Snow Patrol has very intriguing lyrics. I have discovered many instances of concealed context within their lyrics, but also very open plain ideas being expressed.
Songs For Polarbears
Tracklist
| Downhill From Here | 3:24 |
| Starfighter Pilot | 3:19 |
| The Last Shot Ringin In My Ears | 4:26 |
| Absolute Gravity | 2:46 |
| Get Balsamic Vineger…Quick You Fool | 3:27 |
| Mahogany | 2:47 |
| NYC | 4:28 |
| Little Hide | 2:42 |
| Make Up | 2:12 |
| Velocity Girl | 4:37 |
| Days Without Paracetamol | 3:32 |
| Fifteen Minutes Old | 3:09 |
| Favourite Friend | 2:46 |
| One Hundred Things You Should Have Done In Bed | 6:14 |
When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up
Tracklist
| Never Gonna Fall In Love Again | 2:11 |
| Ask Me How I Am | 2:35 |
| Making Enemies | 4:19 |
| Black And Blue | 3:40 |
| Last Ever Lone Gunman | 2:43 |
| If I'd Found The Right Words To Say | 4:47 |
| Batten Down The Hatch | 3:30 |
| One Night Is Not Enough | 3:23 |
| Chased By…I Don't Know What | 2:41 |
| On/Off | 2:40 |
| An Olive Grove Facing The Sea | 5:18 |
| When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up | 3:18 |
| Make Love To Me Forever | 2:55 |
| Firelight | 3:43 |
Final Straw
Tracklist
| How To Be Dead | 3:21 |
| Wow | 4:02 |
| Gleaming Auction | 2:04 |
| Whatever's Left | 2:39 |
| Spitting Games | 3:46 |
| Chocolate | 3:02 |
| Run | 5:54 |
| Grazed Knees | 2:55 |
| Ways & Means | 4:47 |
| Tiny Little Fractures | 2:28 |
| Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking | 4:32 |
| Same | 6:54 |
Eyes Open
Tracklist
| You're All I Have | 4:33 |
| Hands Open | 3:17 |
| Chasing Cars | 4:28 |
| Shut Your Eyes | 3:17 |
| It's Beginning To Get To Me | 4:35 |
| You Could Be Happy | 3:02 |
| Make This Go On Forever | 5:47 |
| Set The Fire To The Third Bar | 3:23 |
| Headlights On Dark Roads | 3:30 |
| Open Your Eyes | 5:41 |
| The Finish Line | 3:28 |
A Hundred Million Suns
Tracklist
| If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It | 4:20 |
| Crack The Shutters | 3:21 |
| Take Back The City | 4:40 |
| Lifeboats | 4:42 |
| The Golden Floor | 3:20 |
| Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands | 4:26 |
| Set Down Your Glass | 3:44 |
| The Planets Bend Between Us | 4:18 |
| Engines | 5:10 |
| Disaster Button | 3:58 |
| The Lightning Strike | 16:18 |
| What If This Storm Ends? | |
| The Sunlight Through The Flags | |
| Daybreak |
Fallen Empires
Tracklist
| Fallen Empires | |
| I'll Never Let Go | |
| Called Out In The Dark | |
| The Weight Of Love | |
| This Isn't Everything You Are | |
| The Garden Rules | |
| Fallen Empires | |
| Berlin | |
| Lifening | |
| New York | |
| In The End | |
| Those Distant Bells | |
| The Symphony | |
| The President | |
| Broken Bottles Form A Star (Prelude) | |
| Reworked – Live At The Royal Albert Hall | |
| Finish Line | |
| Crack The Shutters | |
| You Could Be Happy | |
| Take Back The City | |
| Dark Roman Wine | |
| Spitting Games | |
| Run | |
| Lifeboats | |
| Planets Bend Between Us | |
| Chasing Cars | |
Interview
Tracklist
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Final Straw Was A Massive Succes, Were You Prepared For The Scale Of It? | |
| 3 | Last Year You Played Stadium As Support To U2, How Was That? | |
| 4 | Were You Intimidated By The Size Of The Audiences? | |
| 5 | How Much Does Your Setlist Change From Night To Night? | |
| 6 | What Was The First Concert You Ever Saw? | |
| 7 | What Is The One Thing You Can't Live Without On Tour? | |
| 8 | When Did You Start Writing The New Album? | |
| 9 | You Have Used The Same Producer, Garret Lee, Who Made Final Straw With You. | |
| 10 | Can You Explain How The Writing Process Works With You? | |
| 11 | About "You're All I Have" | |
| 12 | About "Hands Open" | |
| 13 | About "Chasing Cars" | |
| 14 | About "Shut Your Eyes" | |
| 15 | About "The Finish Line" | |
| 16 | About "You Could Be Happy" | |
| 17 | What Is Your Favorite Track On This Album? | |
| 18 | How Did You Approach Martha Wainwright The Sing With You On "Set Fire To The Third Bar"? | |
| 19 | What Artists Are You Listening Now? | |
| 20 | You Name Check Surfjan Stephensen In "Hands Open"… | |
| 21 | Has Anyone Mentioned Snow Patrol In A Song? | |
| 22 | How Do You Discover New Music? | |
| 23 | What Is The Most Recent Album You Bought? | |
| 24 | Are There Any Guilty Pleaseures In Your Record Collection? | |
| 25 | What Most Inspires Your Music Writing? | |
| 26 | As The Titles Indicate, Would You Say That "Eyes Open" Is A More Optimistic Album Than "Final Straw"? | |
| 27 | When You're Done Touring, What's The First Thing That You Do When You Get Home? | |
| 28 | How Did You Decide On The Album Title "Eyes Open"? | |
| 29 | The Album Art Like The Last Album Features A Man And A Woman, This Time In An Embrace… | |
| 30 | There's A Lot Of Confusion About Where You Are From As You Are From Ireland, But You Live In Scotland… | |
| 31 | I.D. "You're All I Have" | |
| 32 | I.D. "Hands Open" | |
| 33 | I.D. "Chasing Cars" |