Chris' enunciation, or lack thereof makes me wonder what he's saying most of the time or makes me mishear the lyrics altogether, lol.

Mind you, English is not my first language. I've been in the U.S. for 15 years and consider myself fluent in English. I can understand most varieties of English but I have to say, Chris' accent is very pronounced in his singing.

In 'Clocks' I always thought he was saying 'Come out of things of sin' when really he was saying "Come out of things unsaid".

In 'Midnight', unless I'm reading the lyrics, I have no clue what he's saying, lol

don't worry, i'm a native english speaker and sometimes even i can't understand what he's saying :joy:

chris mumbles so much. he enunciates better at interviews, etc. but if you catch candid videos of him talking to roadies, band and such, he is mumbling at the speed of sound. hardly understandable.

♫Turn the magic on

Umi she'd say♫

 

What is "Umi"?

It means a lot of things it means mother in arabic and ocean in japanese but I'm not sure what Chris wants to say with that or if it's just a random female name

 

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It's changed a lot over the years too. Compare how he sings Trouble through each era.

Chris' enunciation is indeed a mystery and often leads to confusion, as our forums' history has shown :nod:

It's changed a lot over the years too. Compare how he sings Trouble through each era.

 

Just curious, do you think he's gotten better or worse?

Just curious, do you think he's gotten better or worse?

 

In enunciation? Beats me lol. Overall I liked Chris's voice the most from AROBTTH to X&Y and his work on VLV (the album, not the tour)