You plagiarized these words right out of my mouth. I'm suing you to the tune of a million bucks, unless of course you want more.
Coldplay's Clocks song is pure crap from a lyricist's viewpoint. The melody is dead simple and many times I've scratched my head thinking it has a startling resemblance to Dylan's Lay Lady Lay melody. It is a catchy little tune but hardly anything remarkable.