Paradise

According to the Paradise Songfacts, the song finds Chris Martin singing of a young girl's dashed hopes and dreams of paradise. It appears to be some sort of sequel to Coldplay's previous single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," whose title is even included in "Paradise"'s lyrics. 'Paradise' became Coldplay's 2nd No.1 hit single on January 1st 2012. It was the follow-up to 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' from their chart-topping, fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto'. Chris, Will, Jonny and Guy treated fans to a live performance and scooped the gong for 'Top British Group' at this year's Brit Awards.

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh When she was just a girl She expected the world But it flew away from her reach So she ran away in her sleep [Chorus] And dreamed of para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise Every time she closed her eyes [Verse 2] Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh 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'd close her eyes In the night, the stormy night, away she'd fly [Chorus] And dream 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 [Bridge] La, la-la, la-la-la La, la-la, la-la-la La, la-la, la-la-la, la-la So lying underneath those stormy skies She said, "Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh I know the sun must set to rise" [Chorus] This could be para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise This could be para-para-paradise Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh This could be para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise This could be para-para-paradise Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] This could be para-para-paradise This could be para-para-paradise This could be para-para-paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh...