Lyrics

[valypan]

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth

Life goes on, gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she flies

And dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

She dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

Lalalalalalala

So/Still lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say: "Ohoohoooh, I know the sun must set to rise"

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise

Ohoohoooh

[the_escapist]

when she was just a girl she expected the world but it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise..


What do you guys think??

awesome!!!

[l0wxo2]

I'm even more excited to hear Paradise! Wonder if they will tweet all the lyrics like they did with ETIAW?

[sskelton]

Coldplay tweeted

"when she was just a girl she expected the world but it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise"

I believe this is part of the paradise lyrics

And this is the art work
http://twitter.com/#!/coldplay/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2Fu5tmWK4

[the_escapist]

I'm even more excited to hear Paradise! Wonder if they will tweet all the lyrics like they did with ETIAW?

Hopefully they will tweet a little bit more of the lyrics tomorrow and on Saturday and Sunday!

[valypan]

I am pretty sure they will tweet more lyrics during the weekend...so the song is about a girl :)

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

:stunned:

EXCITEMENT.

[foxeh]

Coldplay tweeted

"when she was just a girl she expected the world but it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise"

I believe this is part of the paradise lyrics

Most likely.
Hmm i remember John saying the Lyrics didnt had "Paradise" as a Word/Chorus init.

[the_escapist]

I am thinking that girl may be Apple. So yes, maybe indirectly the song is about Apple.

[bobtheawesomeone]

wow the lyrics were posted 5 minutes ago and there is already a post here! that shows how dedicated these fans are

[Contra4you]

I want the LP 5 yet =( The Single will be nice, but i want the full creative experience of Mylo Xyloto, not a few of parts! The Lyric is fantastic!!

[taameen**sparks**]

I'm thinking this girl is possibly the Princess of China :thinking:

[foxeh]

Why so much Threads.
i'm gonna quote myself.

"Hmm i remember John saying the Lyrics didnt had "Paradise" as a Word/Chorus init."

[lotrobsessed101]

I'm really liking the lyrics! I can barely contain my excitement. :bomb: :dance: I agree with you guys in hoping they keep tweeting lyrics.

[DundahMifflin]

I do hope Coldplay doesn't use this trend for much longer. While I really like the lyrics, I'd rather be surprised the first time I listen to them.

But of course, as soon as I hear the song, I'll forget I even complained about this! :lol:

[juanif94]

Like these lyrics!! I want to listen to this song so bad!! :bomb:

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

*goes to stalk Coldplay's Twitter* :escaping2:

[DundahMifflin]

"Hmm i remember John saying the Lyrics didnt had "Paradise" as a Word/Chorus init."

I was thinking the same thing. But, he did say he didn't hear it in the chorus, nothing else.

[admnistramation]

At the very end of POC on the screen, there's the blue butterfly that goes by (same as the cover) and then a giant pink "girl"

http://i53.tinypic.com/2ic8y34.png

[jc90]

I'm actually not diggin' the lyrics, but then again, its hard to tell without the rest of the song around it. Like, who likes to eat flour by itself when you can mix it with eggs, milk and sugar for a cake?

[foxeh]

Found a funny coincidence.

http://www.amazon.de/Wilderness-Paradise-Now-Morning-Runner/dp/B000EJ9LE8

[danmets21]

To me this solidifies that PoC will be included somehow. This sounds like an extension of that theme.

[foxeh]

I was thinking the same thing. But, he did say he didn't hear it in the chorus, nothing else.

Something like that yes.

[The envoy]

I Ran Away part II? :D I hope so!

[admnistramation]

Well you need to take into account that ETIAW is in that same corner of the album artwork that the Paradise butterflies are. :shrug: I think it's just all tightly united.

[MyFavouriteMemory]

And I now realize I'm more excited for Paradise than the opening weekend of the NFL.. :shocked2:

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

I'm actually not diggin' the lyrics, but then again, its hard to tell without the rest of the song around it. Like, who likes to eat flour by itself when you can mix it with eggs, milk and sugar for a cake?

:lol: Well said!

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

I'm thinking this girl is possibly the Princess of China :thinking:

Thought totally the same when i heard that first !!!!!

[the_escapist]

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of Paradise

[foxeh]

Well you need to take into account that ETIAW is in that same corner of the album artwork that the Paradise butterflies are. :shrug: I think it's just all tightly united.

No, "ETIAW" is far left out of the actual Cover and "Paradise" right in the Cover above "Cartoon Heart".

[Brent]

I'm thinking this girl is possibly the Princess of China :thinking:

:nod:

[SpanishRain]

I think that "she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise" has to do with her being a victim of oppresion, which is what the guys told us some months ago about the concept and story of the album :)

[kriiz]

I'm thinking this girl is possibly the Princess of China :thinking:

You're right! :S :o

[DundahMifflin]

No, "ETIAW" is far left out of the actual Cover and "Paradise" right in the Cover above "Cartoon Heart".

I wonder if the next three singles from Mylo Xyloto's will be a part of the MX cover?

[foxeh]

My guess was:
1. Paradise
2. Princess of China
3. Up in Flames

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

I wonder if the next three singles from Mylo Xyloto's will be a part of the MX cover?

:nod: Probably.

I had an inkling they would do something like this way back in April and I guess I was right :awesome:

Plus, that would be a clever way of making the album seem tied together as a whole

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

So,if the girl is the Princess of China...PoC MUST be one of the very early tracks on Mylo Xyloto...and because of the first Paradise lyrics i have no doubt it will be...the puzzle comes together :)

[the_escapist]

Maybe PoC and Paradise where a part of the concept album that remained on Mylo Xyloto.

There are some other songs, like CB and HLH which don't fit the concept idea.

[foxeh]

I got the Strange feeling that all the Songs out of the Coverart like "ETIAW", "MTM" and "MM" wont be on the Album and Paradise which is in the Albumart will be a part of the Album then.

[Brent]

Maybe PoC and Paradise where a part of the concept album that remained on Mylo Xyloto.

There are some other songs, like CB and HLH which don't fit the concept idea.

I think HLH and CB would fit just fine.


HLH: People struggling to find themselves...yada yada blah blah
CB: Meeting up with car kids perhaps?


It'll work out.

[valypan]

Maybe PoC and Paradise where a part of the concept album that remained on Mylo Xyloto.

There are some other songs, like CB and HLH which don't fit the concept idea.

I think both CB and HLH contain lyrics that fit with the "rebels against the world" theme. I definitely think it will be a concept album

[followchrist77]

My guess was:
1. Paradise
2. Princess of China
3. Up in Flames

Bet you that's going on this new release

[taameen**sparks**]

Maybe it's the story of the boy and the girl, where they're coming from, the adventures they have, and the sad ending that maybe they aren't meant for each other. :shrug:

[the_escapist]

Don't think so. Perhaps they are first Mylo Xyloto era singles?

[the_escapist]

Maybe it's the story of the boy and the girl, where they're coming from, the adventures they have, and the sad ending that maybe they aren't meant for each other. :shrug:

or the sad ending where they conclude that every teardrop is a waterfall.

hahahahaha

[Brent]

or the sad ending where they conclude that every teardrop is a waterfall.

hahahahaha

Yup.

:rolleyes:

[taameen**sparks**]

^^:lol:

[Contra4you]

Wow the first Coldplay Album they tell us a story! Its so fantastic!

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

After all,iam quite sure the album will start with the Intro Mylo Xyloto followed straight by Princess of China...Paradise will be in the middle i suppose...

[#42vera.inês]

I love this small part of the lyrics! :dazzled:
It will be a great music, for sure! :awesome:

[prjio307]

Found a funny coincidence.

http://www.amazon.de/Wilderness-Paradise-Now-Morning-Runner/dp/B000EJ9LE8

Wow there's even a track on that album called "Gone Up in Flames".

