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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Coldplay
Vocals
Chris Martin
Vocals
Guy Berryman
Bass Guitar
Jonny Buckland
Electric Guitar
Will Champion
Drums
Rob Smith
Programming
Mark Phythian
Programming
Carmen Rizzo
Programming
Audrey Riley
Strings
Ann Lines
Strings
Chris Tombling
Strings
Greg Warren Wilson
Strings
Laura "Melhewish" Melhuish
Strings
Peter Lale
Strings
Richard George
Strings
Susan Dench
Strings
Brian Eno
Synthesiser
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Berryman
Songwriter
Jonny Buckland
Songwriter
Will Champion
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Audrey Riley
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Coldplay
Producer
Chris Martin
Producer
Guy Berryman
Producer
Jonny Buckland
Producer
Will Champion
Producer
Adam Noble
Assistant Engineer
Adam Scheuermann
Assistant Engineer
Andrea Wright
Assistant Engineer
Brad Spence
Assistant Engineer
Bryan Russell
Assistant Engineer
Dan Porter
Assistant Engineer
Jake Jackson
Assistant Engineer
Jon Bailey
Assistant Engineer
Jon Withnall
Assistant Engineer
Mathieu Lejeune
Assistant Engineer
Mike Pierce
Assistant Engineer
Rob Smith
Assistant Engineer
Taz Mattar
Assistant Engineer
Tim Roe
Assistant Engineer
Ken Nelson
Producer
Mark Phythian
Engineer
Matt McGinn
Recording Technician
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Keith Gary
Recording Engineer
Michael H. Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Will Hensley
Mixing Engineer
Danton Supple
Producer
Lyrics
When I was a young boy, I tried to listen
And I wanna feel like that
Little white shadows, blink and miss them
Part of a system, I am
If you ever feel like something's missing
Things you'll never understand
Little white shadows sparkle and glisten
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise, I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
All this sound is breaking up
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything you ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when you see it
Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it
And when you find it, you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
When I was a young boy, I tried to listen
Don't you wanna feel like that?
You're part of the human race
All of the stars and the outer space
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise, I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
I cannot hear, you're breaking up
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything you ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when you see it
Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it
And when you find it, you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
Swimming on a sea of faces
Tide of the human races
Oh, an answer now is what I need
See it in the new sun rising
See it break on your horizon
Oh, come on, love, stay with me
Writer(s): Jonathan Mark Buckland, Christopher Anthony John Martin, William Champion, Guy Rupert Berryman
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