the scientist
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Come up to meet you, tell you I′m sorry
I don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh let′s go back to the start

Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start

I was just guessing
At numbers and figures
Pulling your puzzles apart
Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles
Chasing our tails
Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I′m going back to the start

Ohhhh, uhhhh uhhhh uhhhhh

Ahhhh, uhhhh uhhhh uhhhhh
Ohhhh, uhhhh uhhhh uhhhhh...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "The Scientist" by Coldplay are about a person who is reflecting on a past relationship that ended badly. The singer wants to apologize to his partner for any mistakes he made and is willing to do whatever it takes to make things right. The opening lines, "Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry, I don't know how lovely you are," reveal the singer's regret for not fully seeing the beauty of their partner and acknowledging their worth.

As the song progresses, the singer expresses his desire to start over and go back to the beginning where things were good. He recognizes that there were difficulties in their relationship ("running in circles, coming up tails, heads on a science apart"), but he feels that their love is worth fighting for. The chorus emphasizes the challenges of love, "nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard," but despite the hardships, the singer is willing to go back to the beginning and try again.

The song's lyrics capture the universal experience of love and loss, as well as the desire to make things right when they've gone wrong. The lyrics use science and progress as a contrast to the singer's heart, emphasizing the emotional complexity of relationships that can't always be solved with logical solutions. Overall, "The Scientist" is a poignant and introspective song that examines the complexity of human relationships and our longing for connection.

Line by Line Meaning

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
I want to apologize and meet you face to face

I don't know how lovely you are
I didn't realize how amazing you are

I had to find you
I searched for you

Tell you I need you
I want to express that I need you

Tell you I set you apart
I want you to know that you're special to me

Tell me your secrets
Share your secrets with me

And ask me your questions
Feel free to ask me anything

Oh let's go back to the start
Let's go back to when we first met

Running in circles
We keep going around in circles

Coming up tails
We keep getting unlucky

Heads on a science apart
We have different ways of thinking that clash