[kover]

The lyrics have bound themselves in my mind to the most obnoxious seven note sequence imaginable. Hope the single doesn't sound like it

[Twisted__Logic]

I really don't think Mylo Xyloto will start the album, maybe it has 2 parts, either way.

I still think paradise will be similar to "yoshimi battles the pink robots pt.1"

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

Wow there's even a track on that album called "Gone Up in Flames".

:lol: That's kinda weird . . .

[Juanma]

EXCITED :dance:

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

^ Thiiiiiiss

[Jack Bauer]

My dad has that album :laugh3:

[Brent]

Hopefully they'll tease more lyrics tomorrow like they did with ETIAW! :dance:

[CharlieBrown]

the best thing about this post....not the lyrics, not the cover art, not the fact that there are only 3 days to freaking go....but...BUTTERFLIES.....oh yes.....If we know anything about Coldplay and Butterflies it's that whatever song they use this mysterious symbol on is ALWAYS a high energy,beautiful work of art! Lovers in Japan, In My place (Recently) and the LRLRL cd!

[BloodlessRevolutioner]

yeahhhh! *exitement!:D

[QuestionsOfScience]

I really don't think Mylo Xyloto will start the album, maybe it has 2 parts, either way.

I still think paradise will be similar to "yoshimi battles the pink robots pt.1"

Oh please yes!!! But I'd prefer pt 2 if anything, that one's crazy :L

[hmd88]

when she was just a girl she expected the world but it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise








lyrics?????

[sskelton]

kinds 8 hours late but yea thats lyrics

[Brent]

LOL

When I saw this I thought it was another one. I got excited.

[Abracadabra]

this thread :blank:

[Samuel_94]

Early signs are very very promising!!!!

[Blue Glisten]

:o

[JM-SP2]

sounds better than ETIAW at least

[Blue Glisten]

sounds better than ETIAW at least

Yes :)

[basstialbo]

ETIAW in my critery is very good

why the people dislike for this song ? :thinking:

[basstialbo]

mmm...but Paradise
BE MUCH MORE WONDERFUL

[Gigi88]

It seems the beginning of the story

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

mmm...but Paradise
BE MUCH MORE WONDERFUL

:lol: THIS.

Better than paradise!

[MX&Yellow]

CAN'T WAIT NO LONGER :heart:
It sounds like HEAVEN :awesome:

[Jonathanpeel]

CAN'T WAIT NO LONGER :heart: :awesome:
It sounds like HEAVEN ❤

DUH It's called Paradise for a reason :awesome:

[Jamesfish]

______________
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound

Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell


what song is this from my guess is either Paradise, Up In Flames, or Don't Let It Break Your Heart. Whichever one it is it HAS to be a single, and I guess it may close the MX Tour each evening, as those lyrics sound awesome.

[Empy]

Jamesfish, where did you find those lyrics?

[Jamesfish]

Guys I seriously am sorry about that, I thought those were Coldplay lyrics, as it sounds like some lyrics they may do, it is Florence and The Machine Drumming Song by the way.

[Jamesfish]

I found it a few posts back, and I also saw it a few days ago, and enquired about it.

[Ostrich]

When she was just a girl, she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach, so she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl, she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach, and the [bullets catch ___ ______ ______?]
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she'd fly

And dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oooooooooh oooooooooh

She'd dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oooooooooh oooooooooh

Lalalalalalalala etc.

So lyin' underneath the stormy skies
She'd say, "Oooooh I know the sun will set tonight."

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oooooooooh oooooooooh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oooooooooh oooooooooh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oooooooooh oooooooooh

EDIT: Added in Hartroc's lyrics

[Hartroc]

"So lying underneath the stormy skies
She'd say oh, I know the sun will set tonight"

[chrisnz]

i'm hearing "bullets catch between her teeth".......... maybe.

[RWLover]

I hear 'And the bullets capture her teeth', but that doesn't seem to make any sense at all :p

[Ostrich]

Yeah I kept hearing "bullets catch in her teeth" and I almost put it down, but then I thought wait a minute...that can't be right! :lol:

[Hartroc]

Pretty sure this is it (minus the paras, ooohs, and lalalas :lol).

Paradise

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth

Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she closed her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she’d fly

And dream of paradise

She dreamed of paradise

So lying underneath the stormy skies
She’d say oh, I know the sun will set tonight

This could be paradise

This could be paradise

This could be paradise

[Bonus_mosher]

ALso, sounds like 'The sun will set to rise'

Just sayin'

[Ostrich]

I think it's "she'd close her eyes" versus "she closed her eyes" (nitpicky, I know), but other than that it looks spot on to me.

Edit: "the sun will set to rise" sounds about right as well...you can definitely hear the "s" in "rise" at the end.

[Bonus_mosher]

Yes. it's DEFINITLEY 'sun will set to rise'

Listen again, :)

[Kiame]

These lyrics fucking suck. There. I said it. They are shit.

[chrisnz]

These lyrics fucking suck. There. I said it. They are shit.

I don't think this guy likes the lyrics.....

[LiquidSky]

Wow the first Coldplay Album they tell us a story! Its so fantastic!


Hmmm:thinking:

[shanew21]

Yes. it's DEFINITLEY 'sun will set to rise'

Listen again, :)

It is. I actually like that lyric too. Endure the bad to get the good, etc.

[jenshack24]

I don't think this guy likes the lyrics.....

:laugh3:

[Tom8]

Most likely.
Hmm i remember John saying the Lyrics didnt had "Paradise" as a Word/Chorus init.

And surprises surprises, John was lying, yet again.

[valypan]

Ok let´s get this started...Correct and fill in as needed! Final version will be posted at the beginning of the thread.


When she was just a girl
She expected the world
but it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
and dream of Para-para-Paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
but it flew away from her reach
*FILL IN*

Life goes on
It gets so heavy
The wind breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night she close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night away she flies
And dream of Para-Para-Paradise

Oh OH OH Oh OH
She dream of Para-para-paradise

So lying underneath the stormy skies,
she says oh oh ohoh
I know the sun will set to rise
This could be Para-para-paradise

Oh OH OH OH
This could be Para-para-paradise

Come on guys and girls, help me out!

[foxeh]

When she was just a girl, she expected the World
But it flew away from her reach, so she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para-para-paradise..
Para-Para-Paradise..
Para-Para-Paradise..
Every time she closed her eyes

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh

When she was just a girl, she expected the World
But it flew away from her reach, and the Bullets catch in her Teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she'd fly

And dream of Para-Para-Paradise
Para-Para-Paradise
Para-Para-Paradise

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh

She'd dream of Para-Para-Paradise
Para-Para-Paradise..
Para-Para-Paradise..

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

So lyin' underneath the stormy Skies
She'd say, "Oooooh I know the Sun will set to Rise."

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh

This could be Para-Para-Paradise
Para-Para-Paradise
This could be Para-Para-Paradise

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh

This could be Para-Para-Paradise
Para-Para-Paradise
This could be Para-Para-Paradise

Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh
Ooooooohhh ooooooohhh....

I think thats it.

[valypan]

Bullets catching her teeth? Is this a saying I am not aware of? :O

[twitchy517]

Yes. it's DEFINITLEY 'sun will set to rise'

Listen again, :)

Could it be 'sun is set to rise' ? that was my first thought, and it also makes more sense to me.

[valypan]

I think it´s sun will set to rise, but either way it´s a great metaphor :)

[foxeh]

It sounds as if he's gonna say "to n-" but then a "ise" appears.

[S.@.m.]

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[Basilica]

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth

Life goes on, gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she'd fly

And dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

She dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

Lalalalalalala

So lying underneath the stormy skies
She'd say: "Ohoohoooh, I know the sun will set to rise"

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise

Ohoohoooh

[valypan]

I know he says RISE...set to rise. Also makes sense as a hopeful note before "this could be Paradise"...

