The song was said to be inspired by wrestling legend Ric Flair who Tom Chaplin described as a personal hero for his try hard mentality in the ring. His trademark "woo" inspired the song. Frontman Tom Chaplin described the song as "a train of thought about human endeavour, built on an outrageous groove".
The song went on to become the most broadcast song of the world during its first week of release, as well as the fastest-downloading song ever for Universal, reaching 500,000 downloads in less than a week. Keane performed the song live to an audience for the first time at the 2008 GQ Awards on September 2, 2008. The song won Best Track at the Q Awards on 6 October 2008, with all three members of the band present at the ceremony to accept the award.
Spiralling
Keane Lyrics
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I'm waiting for the movie to begin
I'm waiting for a revelation
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
'Cause now
I only see my dreams
In everything I touch
Everything that I love
Cold like some
Magnificent skyline
Out of my reach
But always
In my eye line now
We're tumbling down
We're spiraling
Tied up to the ground
We're spiraling
I fashioned you
From jewels and stone
I made you
In the image of myself
I gave you
Everything you wanted
So you would never know
Anything else
But every time
I reach for you
You slip
Through my fingers
Into cold sunlight
Laughing at the things
That I had planned
The map of my world gets
Smaller as I sit here
Pulling at the loose
Threads now
We're tumbling down
We're spiraling
Tied up to the ground
We're spiraling
When we fall in love
We're just falling
In love with ourselves
We're spiraling
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
Did you wanna be in love?
I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light
When we fall in love
We're just falling
In love with ourselves
We're spiraling
We're tumbling down
We're spiraling
Tied up to the ground
We're spiraling
The song "Spiralling" by Keane appears to be a reflection on fame and its pitfalls. The lyrics suggest the idea of waiting for something big and missing out on what is in front of oneself. The singer of the song appears to have high ambitions and desires, but they are not satiated yet. The imagery used in the lyrics, such as the magnificent skyline, suggests that they cannot achieve what they want, and it is always out of reach.
The singer appears to have created an ideal image of the person for themselves, but they're always slipping away, and they have no control over it. The lines, "But every time I reach for you, You slip Through my fingers," suggests that they have strict control over their idea, and they become upset when things don't follow their plans. A common idea of falling in love with oneself is presented in the lyrics. Ironically, the singer, who seemed to be waiting for someone or a moment, might be in love with themselves.
Overall, "Spiralling" presents the idea that one should appreciate what they have instead of waiting for the future to arrive. The lyrics suggest that the desire to be successful, famous, or loved can leave one feeling, "tied up to the ground," instead of reaching for the sky.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm waiting for my moment to come
I'm waiting for my big opportunity to arrive
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
I'm waiting for my life story to unfold
I'm waiting for a revelation
I'm waiting for something life-changing to happen
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
I'm waiting for someone to recognize my potential
'Cause now
I only see my dreams
In everything I touch
Everything I do reminds me of the dreams I want to achieve
Feel their cold hands on
Everything that I love
My dreams are like a weight on my shoulders, blocking me from enjoying the things I love
Cold like some
Magnificent skyline
Out of my reach
But always
In my eye line now
My dreams are like an unreachable skyscraper, always in sight but never attainable
We're tumbling down
We're spiraling
Tied up to the ground
We're spiraling
We're falling apart and trapped by our own problems
I fashioned you
From jewels and stone
I created an amazing version of myself
I made you
In the image of myself
I made you just like me
I gave you
Everything you wanted
So you would never know
Anything else
I gave you everything I thought you would want, but made you unaware of anything else
But every time
I reach for you
You slip
Through my fingers
Into cold sunlight
Every time I try to grasp you, you escape and I'm left alone in the harsh light of day
Laughing at the things
That I had planned
The map of my world gets
Smaller as I sit here
Pulling at the loose
Threads now
You laugh at my plans as I'm left with a dwindling sense of purpose, grasping at straws
When we fall in love
We're just falling
In love with ourselves
We're spiraling
Love sometimes becomes an obsession with our own desires and needs, causing our world to unravel
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
Did you wanna be in love?
Did you have grand aspirations for your life and relationships?
I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light
Despite my efforts, I never achieved my dreams
We're tumbling down
We're spiraling
Tied up to the ground
We're spiraling
We're still falling apart and struggling with our problems
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RICHARD DAVID HUGHES, TIMOTHY JAMES RICE-OXLEY, TOM CHAPLIN
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SPIRALLING
I'm waiting for my moment to come
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
I'm waiting for a revelation
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
'Cause now I only see my dreams in everything I touch
Feel their cold hands on everything that I love
Cold like some magnificent skyline
Out of my reach but always In my eye line now
We're tumbling down we're spiraling
Tied up to the ground we're spiraling
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
I made you In the image of myself
I gave you everything you wanted
So you would never know anything else
But every time I reach for you
You slip through my fingers
Into cold sunlight laughing at the things
That I had planned the map of my world gets smaller as I sit here pulling at the loose threads now
We're tumbling down we're spiraling
Tied up to the ground we're spiraling
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
Did you wanna be in love?
When we fall in love
We're just falling In love with ourselves
We're spiraling
We're tumbling down we're spiraling
Tied up to the ground we're spiraling
@Umbrella2
One of their best songs, underrated.
@nightcandle62
Find That Music! yeah i guess cos its not that pop song like
@ZhidensaGe
+Find That Music! Totally agree!!
@agatkayndi1637
+Find That Music! "underrated", the key-word!
@gianramirez9750
Find That Music! So Fucking agree! 🤘
@michealng6974
Was it underrated? I don't believe so.
@escarglow4261
"When we fall in love, we're just falling... in love with ourselves..."
I swear this one line has haunted my entire adult life.
@mucasloura
I wish I could understand that, because I really wish I was in love with myself
@TheRyanos
Exactly, this line always spoke to me.
@AgentAO7
😂😂😂