Violet Hill Lyrics

[bluexylophone]

this is what's irking me.. and what makes me think it's neither poem or unfold(s)

 

i don't or can't hear the 's' in the "unfolds" or the 'm' in poem

i don't hear an 's' after 'unfolds' but instead hear what sounds like "fauve", with a stress on the 'v' sound.

is it just me? someone else has got to be hearing that as well.

 

really can't get what he's saying there though.

i wouldn't be surprised if it's totally different from what we've all come up with.

[Bonus_mosher]

Here's what I have for that debatable line and one small word change:

 

 

Violet Hill

 

was a long and dark december

from the rooftops i remember

there was snow

white snow

 

clearly i remember

from the windows they were watching

while we froze down below

 

when the future's architectured

by a carnival of idiots on show

you'd better lie low

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

was a long and dark december

when the banks became cathedrals

and the fog became God

 

priests clutched onto bibles

hollowed out to fit their rifles

and the cross was held aloft

 

bury me in armor

when i'm dead and hit the ground

my love's a poem that unfolds

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

I don't want to be a soldier

who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

so if you love me

why'd you let me go?

 

i took my love down to violet hill

there we sat in the snow

all that time she was silent still

 

so if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

if you love me,

won't you let me know?

 

these are right, 100%, just listened to it while reading,

 

thanks :)

[Mig-El]

thanks I think these ones are correct

ohhh so excited jaja

[uwwedoogie]

Wikipedia have the lyrics listed as follows

 

Was a long and dark December

From the rooftops I remember

There was snow, white snow

Clearly I remember from the window

They were watching while we froze

Down below

 

When the future's architectured

By a carnival of idiots on show

You better lie low

If you love me, won't you let me know

 

Was a long and dark December

When the banks became cathedrals

And the fog became God

Priests clutched onto bibles

I went out to fit their rifles

And the cross was held aloft

Bury me in armor

When I'm dead and hit the ground

Legs are cold, unfolds

And If you love me, won't you let me know

 

[Guitar solo]

 

I don't wanna be a soldier

With a captain of some sinking ship

With snow

Far below

So, if you love me, why'd you let me go

 

I took my love down to Violet Hill

There we sat in the snow

All that time she was silent still

So, if you love me, won't you let me know

If you love me won't you let me know

[Stefan8]

Here's what I have for that debatable line and one small word change:

 

 

Violet Hill

 

was a long and dark december

from the rooftops i remember

there was snow

white snow

 

clearly i remember

from the windows they were watching

while we froze down below

 

when the future's architectured

by a carnival of idiots on show

you'd better lie low

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

was a long and dark december

when the banks became cathedrals

and the fog became God

 

priests clutched onto bibles

hollowed out to fit their rifles

and the cross was held aloft

 

bury me in armor

when i'm dead and hit the ground

my love's a poem that unfolds

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

I don't want to be a soldier

who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

so if you love me

why'd you let me go?

 

i took my love down to violet hill

there we sat in the snow

all that time she was silent still

 

so if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

if you love me,

won't you let me know?

Yes, I agree with this version. This is how it should be on wikicoldplay and the main site.

I'm only not sure about honor/armour.

EDIT: and poem isn't right either, I think..

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

ok, i have another guess on that line that's been bugging me. i don't know if it's been mentioned before, though...there's too much to sort through on this site these days!

 

i think it's now:

I don't want to be a soldier

Or the captain of some sinking ship

With Stow

Far below

 

like stow as in "stowage" or "cargo." that would make a lot of sense, though...a ship with cargo down below? fits perfectly to me, and i think it sounds like that's exactly what he's singing.

this is, of course, assuming that the word "stow" can be used as a noun, which doesn't look too good. but chris hasn't always used perfect grammar etc in the past, so i think that there's a chance this might be it.

[Magnus]

Yeah, sounds pretty accurate, altough ''and the fog became God'' sounds more like ''and the fog became gone'' to me :confused:

[greeneyes1207]

I keep listening & listening and this is what I hear:

 

 

was a long and dark december

from the rooftops i remember

there was snow

white snow

 

clearly i remember

from the windows they were watching

while we froze down below

 

when the future's architectured

by a carnival of idiots on show

you'd better lie low

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

was a long and dark december

when the banks became cathedrals

and the fog became God

 

priests clutched onto bibles

hollowed out to fit their rifles

and the cross was held aloft

 

bury me in honor

when i'm dead and hit the ground

and love's like poems, that unfold

 

if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

I don't want to be a soldier

who the captain of some sinking ship

with snow, far below

 

so if you love me

why'd you let me go?

 

i took my love down to violet hill

there we sat in the snow

all that time she was silent still

 

so if you love me

won't you let me know?

 

if you love me,

won't you let me know?

[guyy]

I don't want to be a soldier

who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

There is just no way he's saying "with snow, far below"; it doesn't sound like that at all and it makes no sense anyway (why would there be snow far below a sinking ship? it doesn't snow underwater!). As for "Or the captain of some sinking ship with stow, far below"...not likely, and why would he bother mentioning it has some unspecified cargo using weird grammar? "would stow, far below" makes the most sense and sounds perfect if you haven't thoroughly convinced yourself it's something else. :P

[improvtom103]

Oh my God!!!! I think I got it! :D

 

Bury me in armour

When I'm dead and hit the ground

My love's a pond that unfroze

 

It sounds about right. What do you guys think?

 

Also, I think it might be:

 

And the frost became God

 

Not 100% sure about that one, but it fits in with the whole winter theme prevalent in the song.

 

BTW, Chris Martin = genius lyricist!

[greeneyes1207]

what about:

my love's a poem, that unfroze

 

it still sounds like poem...

 

 

and the frost became god also sounds right!!

 

nice work!!

