Coldplay是英国摇滚乐坛进入新世纪之后崛起的最受欢迎的摇滚乐队之一，他们秉承了英式摇滚乐队一贯的风格，成为了英国新一代乐队中的杰出代表。并 且Coldplay乐队成军之后的每一张专辑都不断进步，一步一步地扩大他们的影响，他们正处于事业的快速上升期。2000年11月，Coldplay乐 队的首张正式专辑《Parachutes》发行，这张专辑在英国和美国都获得了成功，专辑中的单曲《Yellow》成为了Coldplay乐队首支有影响 的经典单曲，到2001年的时候他们已经名声大噪，在英国获得了三项英国音乐奖提名，在美国他们的巡演场次连续爆满，到单曲《Trouble》再次取得成 功之后，Coldplay乐队已经成为了大西洋两岸最受欢迎的摇滚乐新宠儿，专辑《Parachutes》获得了2001年度格莱美奖最佳另类音乐表演 奖。
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 the fog
became god
priests clutched onto bibles
and went 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 unfolds
if you love me
won't you let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
with the captain of some sinking ship
with snow, 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?