Sunlight opened up my eyes

To see for the first time

It opened them up

And tonight

Rivers will run dry

And not for the first time

Rivers will run



Hundreds of years in the future

There could be computers

Looking for life on earth

Don't fight for the wrong side

Say what you feel like

Say how you feel



You'll go backwards

But then you'll go forwards again

You'll go backwards 

But then you'll go 



Created then drilled and invaded

If somebody made it

Someone will mess it up

And you are not wrong to 

Ask, who does this belong to?

It belongs to all of us



You'll go backwards, but then you'll go forwards again 

You'll go backwards, but then you'll go forwards

You'll go backwards, but then you'll go forwards again

You'll go backwards, but then you'll go forwards





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

Produced by Ken Nelson and Coldplay.

Mixed by Michael H. Brauer.

Mastered by George Marino and Chris Athens.

Assisted by Jon Bailey, Will Hensley, Jake Jackson, Mat Lejeune, Taz Mattar, Adam Noble, Mike Pierce, Dan Porter, Tim Roe, Bryan Russell, Adam Scheuermann, Rob Smith, Brad Spence, Jon Withnal and Andrea Wright.

Computer wizardry: Mark Phythian, Carmen Rizzo and Rob Smith.

Mix protools engineer: Keith Gary.

Strings arranged by Andrey Riley.

Strings played by Chris Tombling, Richard George, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Sue Dench, Peter Lale, Audrey Riley and Ann Lines.

Spark ignited by Rich Costey.

Recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Parr Street, CRC, Sarm West, Townhouse and The Hit Factory.

Mixed at Quad, N.Y.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.

Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd.