Violet Hill
Coldplay * Track #9 On Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
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Album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Violet Hill by Coldplay
Release Date
Performed by
ColdplayProduced by
Markus Dravs & Rik Simpson & Brian EnoWrited by
Jonny Buckland & Will Champion & Guy Berryman & Chris MartinAbout
“Violet Hill” is off of Coldplay’s album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. It was their first attempt at a protest/political song.
The first line “It was a long and dark December” was actually the first line the band ever wrote, but they could never finish the rest of the song. The rest of...
Violet Hill Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was a long and dark December
From the rooftops, I remember there was snow, white snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows, they were watchin' while we froze down below
When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show, you'd better lie low
[Chorus]
If you love me, won't you let me know?
[Verse 2]
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals and a fox became God
Priests clutched onto Bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles, and a cross was held aloft
Bury me in armour
When I'm dead and hit the ground, my nerves are poles that unfroze
[Chorus]
And if you love me, won't you let me know?
[Interlude]
Oh-oh
[Bridge]
I don't wanna be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship would stow far below
[Chorus]
So if you love me, why'd you let me go?
[Outro]
I took my love down to Violet Hill
There we sat in snow, all that time she was silent still
So if you love me, won't you let me know?
If you love me, won't you let me know?
Violet Hill Q&A
Who wrote Violet Hill's ?
Violet Hill was written by Jonny Buckland & Will Champion & Guy Berryman & Chris Martin.
Who produced Violet Hill's ?
Violet Hill was produced by Markus Dravs & Rik Simpson & Brian Eno.
When did Coldplay release Violet Hill?
Coldplay released Violet Hill on Fri May 09 2008.
What did Coldplay say about "Violet Hill"?
Berryman: It was one of the older songs we had been working on, and we had sort of moved it to one side from the list of songs that were going to be on the record. And there’s this secret fifth member of the group, [manager] Phil Harvey, and he really championed it, as well as a few other people, so...
How was the song made?
According to Songfacts, Will Champion explained to Q magazine how the sound was made:
We really tried to make it sound like this great big machine that was slightly knackered. Something that’s slow and grinding. I’m sure people won’t get that! A psychedelic title? Violet Hill is a road in St John’s...
Is there any alternative video for this track?
Yes, the video consists of politicians dancing, and used a lot of jarring imagery (mostly from wars). In intervals, the snippets from official music video would glitch up.