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).