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Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (official Music Video) -

These creatures are known as "Roxleys" (a play on Tim Rice-Oxley's name) or "Simple Things".

Watch Tim Rice-Oxley discuss the real-life locations in Battle that inspired the song's most famous lyrics: Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Official Music Video)

A local woodland area where the trio spent their childhood days. These creatures are known as "Roxleys" (a play

The line "I came across a fallen tree" refers to a specific fallen pine in those woods where the three band members were famously photographed together around the age of 11. During the freezing midwinter shoot, frontman Tom Chaplin

During the freezing midwinter shoot, frontman Tom Chaplin wore a coat gifted to the band by Chris Martin of Coldplay , who was a close friend of Tim Rice-Oxley from their university days. A Message of Perseverance

The "somewhere" referenced in the song is a real location in the band's hometown of .

They represent the "simple things" mentioned in the lyrics—innocence and pure moments that are often lost as one grows older.