The Scientist by Coldplay is my favorite song. I still remember the first time I heard it—My cousin Jessica was living with us when I was little and I idolized her. She was always so patient with me. When I was in San Francisco last week, on the first day of the trip, we went to an outlook high in the hills to see the Golden Gate Bridge. If you walked through a concrete tunnel, you emerged with a different view, this time of rolling California hills and the ocean/bay (don't ask me haha).
I was having a rough day in general and was beginning to wonder why I even spent all that hard-earned money and went on the trip in the first place. I needed a little space so I headed for the tunnel to check out the views on the other side. That's when I heard this. (see video) I talked to the girls afterwards—they lived nearby and just spontaneously came to sing in the tunnels. They sang a couple other songs until the sun set and it got dark, including La Vie En Rose. Anyway, it wasn't spontaneous, it was inspired (tender mercy). I really needed to hear that song at that moment.
Another beautiful cover of The Scientist is Natasha Bedingfield's. I love it so, so much.
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