Chasing Cars Lyrics
We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
[Chorus: All]
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
[Bridge: Harry]
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
[Chorus: All & (Harry)]
If I lay here
If I just lay here (Lay here)
Would you lie with me and just forget the world? (Lie with me and just forget the world)
Forget what we were told
Before we get too old (Too old)
Show me a garden that's bursting into life (A garden that's bursting into life)
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
About
One Direction covered Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” on the semi-finals of The X Factor UK series 7. They also performed Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In The World)” on that night as well.
They were mentored by Cheryl Cole on that week because Simon Cowell was sick. The boys also had to rehearse this song without Zayn because of a family emergency. After this performance, Cheryl praised them for their maturity:
This week, I was so impressed. You didn’t have Zayn, Simon wasn’t around… You showed a real level of maturity and you deserve a place on the finals.
The boys have also covered this song live on other occasions. The first time 1D performed this song outside The X Factor UK was at Hall Cross School:
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