[valypan]

Posted lyrics on first post

[Milfeulle30]

They really like to mix all their lyrics from their previous songs to their new songs. When I heard "every tear a waterfall" on the Paradise song, I remembered it's the same with the lyric they frequently used like "my feet won't touch the ground" xD

[Skin&Bones]

The wheel breaks the butterfly?? Huh??

[MosesTheMarshmallow]

The wheel breaks the butterfly?? Huh??

It's a reference to an Alexander Pope quote. :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_breaks_a_butterfly_upon_a_wheel%3F

The only reason I know this is because the quote is used in the Oasis song Falling Down. :embarrassed:

[valypan]

It's a reference to an Alexander Pope quote. :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_breaks_a_butterfly_upon_a_wheel%3F

The only reason I know this is because the quote is used in the Oasis song Falling Down. :embarrassed:

Hey nothing to be ashamed of there hehe I thought of Falling Down as well as soon as I heard that sentence. :)

[MosesTheMarshmallow]

Of course, I just wished I was a little more intellectual to have known the quote beforehand. :lol:

All in all, I think the lyrics to this song are good, if not better than ETIAW. But that's because I think of the whole "para para para" thing as part of the music-scape and not the actual words. :p

[valypan]

I have absolutely nothing against Para para Paradise. So he is repeating the first half of the word: big deal. hehe I really can't see the problem with that. It´s catchy as well

[MosesTheMarshmallow]

I don't find it catchy so much as annoying. It can be kind of neat and artful, but after already doing the stutter in Major Minus and ETIAW, it's just a bit excessive now. The same goes for the "ooohhh's." It was cool at the end of the Scientist or Viva la Vida, even that one bit in HLH. Paradise just seems to mix what was good about other songs and then overdoes it - strings, oh's, catchiness...everything. Which I guess is the excess that is present in a lot of pop music. I mean, the chorus of this song is one word repeated way too many times.

That's my problem with the song...that said, I still like it better than a lot of stuff...:shrug:

[valypan]

I don't find it catchy so much as annoying. It can be kind of neat and artful, but after already doing the stutter in Major Minus and ETIAW, it's just a bit excessive now. The same goes for the "ooohhh's." It was cool at the end of the Scientist or Viva la Vida, even that one bit in HLH. Paradise just seems to mix what was good about other songs and then overdoes it - strings, oh's, catchiness...everything. Which I guess is the excess that is present in a lot of pop music. I mean, the chorus of this song is one word repeated way too many times.

That's my problem with the song...that said, I still like it better than a lot of stuff...:shrug:

I do see your point. I think the stuttering is a stylistic choice for this album (and let´s face it: Chris has been wanting to rap-stutter for a LONG time hehe). I can see how the OOH OOH can be ubiquitous, but after all so was Chris falsetto pre-Viva and no-one really complained back then (well a few critics hehe). I love violins so I can never get too many of those :)

[valypan]

Thought of posting this here as well....

Am I the only one who thinks the story is truly touching? I can really feel for this woman, who once dreamed of a beautiful world and then was crashed by reality, but she somehow still finds the strength to keep dreaming and maintain the hope that there will be a new brighter day...I can imagine so many people feeling like this in the world now, in different situations, whether it´s personal strife, war or just the darkness life sometimes brings.

[samerater]

Thought of posting this here as well....

Am I the only one who thinks the story is truly touching? I can really feel for this woman, who once dreamed of a beautiful world and then was crashed by reality, but she somehow still finds the strength to keep dreaming and maintain the hope that there will be a new brighter day...I can imagine so many people feeling like this in the world now, in different situations, whether it´s personal strife, war or just the darkness life sometimes brings.

Yes!! I totally agree with you! read what I just posted on the 'paradise is the most haunting... ' thread

[Milfeulle30]

I really love the lyrics of the song, maybe if it was sung like lost or fix you, I would have felt the story more. =/

[Wyrd]

Am I the only one who thinks the story is truly touching? I can really feel for this woman, who once dreamed of a beautiful world and then was crashed by reality, but she somehow still finds the strength to keep dreaming and maintain the hope that there will be a new brighter day...I can imagine so many people feeling like this in the world now, in different situations, whether it´s personal strife, war or just the darkness life sometimes brings.This is also how I understand the lyrics. :thumbsup:

Now, I hear several people suggesting that it is about suicide. I haven't been able to figure that out. Anyone cares to elaborate on that?

