How long before I get in? Before it starts, before I begin? How long before you decide? Before I know what it feels like? Where to, where do I go? If you never try, then you'll never know How long do I have to climb Up on the side of this mountain of mine? Look up, I look up at night Planets are moving at the speed of light Climb up, up in the trees Every chance that you get is a chance you seize How long am I gonna stand With my head stuck under the sand? I'll start before I can stop Before I see things the right way up All that noise and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Ideas that you'll never find All the inventors could never design The buildings that you put up Japan and China, all lit up The sign that I couldn't read Or a light that I couldn't see Some things you have to believe But others are puzzles, puzzling me All that noise and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Oh, when you see it then you'll understand All those signs, I knew what they meant Some things you can invent Some get made and some get sent Birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Oh, when you see it then you'll understand
How long before I get in? Before it starts, before I begin? How long before you decide? Before I know what it feels like? Where to, where do I go? If you never try, then you'll never know How long do I have to climb Up on the side of this mountain of mine? Look up, I look up at night Planets are moving at the speed of light Climb up, up in the trees Every chance that you get is a chance you seize How long am I gonna stand With my head stuck under the sand? I'll start before I can stop Before I see things the right way up All that noise and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Ideas that you'll never find All the inventors could never design The buildings that you put up Japan and China, all lit up The sign that I couldn't read Or a light that I couldn't see Some things you have to believe But others are puzzles, puzzling me All that noise and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Oh, when you see it then you'll understand All those signs, I knew what they meant Some things you can invent Some get made and some get sent Birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you'd understand Oh, when you see it then you'll understand
O vídeo de “Speed of Sound” foi gravado em apenas dois dias (22 e 23 de abril de 2005) em um estúdio de Los Angeles, usando um palco coberto por 640 tubos LED da Element Labs que reagiam em tempo real à música, sendo que 75 % da animação foi acionada pelo próprio vocais de Chris Martin.
A canção alcançou o segundo lugar na UK Singles Chart e foi o primeiro single de Coldplay a entrar no top‑10 da Billboard Hot 100 nos EUA, chegando à oitava posição, antes de “Viva la Vida” atingir o primeiro.
“Speed of Sound” foi reconhecida como Song of the Year pela ASCAP, recebeu duas indicações ao 48º Grammy, ganhou um Brit Award de Best British Single em 2006 e teve seu vídeo nominado a quatro MTV Video Music Awards em 2005.
O álbum X&Y tornou‑se um marco cultural ao registrar o milésimo bilhão de downloads na iTunes Store, com “Speed of Sound” sendo a faixa responsável por essa marca histórica.
A composição foi inspirada na combinação da sonoridade de Kate Bush, especialmente o ritmo de “Running Up That Hill”, e na emoção de Chris Martin ao ouvir sua filha Apple, refletindo um sentimento de maravilha e admiração.
Apesar do sucesso, Martin expressou em entrevistas posteriores que não gosta da faixa e evita apresentá‑la ao vivo, citando a falta de uma “letra de banana” que ele considera essencial em suas músicas.
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