You are/
Home, home, where I wanted to go.
The lyrics to Coldplay’s “Clocks” are obscure, but there are two central themes: One is the idea of time and missed opportunities: the roads taken and the roads not taken. I make decisions and they guide the path of my life, but they close off other opportunities. All the while the clock is ticking down the hours of my life.
The other hint to “Clocks” is in the chorus and outro, which is quoted above: “You are/ Home, home, where I wanted to go.” This is like a refrain for him to remind himself of his values. While opportunities might be missed, I need to remember that the ultimate thing of importance is the person I love—my home—and that is where I want to go.
The piano intro is a great riff that continues throughout the song and is one of the iconic piano intros of all-time. The piano is extremely up tempo. Usually we think of piano as a great song for delicate ballads. Here, Chris Martin shows that it can be a great instrument to drive a real rock song.
The tempo and matching drumbeat have a lot to do with that. The bass plays a surprisingly important part in the background of this song-though you might not notice it unless you listen for it. Altogether one of Coldplay’s best.
Clocks Lyrics
The lights go out and I can’t be saved.
Tides that I tried to swim against,
Have brought me down upon my knees,
Oh I beg, I beg and plead, singing…
Come out of the things unsaid,
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that can’t be named,
A tiger’s waiting to be tamed, singing…
You are, you are…
Confusion that never stops,
The closing walls and the ticking clocks. gonna
Come back and take you home,
I could not stop, that you now know. singing…
Come out upon my seas,
Cursed missed opportunities am I
A part of the cure,
Or am I part of the disease? Singing…
You are, you are…
You are, you are…
You are, you are…
And nothing else compares,
And nothing else compares,
And nothing else compares.
You are, you are,
Home, home, where I wanted to go,
Home, home, where I wanted to go.
Home, home, where I wanted to go (You are),
Home, home, where I wanted to go (You are).
Songwriters: Guy Rupert Berryman / Jonathan Mark Buckland / William Champion / Christopher Anthony John Martin