The Goldrush
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The Goldrush is a song written during sessions for Coldplay's fourth studio album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, but didn't make the final cut. It was eventually released as the B-side to the Life In Technicolor ii single, on 2nd February 2008.
Will Champion takes lead vocals for the first time (although he also sings lead in live performances of Death Will Never Conquer). For a time, the two songs were mistakenly thought to be the same as each other, probably due to Will's vocal contribution.
Chris Martin had announced originally that the track would be given away at UK concerts, although this didn't materialise. He said: "We're also hoping to do this thing where we give away a song with every ticket. We have this song called The Goldrush, which Will sings. We want to play it as part of the show, so we'd like to give it away with the ticket. That way the only people that know that song will be the people coming to the concerts."
The lyrics to the song are included in the programme for the Viva La Vida Tour alongside the rest of the regular album songs. The lyrics here are from an earlier stage and the line "I went down to the valley" was originally "Down to the river".
Lyrics
I went digging for gold I went down to the valley Over by the mountain Where the Prospektor had been told I'm marching through the cold We're marching through the cold I went digging for gold I went down with my brother A bucket and a shovel And a book about the colour of coal I'm marching through the cold We're marching through the cold There's a tiny little crackle on the telephone line Saying what use is the metal if the metal don't shine? She said bring me back a ring 'cause I really want one Now I been digging so long that I never see the sun I went digging for gold I went down to the valley Over by the mountain Where the Prospektor had been told I'm marching through the cold We're marching through the cold There's a tiny little crackle on the telephone line Saying what use is the metal if the metal don't shine? She said bring me back a ring 'cause I really want one Now I been digging so long that I never see the sun Now I been digging so long that I never see the sun Now I been digging so long that I never see the sun...
| Violet Hill | Viva La Vida | Lost! | Lovers In Japan | Life In Technicolor ii | Strawberry Swing |
| Life In Technicolor | Cemeteries Of London | 42 | Reign Of Love | Yes | Chinese Sleep Chant | Death And All His Friends | The Escapist |
| Postcards From Far Away | Glass Of Water | Rainy Day | Prospekt's March/Poppyfields | Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground |
| B-Sides/Other Releases |
| A Spell A Rebel Yell | Death Will Never Conquer | The Goldrush | Lhuna (ft. Kylie Minogue) |
| Unreleased Songs |
| LeftRightLeftRightLeft | Famous Old Painters | Lukas | School | The Dubliners |
