To my surprise

And my delight

I saw sunrise

I saw sunlight



I am nothing 

In the dark

And the clouds burst

To show daylight



Oooh, and the sun shine

Yeah, on this heart of mine

Oooh, and I realise

Who couldn't live without

Oooh, come apart without it



On a hilltop

On a sky-rise

Like a firstborn

Child



And at full tilt

And in full flight

Defeat darkness

Breaking daylight



Oooh, and the sun shine

Yeah on this heart of mine

Oooh, and I realise

Who cannot live without

Oooh, come apart without

Daylight



Slowly breaking through a daylight (x10)





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 Danton Supple, Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian and Coldplay.

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound.