“Lost!” is an anthemic track about perseverance. It tells how people might believe one is lost when everything is actually thriving.
Fun fact: all the versions of the track have different symbols attached to them.
“Lost?” is an acoustic version on piano (released as a Viva la Vida bonus track and...
[Verse 1]
Just because I'm losin'
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I'm across
[Verse 2]
Just because I'm hurtin'
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved
No better and no worse
[Chorus]
I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh, and I'm just waitin' 'til the shine wears off
[Verse 3]
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come a bigger one
[Chorus]
And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh, and I'm just waitin' 'til the firin' stopped
Oh, and I'm just waitin' 'til the shine wears off
[Outro]
Oh, and I'm just waitin' 'til the shine wears off
Oh, and I'm just waitin' 'til the shine wears off
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
Lost! was written by Guy Berryman & Will Champion & Jonny Buckland & Chris Martin.
Lost! was produced by Markus Dravs & Brian Eno.
Berryman: This was one of the first songs we worked on for the record. … We were listening to a song called “Sing” by Blur, and I think we were in America somewhere —
Martin: Detroit.
Berryman: — in Detroit, and we were listening to that song in our dressing room. And we went on stage to do a soun...