthemic chorus, that just makes your heart burst with joy. Marvellous.

 

Now I never meant,

To do you wrong,

That’s what I came here to say.

 

But if I was wrong,

Then I’m sorry,

I don’t let it stand in our way.

 

As my head just aches,

When I think of,

The things that I shouldn’t have done.

 

But, life is for living,

We all know,

And I don’t wanna live it alone.

 

Sing,

Ah, ah, ah,

Sing,

Ah, ah, ah,

 

Yeah I sing

Ah, ah, ah.

 

Cause in the end

There’s only us

And oh my friend

There’s only love

 

In a cave

They’re timing us

Cause in the end

There’s only love

 

 

Thank you for sharing, this is one of my fav. Coldplay song ... but I couldn't understand the end just listening to it! ... it's sooo good!

 

:)