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.

[Intro] Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 1] 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 [Post-Chorus] Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 2] When she was just a girl She expected the world But it flew away from her reach And the bullets catch in her teeth [Pre-Chorus] 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