Hurts Like Heaven
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Hurts Like Heaven is the second track of Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay's fifth album released on 24th October 2011.
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First introduction
Further to the November 2010 Q article[1] revealing the inspiration behind Coldplay's fifth album being old school American graffiti and anti-Nazi movements, Chris Martin spoke to The Sun about some of the tracks within said album.
Aside from song titles beginning with the letter U, Chris revealed there are tracks slated for inclusion on the album including Hurts Like Heaven and Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, which will likely be the album closer. Describing the sound, Chris added that guitarist Jonny Buckland is coming into his own. He said: "'Hurts Like Heaven' is all Jonny. It only has two chords. The songs are group-y, its guitar-y. Jonny is coming out of his cocoon. We're just trying some risky things."
Chris said: "We're hungry and very fired up. In five years we'll be in our late 30s. You have to have your best work done by then. I'm trying to make sure there are three songs that start with the same letter. On the last album it was L. It might be U this time. One of them is Up With The Birds. It might be a duet, but we don't know who with yet."
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First performance
Coldplay first performed Hurts Like Heaven at a friends and family gig at The Forum, Kentish Town, London on 31st May 2011. They then continued to play it at the summer festival dates of 2011, beginning at Rock im Park Festival, Nürnberg, Germany (3rd June 2011), and again at Rock am Ring the following day (see below) [3]
The live performance of Hurts Like Heaven is synonymous with the appearance of the "Fuzzy Man" which was first seen on Coldplay's YouTube channel, ColdplayTV in the lead up to the online and radio release of Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall. The instrumental song MX (Mylo Xyloto) has so far always preceded Hurts Like Heaven.
The Oracle on Hurts Like Heaven
August 16, 2011 - submitted by Matthew, United Kingdom
Q. I know you can't talk about it, but this concerns Hurts Like Heaven. With the album being announced and the billboard story, there's a massive thing going around that HLH won't make it to the album. Why?! It seems to be THE song for the album, and ties in with everything that has been promoted so far (running man, graffiti, opening song to the concerts!, etc). It's my (and a lot of others) favorite song so far, and I guess that all I want is for Coldplay to know what a great song they have here, and that it deserves to be on Mylo Xyloto. I know you know nothing of final track listing, and you can't say anything to us; but is there the chance that you can let the boys know that this song deserves everything it can get for the album? Thanks from a lot of fans.
The Oracle replies:
I have to say I think it's great that you - and others - are worried that it won't be on the album because you've heard it and love it but trust me, whether it does or doesn't won't matter when the album comes out. You're right I can't say but I will tell you a story. Just before X&Y was finished I heard that Talk was going to be left off. I felt I had to step in so texted Chris. The next thing I knew, it was being mixed and included on the album. Hand on heart I don't know the tracklisting right now but if I did and Hurts Like Heaven wasn't on, I wouldn't text about it. I absolutely LOVE the song but I have faith that this is the album the band wanted to make and want to release so that's good enough for me.
Lyrics (official)
Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park ‘Do you ever get the feeling that you’re missing the mark?’ It's so cold it's so cold It's so cold it's so cold Written up in marker on a factory sign ‘I struggle with the feeling that my life isn’t mine’ It's so cold it's so cold It's so cold it's so cold See the arrow they shot Trying to tear us apart Take the fire from my belly and the beat from my heart Still I won’t let go Still I won’t let go Oh you- ooh ooh Cos you do Oh You use your heart as a weapon And it hurts like heaven On every street every car every surface a name Tonight the streets are ours And we’re writing and saying Don’t let em take control No we won’t let em take control Yes I feel a little bit nervous Yes I feel nervous and I cannot relax How come they’re out to get us How come they’re out when they don’t know the facts So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark On a concrete canvas I’ll go making my mark Armed with a spraycan soul I’ll be armed with a spraycan soul And you ooh ooh You ooh ooh Cos you use your heart as a weapon And it hurts like heaven Woah oh oh oh, woah oh oh oh Yeah it’s true When you Use your heart as a weapon Then it hurts like heaven And it hurts like heaven Oh oh oh-oh And it hurts like heaven Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
