Violet Hill Lyrics

Sing along to Coldplay lyrics for the song “Violet Hill” from the 2008 album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.

Violet Hill Lyrics:
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below

When the future’s architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You’d better lie low

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

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 the cross was held aloft

Bury me in honor
When I’m dead and hit the ground
A love back home it unfolds

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

I don’t want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow, far below

So if you love me
Why’d you let me go?

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: Background
Lyrics for “Violet Hill” were co-written by Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. “Violet Hill” is the first single off of Coldplay’s latest album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, and it is considered to be the first anti-war song in Coldplay’s catalogue. Chris Martin said in a Rolling Stone interview that he was inspired to finish the lyrics after watching The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News Network. “Violet Hill” was created during previous recording sessions for other albums and was never used until the band’s manager Phil Harvey persuaded Coldplay to use it on Viva La Vida. The name “Violet Hill” is also a street name in London adjacent to the famed Abbey Road.

Violet Hill: Success
Within the first week of the “Violet Hill’s” digital release, the single was downloaded over 2 million times from Coldplay’s website. “Violet Hill” peaked in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 and rose to No. 9 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. “Violet Hill” was a hot international single, appearing in the Top 10 on charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK. The music video for “Violet Hill,” directed by Asa Mader, was nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Coldplay’s “Violet Hill” was used in a commercial for Apple’s iTunes music service.

Violet Hill: On Tour
Fans with Coldplay tickets can hear the British rockers belt out “Violet Hill” every night on their current Viva La Vida Tour. Fans with Coldplay tickets shouldn’t fret because in addition to great new Coldplay songs “Violet Hill,” “Viva La Vida” and “Lost,” Coldplay tickets will feature the hit Coldplay songs “Clocks,” “In My Place” and “Yellow” live and in person! With premium Coldplay tickets for Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Tour, fans will connect with Chris Martin and Co. as they dazzle Coldplay fans in a shower of lights, lasers and plenty of face time over three elaborate stage settings. Don’t be left out! Join fellow Coldplay fans by ordering your premium Coldplay tickets from OnlineTickets.com today!