Violet Hill

It was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow, white snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below
When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If you love me, won't you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And a fox became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And a cross held aloft
Bury me in armour
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
And if you love me, won't you let me know?

I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow, far below.
So if you love me, why d'you let me go?

I took my love down to violet hill
There we sat in snow
All that time she was silent still
Said if you love me, won't you let me know?
If you love me, won't you let me know?


Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
Produced by Markus Dravs, Brian Eno and Rik Simpson.
Recorded in a bakery, a nunnery, a magic shop, a church.
Sonic landscapes by Brain Eno.
Colours and additional production by Jon Hopkins.
All strings by Davide Rossi.
Supporting players: Matt McGinn and Crispin Robinson.
Engineering and recording assistance: Andy Rugg, Dan Green,
Brian Thorn, Olga Fitzroy, Francois Chevallier, Jan Petrov, Jason Lader,
Michael Trepagnier, Vanessa Parr, Dom Monks and Will Hensley.
Mixing by Michael H. Brauer, Rik Simpson
and Andy Wallace, John O'Mahoney and Markus Dravs.
Mastering by Bob Ludwig with thanks to George Marino.
Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.