[para-para-parrotdies]

Now, I hear several people suggesting that it is about suicide. I haven't been able to figure that out. Anyone cares to elaborate on that?

It's a popular response to a song they don't know how to analyze. You could have the world's happiest tune and there will be a person who says it's about suicide.

[valypan]

It surely does not seem to be about suicide at all to me..."I know the sun will set to rise". Maybe some people just want Coldplay to be tragic!

[VIVA.42]

yaaaay people who like the lyrics! im not liking all the dislike this song is getting :(

[valypan]

yaaaay people who like the lyrics! im not liking all the dislike this song is getting :(

A lot of liking right here on these threads and look at how good it is doing it out there in the charts :) Sometimes all the negativity on this forum can make one lose perspective I know.

[Blue Nails]

It's a popular response to a song they don't know how to analyze. You could have the world's happiest tune and there will be a person who says it's about suicide.

Maybe if you reverse it. :P

Actually, with this song it's not such a weird thing to say. Warning: scary post coming up. :lol:
Some people (I don't think I agree with them) see it this way: paradise = heaven = death. The girl feels like shit, she tries and tries but can't get the life she wants, so she dreams of killing herself.
Also "the sun will set to rise" could mean dying and then afterlife, with the sun rising on 'the other side'. Or it could mean that she decides not to kill herself in the end.
Oh and "the bullets catch in her teeth" speaks for itself of course. :rolleyes:

I don't want to start any conspiracy shit, I think Coldplay (and the girl) mean a paradise on earth. ;)

[valypan]

So anyone can comment on the live version? Chris definitely seemed to say "The summer will set to rise". Let me hear what you think and I will revise the lyrics on page one

[isrlns]

So anyone can comment on the live version? Chris definitely seemed to say "The summer will set to rise". Let me hear what you think and I will revise the lyrics on page one

I actually thought that the first time I listened to the studio version, but since I'm not a native speaker I thought I was wrong after reading the lyrics posted here... Both make sense though

[MX&Yellow]

So anyone can comment on the live version? Chris definitely seemed to say "The summer will set to rise". Let me hear what you think and I will revise the lyrics on page one

Last night I understood : "the summer is set to rise" ...
If someone who's speaking fluent english could help us... Thanks :)

[valypan]

Last night I understood : "the summer is set to rise" ...
If someone who's speaking fluent english could help us... Thanks :)

Yeah definitely the summer´s set to rise. I wrote from memory so I made a mistake with the quotation. I listened to it again now :) Corrected lyrics on first post

[MX&Yellow]

Yeah definitely the summer´s set to rise. I wrote from memory so I made a mistake with the quotation. I listened to it again now :) Corrected lyrics on first post

Okay, thanx ;) I'm also listening to it AGAIN... and to Up In Flames !

[Blue Nails]

:nod: Yes I heard summer too.

[MX&Yellow]

...and I think it's "THOSE stormy skies" and not "THE stormy skies" ( I understood it that way, and SKIES is plural so...)

But feel free to correct me if I'm totally wrong^^ ;)

[Stv]

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo.
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo.

When she was just a girl,
She expected the world,
But it flew away from her reach,
So she ran away in her sleep.

Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Every time she closed her eyes.

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo.
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo.

When she was just a girl,
She expected the world,
But it flew away from her reach,
And bullets catch in her teeth.
Life goes on,
It gets so heavy,
The wheel breaks the butterfly.
Every tear, a waterfall.
In the night, the stormy night,
She closed her eyes.
In the night,
The stormy night,
Away she flied.

Chorus:
I dream of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

She dreamed of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

La-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la.

Still lying underneath those stormy skies.
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
I know the summer's set to rise.

[Chorus x2]

Oh, oh. Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo.

[Chorus]

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo...

