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, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll 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
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
She'd dream of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Lalalalalalalalalalala
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say, "oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to rise"
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
Produced by Markus Dravs, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson.
Enoxification and additional composition by Brian Eno.
Mixing by Mark 'Spike' Stent, Rik Simpson, Daniel Green and Michael Brauer.
All strings by Davide Rossi.
Light and magic by Jon Hopkins.
Additional cello by Rosie Danvers.
In time percussion by Luis Jardim.
Recorded by the producers and Robin Baynton
at The Bakery and The Beehive, London.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios.
Recording and mix assistance by Andy Rugg, Matt McGinn, Matt Miller,
Christian Green, Olga Fitzroy, Ryan Gilligan, Matt Green, Pierre Eiras,
David Emery, Ian Sylvester, Noah Goldstein, Ian Shea, Andrew Denny,
Deepu Panjwani, Nobuyuki Murakami, Hidefumi Ohbuchi and Mr Tim Crompton.
Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd and Opal Music, London (PRS).