Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing (2007), reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the international success of its lead single "Girlfriend", which became her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Her next two studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013), saw continued commercial success and were both certified gold in Canada, the United States, and other territories. After releasing her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019), she returned to her punk roots with her seventh studio album, Love Sux (2022).
Alongside her music career, Lavigne voiced an animated character in the film Over the Hedge (2006) and made her screen acting debut in Fast Food Nation (2006). Her accolades include eight Grammy Awards nominations.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne
Studio albums
Let Go (2002)
Under My Skin (2004)
The Best Damn Thing (2007)
Goodbye Lullaby (2011)
Avril Lavigne (2013)
Head Above Water (2019)
Love Sux (2022)
the scientist
Avril Lavigne Lyrics
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You 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
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 the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
But 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
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
The lyrics of The Scientist by Avril Lavigne describe a relationship that has fallen apart due to the difficulty of maintaining it. The singer seems to have hurt the other person in some way and is apologizing for it. They tell the other person that they didn't realize how lovely they were and that they need them in their life. The line "Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions" suggests a desire for intimacy and a deeper connection between the two individuals.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Nobody said it was easy" in a melancholic tone, emphasizing the difficulties and challenges of maintaining a relationship. The line "Questions of science, science and progress do not speak as loud as my heart" suggests that even though the singer may be caught up in their own thoughts and research, their emotions and feelings for the other person are more important. The song ends with the singer wanting to go back to the start, perhaps to fix what went wrong and start over.
Line by Line Meaning
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
I want to apologize to you and meet you in person
You don't know how lovely you are
You don't realize how truly beautiful you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
I had to search for you and let you know how important you are to me
Tell you I set you apart
Letting you know that you are unique and special to me
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions
Share your secrets with me and ask anything you want to know
Oh, let's go back to the start
I want to revisit the beginning of our story
Running in circles, coming up tails
We're stuck, going nowhere and failing
Heads on a science apart
Our different perspectives are keeping us apart
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever claimed that this would be simple
It's such a shame for us to part
It's a disappointment that we have to say goodbye
No one ever said it would be this hard
We weren't warned that it would be this difficult
Oh, take me back to the start
I wish we could go back to the beginning and start anew
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
I was taking a shot in the dark, guessing my way through
Pulling the puzzles apart
Analyzing and trying to understand what's happening
Questions of science, science and progress
Trying to solve problems using scientific methods and technology
Do not speak as loud as my heart
My emotions and feelings are stronger than my analytical mind
But tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Tell me you still love me even if it's a painful reminder of what we had
Oh and I rush to the start
I feel the need to go back to the beginning and try again
Chasing our tails, coming back as we are
Going in circles, not progressing, stuck in the same place
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
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Ah ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
[vocalization]
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
[vocalization]
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
[vocalization]
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mahida Kokab
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You 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 the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
But 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
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Friday Saturday
Great voice, however there are technically better vocalists. But they don't pierce your heart or make you smile like Avril does. Her voice is alive and touches fans like no other can.
💓Asian Drama💓
Exactely
Alex Gu
As long as one sings with heart, it does not matter how technically well they are at singing. When it comes down to it, singing genuinely from the heart makes all the difference in the world.
Diego González
Ummm, coldplay?
She is great, but coldplay, man oh man
Pietro Gentile
Seulgi's lip bite well, it is constructive criticism, saying she is good but should train more her vocals (even tho this audio is old).
Pietro Gentile
Alex Gu this is not the case, but if someone can’t sing, he could sing with his heart but it won’t sound good
Ma. Danica Espinosa
One of the best covers of “The Scientist by Coldplay”. It's such an amazing song.
Filipe Ferreira
Meu Deus como amo a voz dessa mulher. Mesmo depois de tudo que passou sua voz continua como a de um anjo ❤️
Nonexistanthuman
I love how she can vibrato with her voice.
Also has a nice vocal range surprised the record company suits turned her into a pop act instead or letting her music be.
She easily could have been doing stuff like Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse RIP and other popular acts.
This cover proves it.
I like coldplay's scientist but this is a bit different
Skender Va
She never was the greatest vocalist, however she's the rare kind of artist whose imperfefections and rawness made them so singular and recognizable from anybody else. That song really suits her voice, loved it <3 <3 <3