I ran away

Major Minus (mentions that phrase)

And it is a close race between X&Y and AROBTTH, with X&Y having the better individual features (strength, speed etc.) but AROBTTH translating its lesser individual features into a better overall performance, and so AROBTTH, ladies and gentlemen, AROBTTH coming in first only milliseconds before X&Y ! And Parachutes rushes in to win a Bronze medal before VLVODAAHF ! And lagging back several minutes, we spot Mylo Xyloto leading the group of the last three, followed by Ghost Stories which has barely made it away from the start yet, and of course unhappy candidate AHFOD, which sits disqualified at the starting line after earlier drug testing had revealed the presence of forbidden substance Stargatin coarsing through its blood.

I got the I again and then I can only think of I Ran Away :-/

You mean the Delacroix ?

As if you'd been run through some catapult that fired you

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@Nie you got it ! This is exactly what I thought of. Your turn !

I'm sure this will make your start at university easier and your dorm room feel more like home...and then of course there is always X&Y to listen to ! Wish you a great start in your new life phase ! :)

@Nie: I like your reasoning, but that is not it and DAAHF is not the answer... Hint: Take a look at the actual painting itself and think about what it may mean.

My arms turn wings, oh those clumsy things send me up to the wonderful world ?

Could it be worse ?

Sorry to hear :( I also have yet to find someone in real life with whom I can have a nerdy conversation about details that usually just people on the forums know about :D

No and no....

no, but your take on The Scientist could be helpful :) @Nie is right, I was indeed referencing to La Casa Azul (The Blue House), in which Frida Kahlo lived and where she also created the painting "Viva La Vida". Hint: Try to continue your thoughts from VLV the painting, not VLV the song. Google Maps showed me two different routes yesterday with 42 or 43 minutes. Unfortunately I didn't take a screenshot, so you have to take my word for it.

Haha, Talk does fit quite often for our riddles, doesn't it ? :) But nope... Team effort sounds good, I would suggest you start with what @coldplayisawesome has said and develop ot further...

Just want a way of keeping you inside

I just came across this old, old article from January 2001 with quotes from Jonny. I highlighted the most interesting ones. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80716/coldplay-parachutes-into-us-success [...]As the band's guitarist Jonny Buckland explains, "We just wanted to do an album of good songs that are emotional and quite simple -- a natural-sounding record that wasn't heavily produced. Our songwriting doesn't have a formula." London-based Coldplay was founded in 1996, and the current lineup consists of Buckland, lead singer Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion. The band is on tour in Australia until Feb. 4. On Feb. 8, the band embarks on a North American tour, which kicks off in Vancouver. In April, the band begins a U.K. tour, and there are tentative plans for Coldplay to launch another U.S. tour in May or June. Lott says many of the U.S. dates on the upcoming tour "sold out quickly. In some cities, we even had to move some of the shows to larger venues." "We just want to play well," says Buckland of Coldplay's crucial upcoming North American tour. "We're a lot better than we used to be. We don't use backing tracks. We try to change the set list on different nights."[...]

soothing, sad, comforting, Chris's beautiful vocals NMKMFOTG

How little things can slip out of your hand

Now that you mention Tim R-O and Lily Allen, I absolutely adore the Lily Allen version of Somewhere Only We Know. So beautiful.... :)

that awesome spooky guitar solo ! Bigger Stronger

@coldplayisawesome - what was the famous location of the LiJ video ? This song's name contains a similarity to an artist that Chris Martin adores; people had reasons to believe it would be on their then upcoming album; but it remains unreleased to this day.

i hate when this version comes up on Spotify shuffle, to me it's basically a good song ruined by Jay-Z.... Lovers in Japan

So I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war, if you can tell me something worth fighting for