Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Guy Berryman
Bass Guitar
Jonny Buckland
Electric Guitar
Will Champion
Drums
Rob Smith
Programming
Carmen Rizzo
Programming
Mark Phythian
Programming
Audrey Riley
String Instrument
Ann Lines
String Instrument
Chris Tombling
String Instrument
Greg Warren Wilson
String Instrument
Laura "Melhewish" Melhuish
String Instrument
Peter Lale
String Instrument
Richard George
String Instrument
Susan Dench
String Instrument
Chris Martin
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Berryman
Songwriter
Jonny Buckland
Songwriter
Will Champion
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Audrey Riley
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Coldplay
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
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Will Hensley
Assistant Engineer
Danton Supple
Producer
Chris Martin
Producer
Matt McGinn
Recording Technician
Michael Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And the hardest part
Was letting go not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
[Verse 2]
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
[Verse 3]
And the hardest part
Was letting go not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh, oh
[Verse 4]
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
Silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
I wonder what it's all about
[Verse 5]
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh, and that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah, that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Written by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion