“The Escapist” is a hidden track attached to “Death and All His Friends,” technically making it the last song on Viva la Vida. The song was a collaboration with Jon Hopkins and was used as the credits music for the film of the same name, a British entry at the Sundance Film Festival. The Hopkins sam...
[Verse]
And, in the end, we lie awake
And we dream of makin' our escape
And, in the end, we lie awake
And we dream of makin' our escape
Mmh-mmh-hmm-hmm
Mmh-mmh-hmm-hmm
Mmh-mmh-hmm-hmm
Mmh-mmh-hmm-hmm
The Escapist was written by Chris Martin & Will Champion & Guy Berryman & Jonny Buckland & Jon Hopkins.
The Escapist was produced by Brian Eno & Jon Hopkins.
Coldplay released The Escapist on Thu Jun 12 2008.
Martin: Well, this is supposed to be the theme of the album, really. We’re aware of all the bad stuff in life, you know — i.e. Death and all his friends — but that doesn’t mean you should ever give in to it, you know? So we all sing that bit together really loudly, as kind of a message to ourselves:...