Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Coldplay
Vocals
Chris Martin
Vocals
Guy Berryman
Bass Guitar
Jonny Buckland
Electric Guitar
Will Champion
Drums
Robert Smith
Programming
Carmen Rizzo
Programming
Mark Phythian
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
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
Taz Mattar
Assistant Engineer
Tim Roe
Assistant Engineer
Robert Smith
Assistant Engineer
Keith Gary
Recording Engineer
Ken Nelson
Producer
Matt McGinn
Recording Technician
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Michael H. Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Will Hensley
Mixing Engineer
Danton Supple
Producer
Mark Phythian
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
How long before I get in?
Before it starts, before I begin?
How long before you decide?
Before I know what it feels like?
Where to, where do I go?
If you never try, then you'll never know
How long do I have to climb
Up on the side of this mountain of mine?
Look up, I look up at night
Planets are moving at the speed of light
Climb up, up in the trees
Every chance that you get is a chance you seize
How long am I going to stand
With my head stuck under the sand?
I'll start before I can stop
Before I see things the right way up
All that noise and all that sound
All those places I got found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it, then you'd understand
Ideas that you'll never find
All the inventors could never design
The buildings that you put up
Japan and China all lit up
The sign that I couldn't read
Or a light that I couldn't see
Some things you have to believe
But others are puzzles, puzzling me
All that noise and all that sound
All those places I got found
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it, then you'd understand
Oh, when you see it, then you'll understand
All those signs, I knew what they meant
Some things you can't invent
Some get made and some get sent, ooh
And birds go flying at the speed of sound
To show you how it all began
Birds came flying from the underground
If you could see it, then you'd understand
Oh, when you see it, then you'll understand
Writer(s): Jonathan Mark Buckland, Christopher Anthony John Martin, William Champion, Guy Rupert Berryman
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