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Originally posted by finleyville Anyway... I'm probably wrong about this, but I've always felt that "The Scientist" was about the lead character from the book/movie The Time Machine . The lyrics describe a once work-obsessed man that falls in love only to lose that love. The theme of going in circles and nothing changing implies going back in time only to find you cannot change the past. Can anybody else see the connection? Or am I just out of my gourd as usual?

I think you could definitely look at it that way. The video, though not including time travel, does take place backwards. And the title is "The Scientist." So it's a possibility.