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Things I Don’t Understand

Coldplay
Track 25 on The Singles 1999–2006 

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Coldplay & Danton Supple
Apr. 18, 20051 viewer5.2K views

Things I Don’t Understand Lyrics

[Verse 1]
How tides control the sea
And what becomes of me
How little things can slip out of your hands
How often people change
No two remain the same
Why things don't always turn out as you plan

[Pre-Chorus]
These are things that I don't understand
Yeah, these are things that I don't understand

[Chorus]
(I can't) And I can't decide
(Wrong) All my wrong from right
(Day) Or my day from night
(Dark) Or the dark from light
(I live) But I love this life

[Verse 2]
How infinite is space
And who decides your fate
Why everything will dissolve into sand
How to avoid defeat
Where truth and fiction meet
Why nothing ever turns out as you plan
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[Pre-Chorus]
These are things that I don't understand
Yeah, these are things that I don't understand

[Chorus]
(I can't) And I can't decide
(Wrong) All my wrong from right
(Day) Or the day from night
(Dark) Or the dark from light
(I live) But I love this life

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The Singles 1999–2006 (2007)
Coldplay
  1. 1.
    Bigger Stronger
  2. 2.
    Don’t Panic (Blue Room EP)
  3. 3.
    See You Soon
  4. 4.
    High Speed
  5. 5.
    Such a Rush
  6. 6.
    Shiver
  7. 7.
    For You
  8. 8.
    Careful Where You Stand
  9. 9.
    Yellow
  10. 10.
    Help Is Round the Corner
  11. 11.
    Trouble
  12. 12.
    Brothers and Sisters (2000)
  13. 13.
    Don’t Panic
  14. 14.
    You Only Live Twice (Live from Norway)
  15. 15.
    In My Place
  16. 16.
    One I Love
  17. 17.
    The Scientist
  18. 18.
    1.36
  19. 19.
    I Ran Away
  20. 20.
    Clocks
  21. 21.
    Crests of Waves
  22. 22.
    God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
  23. 23.
    Murder
  24. 24.
    Speed of Sound
  25. 25.
    Things I Don’t Understand
  26. 26.
    Fix You
  27. 27.
    The World Turned Upside Down
  28. 28.
    Talk
  29. 29.
    Gravity
  30. 30.
    What If
  31. 31.
    How You See the World (Live from Earls Court)
  32. 32.
    The Hardest Part
  33. 33.
    Pour Me (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
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Release Date
April 18, 2005
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