Cover art for The Scientist by Avril Lavigne
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The Scientist Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
And tell you I set you apart

[Verse 2]
Tell me your secrets, And ask me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, Coming up tails
Heads on a silence apart

[Verse 3]
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start

[Verse 4]
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart

[Verse 5]
And tell me you love me, Come back and hold me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles, Chasing tails
Coming back as we are
[Verse 6]
Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start

[Outro]
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ah ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

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“The Scientist” is a cover by Avril Lavigne, of the song of the same name by British band Coldplay. It was recorded live on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge in 2007, and included on the album, Radio 1’s Live Lounge: Volume 2.

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July 6, 2007
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