It was released in the United States as the album's second single, it reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

It was released in the United Kingdom as the third single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, where it reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. Broken Clocks Lyrics Verse 1 Run fast from my day job Runnin' fast from the way it was Jump quick to a paycheck Runnin' back to the strip club I'm never goin' back, never goin' back No, you. The record debuted to critical and commercial success, with critics mainly commenting on the song's piano melody, and winning the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Several remixes of the track exist and its riff has been widely sampled. Built around a piano riff, the song features cryptic lyrics concerning themes of contrast and urgency. Clocks Lyrics Verse 1 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, singin' Come out of things unsaid. Guitar lead And If I wanna die, die, die, then Ill die (Die-ie-ie-ie-ie) And if I wanna cry, cry, cry, then Ill cry (Then Ill cry, then Ill cry) So I try, and I try, and I try Oh yeah. It was written and composed, as a collaboration between all the members of the band, for their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head.

'Clocks' is a song by British rock band Coldplay.

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