Speed of Sound - Coldplay (lyrics) How long before I get in? Before it starts, before I begin? How long before you decide? Before I know what it feels like? Where to, where do I go? If you never try, then you\u0027ll never know How long do I have to climb Up on the side of this mountain of mine? Look up, I look up at night Planets are moving at the speed of light Climb up, up in the trees Every chance that you get Is a chance you seize How long am I gonna stand With my head stuck under the sand? I\u0027ll start before I can stop Before I see things the right way up All that noise, and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you\u0027d understand Ideas that you\u0027ll never find All the inventors could never design The buildings that you put up Japan and China all lit up A sign that I couldn\u0027t read Or a light that I couldn\u0027t see Some things you have to believe But others are puzzles, puzzling me All that noise, and all that sound All those places I got found And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you\u0027d understand Ah, when you see it then you\u0027ll understand All those signs, I knew what they meant Some things you can invent And some get made, and some get sent Ooh Birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began Birds came flying from the underground If you could see it then you\u0027d understand Ah, when you see it then you\u0027ll understand