[mcteems]

The wiki lyrics are just wrong. The ones on here are closer.

 

I don't want to be a soldier

who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

He's the solider that the captain would stow far below. That makes sense. The snow line just doesn't make sense.

 

Bury me in armour

When I'm dead and hit the ground

My love's a pond that unfroze

 

This is very possible. I'm not sold it's the word "poem". This is could be right.

[Hotplay007]

Woah, that helped me out a lot. Now I can sing it more correctly!!! Mucho danke.

 

why does he mesh his words together? it's hard to get the lyrics out of it that way.

[blackchickintheback]

And the frost become god, or and the fox became god.

IDK, I gave up trying to figure it out ages ago. :P

[Stefan8]

It sounds more like "my love's a pose that unfroze", but that means nothing, right? :P

 

And it also sound more like fog than frost.

[Panic]

It sounds more like "my love's a pose that unfroze", but that means nothing, right? :P

 

And it also sound more like fog than frost.

 

Hi,

 

I think the line is "My love's opposed but unfolds"

 

Here's what I think the lyrics are. I must admit it is difficult to hear what a couple of the words are and I'm English!

 

 

Was a long and dark December

From the rooftops i remember

There was snow

White snow

 

Clearly i remember

From the windows they were watching

While we froze down below

 

When the future's architectured

By a carnival of idiots on show

You'd better lie low

 

If you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

Was a long and dark December

When the banks became cathedrals

And the fog

Became God

 

 

Priests clutched onto bibles

Hollowed out to fit their rifles

And the cross was held aloft

 

Bury me in armour

When i'm dead and hit the ground

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

If you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

I don't want to be a soldier

Who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

So if you love me

Why'd you let me go?

 

I took my love down to violet hill

There we sat in the snow

All that time she was silent still

 

So if you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

If you love me,

Won't you let me know?

[Stefan8]

Hi,

 

I think the line is "My love's opposed but unfolds"

 

Here's what I think the lyrics are. I must admit it is difficult to hear what a couple of the words are and I'm English!

 

 

Was a long and dark December

From the rooftops i remember

There was snow

White snow

 

Clearly i remember

From the windows they were watching

While we froze down below

 

When the future's architectured

By a carnival of idiots on show

You'd better lie low

 

If you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

Was a long and dark December

When the banks became cathedrals

And the fog

Became God

 

 

Priests clutched onto bibles

Hollowed out to fit their rifles

And the cross was held aloft

 

Bury me in armour

When i'm dead and hit the ground

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

If you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

I don't want to be a soldier

Who the captain of some sinking ship

would stow, far below

 

So if you love me

Why'd you let me go?

 

I took my love down to violet hill

There we sat in the snow

All that time she was silent still

 

So if you love me

Won't you let me know?

 

If you love me,

Won't you let me know?

Yes, I think you are right. This is the 100% perfect version :)

[guyy]

Yes, I think you are right. This is the 100% perfect version :)

 

It's very close, but I still don't like this bit:

 

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

Does it really sound like that to you? That word sounds nothing like "opposed"...and anyway, what on earth does that phrase mean? :P I can't hear anything that sounds like an S in that word, so I doubt it's "opposed". I think we'll need to wait for the official word on that one, unless someone has a major insight.

 

Edit: Also, I still think he must be saying "Honor", not "Armor", just because that makes so much more sense. And I think he says "And" right before "If you love me Won't you let me know?" the first 2 times; it's hard to hear because it only lasts a moment.

[crestingwaves]

The word 'rifles' almost sounds like 'rivals'

[bluexylophone]

i'm telling you guys..

that's the only bit i think we're all going to have to wait for.

really impressed with all the great lines you've all contributed

but i just wouldn't be surprised if that line is something totally different than what we've all come up with.

 

we know it starts with "my" though. haha.

[Hotplay007]

It's very close, but I still don't like this bit:

 

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

Does it really sound like that to you? That word sounds nothing like "opposed"...and anyway, what on earth does that phrase mean? :P I can't hear anything that sounds like an S in that word, so I doubt it's "opposed". I think we'll need to wait for the official word on that one, unless someone has a major insight.

 

Edit: Also, I still think he must be saying "Honor", not "Armor", just because that makes so much more sense. And I think he says "And" right before "If you love me Won't you let me know?" the first 2 times; it's hard to hear because it only lasts a moment.

 

I hear the word opposed in it as well. I hear the s sound like a z but still an s of course. I hear the Ah sound for O. I hear the Pah sound for Po. and the Z sound for the Sed though very low. Doesn't make much sense but I definitely hear it.

 

I also hear Armor because I hear the MM sound. I don't hear the N sound. Though of course I could be wrong but so could be all. "Bury me in Ahmah."

[jc90]

yeah, i actually perfer Panic's lyrics over my original one....i dont think we'll ever know the real lyric to that one line though, until of course, theyre posted by the band

[improvtom103]

It's very close, but I still don't like this bit:

 

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

Does it really sound like that to you? That word sounds nothing like "opposed"...and anyway, what on earth does that phrase mean? :P I can't hear anything that sounds like an S in that word, so I doubt it's "opposed". I think we'll need to wait for the official word on that one, unless someone has a major insight.

 

yeah, that's what I though the line was at first, but the line didn't make sense to me either. and that's when I came up with the line that I posted earlier:

 

My love's a pond that unfroze

 

It sounds perfect to me, and it makes sense in context....well either way, this whole lyrics deciphering business is tough :thinking:

 

But I'm sure we'll still be debating this until some offical lyrics come from the band themselves.

[Hotplay007]

^ that makes more sense. *sigh*

[Stefan8]

It's very close, but I still don't like this bit:

 

My love's opposed but unfolds

 

Does it really sound like that to you?

Yes.