amsterdam

i always thought "amsterdam" by coldplay was a powerful song. i always imagined it would be part of a movie soundtrack at some emotionally charged high point. i'm playing online poker, a $10 buy in 100 person tournament. i'm currently first out of the remaining 22 with 15% of the total chips. i'm sure i'll find a way to lose it all. anyhow, i'm kinda watching "the nine" and "amsterdam" starts playing in the background. i'm not really paying attention to what's happening until the song reaches it's climax. at the end of the episode, a young doctor is walking towards a murderer in a coma with a syringe in hand. he walks over and injects the contents into the iv lead, walks away, and you hear the murderer flatline. powerful, no? if you've never heard the song, you really must download it and give it a listen. it gives me goose bumps every time. plug it in and crank it up. here are the lyrics:

Amsterdam
Coldplay (A Rush Of Blood To The Head)

Come on, oh my star is fading
And I swerve out of control
If I, if I'd only waited
I'd not be stuck here in this hole

Come here, oh my star is fading
And I swerve out of control
And I swear, I waited and waited
I've got to get out of this hole
But time is on your side, its on your side, now
Not pushing you down, and all around
It's no cause for concern

Come on, oh my star is fading
And I see no chance of release
And I know I'm dead on the surface
But I am screaming underneath
And time is on your side, its on your side, now
Not pushing you down, and all around
No it's no cause for concern

Stuck on the end of this ball and chain
And I'm on my way back down again
Stood on the edge, tied to the noose
Sick to the stomach
You can say what you mean
But it won't change a thing
I'm sick of the secrets

Stood on the edge, tied to the noose
And you came along and you cut me loose
You came along and you cut me loose
You came along and you cut me loose