[Ostrich]

I don't think it's summer, but there's definitely an "m" sound in there. "I know the sun must set to rise," maybe.

[valypan]

I don't think it's summer, but there's definitely an "m" sound in there. "I know the sun must set to rise," maybe.

That´s a really good guess. It would make more sense than summer for sure...I´ll change the lyrics on first post :) After all, summer does not rise...weird I did not think about it before :)

[valypan]

Amended lyrics on first post :)

[MX&Yellow]

I don't think it's summer, but there's definitely an "m" sound in there. "I know the sun must set to rise," maybe.

I'm also okay with that ;)

Thanks :)

[Blue Nails]

I don't think it's summer, but there's definitely an "m" sound in there. "I know the sun must set to rise," maybe.

Oooh that's a good guess :thumbsup:

[Basilica]

Yeah, it's definitely 'I know the sun must set to rise'. Just one last thing: I think it's 'lying underneath those stormy skies' instead of 'lying underneath the stormy skies'. Does anyone agree?

[MX&Yellow]

Okay, in the end we have this :

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from het reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth

Life goes on, gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, she'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away she'd fly

And dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

She dreams of para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

Lalalalalalala

(So OR Still ???) lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say: "Ohoohoooh, I know the sun must set to rise"

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise
Ohoohoooh-ohoh

This could be para- para- paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para- para- paradise

Ohoohoooh

RIGHT... ? (fingers crossed)

[valypan]

MXY: Earlier I posted the edited lyrics on the first post of this thread. Do they differ from the version you just wrote?

[MX&Yellow]

MXY: Earlier I posted the edited lyrics on the first post of this thread. Do they differ from the version you just wrote?

valypan : Yes a little... I was just wondering if in the end, it was : "SO or STILL lying underneath those stormy skies" (cause someone else has earlier posted lyrics with "STILL"...)
And on your first post you also wrote "THE stormy skies" instead of "THOSE stormy skies"...

I was simply looking for some opinion... but it doesn't matter, now I definitely think it's "SO lying underneath THOSE stormy skies" :)

[valypan]

valypan : Yes a little... I was just wondering if in the end, it was : "SO or STILL lying underneath those stormy skies" (cause someone else has earlier posted lyrics with "STILL"...)
And on your first post you also wrote "THE stormy skies" instead of "THOSE stormy skies"...

I was simply looking for some opinion... but it doesn't matter, now I definitely think it's "SO lying underneath THOSE stormy skies" :)

Yes I see what you mean! I think both so and still could fit. I left both and corrected the to those :) Now first post should reflect these changes

[MX&Yellow]

Yes I see what you mean! I think both so and still could fit. I left both and corrected the to those :) Now first post should reflect these changes

Perfect ! Now everyone is happy ;) Thanks !

[Clark]

This has probably been said but it sounds like Inspected rather than Expected.
just me?

[valypan]

This has probably been said but it sounds like Inspected rather than Expected.
just me?

Yeah he pronounces it funny but I think inspected would not make much sense with "but it flew away from her reach" ?

[Clark]

Yeah it should be expected.
but it never sounds like it.

just another thing to be annoying in the song huh?
;)
hee hee...

[valypan]

Yeah it should be expected.
but it never sounds like it.

just another thing to be annoying in the song huh?
;)
hee hee...

I personally think it sounds super cute :)

[Clark]

Silly me... its on the "pop up album' page as Expected isnt it.

[Ostrich]

"In the night, the stormy night, away she flies."


Coldplay - Paradise - David Letterman 9-20-11 - YouTube

[Wyrd]

"In the night, the stormy night, away she flies.":nod: That's def also what I hear.

[valypan]

"In the night, the stormy night, away she flies."


Coldplay - Paradise - David Letterman 9-20-11 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iVEtavOP0)

Thanks for posting the video here. What an amazing version of Paradise! They are all in top form! Chris voice, Jonny´s guitar, Will´s great drums and singing, fantastic bass. It just does not get any better than this!

I edited the first post lyrics accordingly :) Thank you!