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On every street and every car, every surface of saints,

And now the streets arise, you'll be rather insane.

Won't let them take control

No we won't let'em take control

Yes I feel a little bit nervous

Yes I feel nervous, I cannot relax

How come it 'round to get us?

How come it 'round when they don't know the facts

So on concrete canvas I'm a glow in the dark

Concrete canvas I go making my mark

Armed with the spray can soul

I'll be armed with the spray can soul

 

Almost sure

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Not sure about the first part, but the last part is definitely, positively this:

 

"On a concrete canvas under cover of dark

Concrete canvas I'll go making my mark."

 

And when I say "definitely, positively," I'm talking about the most recent versions. In the earlier versions, who knows? ;)

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This is what I get from this video:

 

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Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park

'Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?'

So cold, so cold

So cold, so cold

 

Written up in marker on a factory sign

'I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine'

So cold, so cold

So cold, so cold

 

See the arrow that they shot, trying to tear us apart

Fire from my belly and the beat from my heart

Still I won't let go

Still I won't let go

 

You

Ooohooh

 

Oh you, use your heart as a weapon

And it hurts like heaven

 

Every street, every car with a surface of saints

And the streets are rising and you're having me saying

'Don't let them take control

No, we won't let them take control'

 

Yes, I feel a little bit nervous,

Yes, I'm feeling nervous and I cannot relax,

How come they're out to get us?

How come they're out when they don't know the facts?

 

So on concrete canvas in the cover of dark

Concrete canvas, I'll go making my mark

Armed with a spray can soul

Coming now with the spray can soul

 

You

Ooohooh

 

Oh, you

Ooohooh

 

Yes, you

You use your heart as a weapon

And it hurts like heaven

 

Woho-ooh

Woho-oooh

 

It's true

When you

Use your heart as a weapon

It hurts like heaven

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I am totally obsessed with this song at the moment. I can not get over how good it is!

 

"I'll be armed with a spray can soul"!

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The more I listen to the older versions, the more I'm convinced he never said "saints"...I'm thinking he said "sayings."

 

haha, well after you said that, i went back to the rock am ring video and that's what i hear now.

 

Maybe i'm just hearing what i want to hear?? Although it makes so much more sense and like someone said before, it sort of fits in with the other lyrics

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Dont know if its been posted yet but everytime i hear it MX/HLH now i like it more and more.

 

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And i also dont think he says "Saints" the whole line sounds different now.

 

Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park,

'Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?',

Its so cold, its so cold,

Its so cold, its so cold

 

Written up in marker on a factory sign,

'I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine',

Its so cold, its so cold,

Its so cold, its so cold

 

See the arrow that they shot, trying to tear us apart,

Fire from my belly and the beat from my heart,

Still I won't let go,

Still I won't let go

 

You...

Oh you, use your heart as a weapon,

And it hurts like heaven

 

Every street, every car with a surface and names,

And the streets are rising and you're having me saying, (?)

'Don't let take control',

'No, we won't let take control',

 

Yes, I feel a little nervous,

Yes, I'm feeling nervous and I cant relax,

How come they're out to get us?

How come they're out when they don't know the facts?

 

So on concrete canvas under cover of Dark,

Concrete canvas, I'll go making my mark,

Armed with spray can soul,

I'll be armed with spray can soul

 

You....

Oooh Ooh

 

Oh, you

Oooh Ooh

 

Yes, you

You use your heart as a weapon

And it hurts like heaven

 

Woho-ooh

Woho-oooh

 

It's true

When you

Use your heart as a weapon

It hurts like heaven

 

 

Indicated by the "(?)"- im not pretty sure what hes singing there...

could be "And the streets are rising and rather Sing"

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And the first "(?)" im not pretty sure what hes singing there...

could be "And the streets are rising and rather Sing"

 

I'm pretty sure the last word is "saying" from most videos I've seen since you can usually hear the "ying" part quite clearly. However, from your video I get something with "riding" as in "the streets are rising and we're riding and saying".

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I'm almost certain he sings "in the cover of dark" and that makes the most sense.

 

"Glowing" is the only thing which makes sense, because the word "Glow" is in a few Songs as well as in the ETIAW video everything just glows.

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"Glowing" is the only thing which makes sense, because the word "Glow" is in a few Songs as well as in the ETIAW video everything just glows.

 

 

Yes, but if you watch the video that another user posted above, you can see that Chris sings 'under cover of dark'. Personally, I think this makes more sense than 'glowing' but we'll just have to wait and see I guess

 

I've heard 'saints' several times in that one part, but I've also heard 'names' in a few other videos. Impossible to tell which lyrics are right, as Chris always seems to change the lyrics for every performance.

 

"And now the streets arise and I'd rather be saying

'Don't let 'em take control

No we won't let 'em take control' "

 

^^ I'm pretty sure those lyrics are right, though.

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Yes, but if you watch the video that another user posted above, you can see that Chris sings 'under cover of dark'. Personally, I think this makes more sense than 'glowing' but we'll just have to wait and see I guess

 

I've heard 'saints' several times in that one part, but I've also heard 'names' in a few other videos. Impossible to tell which lyrics are right, as Chris always seems to change the lyrics for every performance.

 

"And now the streets arise and I'd rather be saying

'Don't let 'em take control

No we won't let 'em take control' "

 

^^ I'm pretty sure those lyrics are right, though.

 

Yea probably, but i dont think say sing "let em" i only hear a "let take control"

 

Edit:

Ah i just heard it he sings "under cover of Dark" im so deaf XD

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Come on guys lets see:

 

If you take the HD version of HLH and play it with Windows Media Player, at the 0,5 speed, you can hear it very clear "You'll be rather insane", "Don't let them take control" and "No we won't let take control".

The rest is not clear. Let's see, verse on verse, what we have:

 

In every street, every car, every surface of saints

Every street, every car with a surface and names

 

And all the streets arise

And at the streets arising

And now the streets arise

 

You'll be rather the same

You'd be rather sing

You'll be rather insane :thumbsup:

And I'd rather be saying

 

Don't let them take control

Won't let them take control

Won't let take control

 

No we won't let'em take control

No we won't let take control

 

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Yes I feel a little bit nervous

Yes I feel nervous, I cannot relax

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I come around to get us

I'm commin' 'round

How come they 'round to get us

How come it 'round to get us

 

I come around when they don't know the facts

How come they 'round when they don't know the facts

How come they 'round when they glow on the facts

How come it 'round when they don't know the facts

 

So on concrete canvas

 

Under cover of dark

I'm a glow in the dark

 

Concrete canvas

 

I go making my mark

I'll go making my mark

 

Armed with the spray can soul (on Chris' guitar :thumbsup:)

 

I'll be down with the spray can soul

I'm down with the spray can soul

I'll be armed with the spray can soul

I'm armed with the spray can soul

 

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I have my one:

 

In every street, every car, every surface of saints

And now the streets arise

You'll be rather insane

 

Don't let them take control

No we won't let'em take control

 

Yes I feel a little bit nervous

Yes I feel nervous, I cannot relax

How come it 'round to get us?

How come it 'round when they don't know the facts?

 

So on concrete canvas

- - - in the dark

Concrete canvas

I go making my mark

 

Armed with the spray can soul

I'm armed with the spray can soul

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Okay, I changed my mind a little:

 


Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park
'Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?'
It's so cold, it's so cold
It's so cold, it's so cold

Written up in marker on a factory sign
'I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine'
It's so cold, it's so cold
It's so cold, it's so cold

See the arrow they shot, trying to tear us apart
Fire from my belly and the beat from my heart
Still I won't let go
Still I won't let go

You
Ooohooh

'Cause you do

Oh you, use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven

On every street, every car, every surface and names,
And at the streets arise, you'll be rather insane.
Don't let them take control
No we won't let'em take control

Yes I feel a little bit nervous
Yes I feel nervous and I cannot relax
How come it 'round to get us?
How come it 'round when they don't know the facts

So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark
Concrete canvas I go making my mark
Armed with the spray can soul
I'll be armed with the spray can soul

You
Ooohooh

Oh, you
Ooohooh

Yes, you use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven

Woho-ooh
Woho-oooh
It's true

When you
Use your heart as a weapon
It hurts like heaven

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Guys, have you thought about "Under color of dark" already? I know it makes no sense but talking about lyrics we can hear everything.

Because... 'cover'... I can't hear the "V".

 

 

i think "under cover of dark" makes perfect sense.

in that section he's singing about spray-painting... he's obviously not going to do it in broad daylight. :P

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Based on the Main Square festival, I'm still convinced that the (new) lyrics for the second verse are as follows:

 

On every street, every car, every surface are names

And now the streets arise, and we're writing the same:

'Don't let em take control'

No we won't let em take control.

Yes I feel a little bit nervous

Yes I feel nervous and I cannot relax.

How come they're out to get us?

How come they're out when they don't know the facts?

So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark

Concrete canvas I'll go making my mark

Armed with the spray can (and?) soul

I'll be armed with the spray can (and?) soul.

 

Honestly, I think those lyrics make the most sense, if nothing else. They see names graffitied (is that a verb?) on every street, every car, and every other surface, and now they're making some graffiti of their own: "Don't let 'em take control." "Names" and "same" rhyme perfectly (not that Coldplay is about perfect rhymes), and it fits better than "saints" (which, again, I'm not convinced Chris ever sang in the first place).

 

I think we're all pretty much in agreement until the "concrete canvas" bit, and coldplayisawesome pretty much hit the nail on the head explaining those lyrics. Finally, I'm still not convinced about "spray can soul," and am leaning toward thinking it's "spray can and soul," only because it makes more sense (to me, at least). The "and" is difficult (if not impossible) to pick out in the recordings, but Chris sometimes does run his words together. That said, it's the part I'm the least certain about. Everything else is, IMHO, pretty much spot on.

 

Then again, this will all probably change with the next performance anyway! :P

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Guys, have you thought about "Under color of dark" already? I know it makes no sense but talking about lyrics we can hear everything.

Because... 'cover'... I can't hear the "V".

 

In this video you can hear the V and you can even see him say V if you watch his mouth.

 

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Okay, I changed my mind a little:

 


Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park
'Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?'
It's so cold, it's so cold
It's so cold, it's so cold

Written up in marker on a factory sign
'I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine'
It's so cold, it's so cold
It's so cold, it's so cold

See the arrow they shot, trying to tear us apart
Fire from my belly and the beat from my heart
Still I won't let go
Still I won't let go

You
Ooohooh

'Cause you do

Oh you, use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven

On every street, every car, every surface and names,
And at the streets arise, you'll be rather insane.
Don't let them take control
No we won't let'em take control

Yes I feel a little bit nervous
Yes I feel nervous and I cannot relax
How come it 'round to get us?
How come it 'round when they don't know the facts

So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark
Concrete canvas I go making my mark
Armed with the spray can soul
I'll be armed with the spray can soul

You
Ooohooh

Oh, you
Ooohooh

Yes, you use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven

Woho-ooh
Woho-oooh
It's true

When you
Use your heart as a weapon
It hurts like heaven

 

Thats exactly what i posted before except for the "Insane" part which makes sense.

And i think thats 99,9% right now

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^Agree

 

Well, we can be sure of one thing:

HLH IS gonna be on LP5 because they are working a lot in it. I like the second voices in ""Use your heart as a weapon".

 

Think the studio version will be one of the most perfect songs ever

 

I think all Songs with the Themes like "Glow", "Spray" and some of "White Rose Movement" will be on the Record like HLV, Cartoon Hearts (Yes, i will call it Cartoon Hearts everytime) Us against the World and ETIAW im not sure about the Rest...

 

Edit:

Im pretty sure they dont sing Them/em in the

"Don't let them take control

No we won't let'em take control"

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