Come on, oh my star is fading

And I swerve out of control

If I, if I'd only waited

I'd not be stuck here in this hole



Come here, oh my star is fading

And I swerve out of control

And I swear I waited and waited

I've got to get out of this hole



But time is on your side

It's on your side now

Not pushing you down and all around

It's no cause for concern



Come on, oh my star is fading

And I see no chance of release

And I know I'm dead on the surface

But I am screaming underneath



And time is on your side

It's on your side now

Not pushing you down and all around

Oh, it's no cause for concern



Stuck on the end of this ball and chain

And I'm on my way back down again

Stood on a bridge, tied to a noose

Sick to the stomach

You can say what you mean

But it won't change a thing

I'm sick of the secrets



Stood on the edge

Tied to a noose

And you came along

And you cut me loose



You came along

And you cut me loose

You came along

And you cut me loose





Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Produced by Ken Nelson and Coldplay.

Additional production by Mark Phythian.

Recorded by Ken with Mark Phythian.

Engineered by Ken.

Addtional engineering by Rik Simpson.

Assisted by Jon Withnal, Ben Thackeray, Jon Bailey and Andrea Wright.

String arrangments by Audrey Riley and Coldplay.

Strings played by Chris Tombling, Richard George, Leo Payne, Laura Melhewish, Susan Dench, Peter Lale, Ann Lines and Audrey Riley.

Recorded at Studio 2 Mayfair, Studio 3 Parr Street and Studio 1 Air 

between September 2001 and May 2002.

Mixed by Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian and Coldplay.

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound.