Viva La Vida

Coldplay Viva La Vida Lyrics
1.Life in Technicolor



There's a wild wind blowing

Down the corner of my street

Every night there the headlights are glowing


Theres a cold war coming

On the readio I heard

Baby it's a violent world

Oh love don't let me go

Won't you take me where the streetlights glow

I could hear it coming

I could hear the sirens sound

Now my feet won't touch the ground

Time came a-creepin'

Oh and time's a loaded gun

Every road is a ray of light

It goes o-o-on

Time only can lead you on

Still it's such a beautiful night

Oh love don't let me go

Won't you take me where the streetlights glow

I could hear it coming

Like a serenade of sound

Now my feet won't touch the ground

Gravity release me and dont ever hold me down

Now my feet won't touch the ground


2.Cemeteries of London

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

At night they would go walking 'till the breaking of the day,
The morning is for sleeping
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their
own way,
Save the nighttime for your weeping
Your weeping

Singing la lalalalala la lé
And the night over London lay

So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring,
For their curses to be broken
We'd go underneath the arches where the witches are in the
saying,
There are ghost towns in the ocean
The ocean

Singing la lalalalala la lé
And the night over London lay

God is in the houses and God is in my head and all the
cemeteries in London
I see God come in my garden, but I don't know what he said,
For my heart it wasn't open
Not open

Singing la lalalalala la lé
And the night over London lay

Singing la lalalalala la lé
There's no light over London today


3.Lost!

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I would cross

Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get
What I deserved
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Ohhh and I'm...
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one

And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Ohhh and I'm...
Just waiting until the firing stopped
Ohhh and I'm...
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off


Ohhh and I...
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off
Ohhh and I..
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off


4.42

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well
Oh..

Time is so short and I'm sure
There must be something more

Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head oh
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well oh

Time is so short and I'm sure
There must be something more oh......



You thought you might be a ghost
You thought you might be a ghost
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close

You thought you might be a ghost
You thought you might be a ghost
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
You didn't get to heaven but you oh oh
Oh oh

Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head
Oh..


5.Lovers in Japan/ Reign of Love

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

Coldplay Lovers In Japan


Lovers, keep on the road you're on
Runners, until the race is run
Soldiers, you've got to soldier on
Sometimes even right is wrong

They are turning my head out
To see what I'm all about
Keeping my head down
To see what it feels like now
But I have no doubt
One day, we are gonna get out

Tonight maybe we're gonna run
Dreaming of the Osaka sun
Ohh ohh
Dreaming of when the morning comes

They are turning my head out
To see what I'm all about
Keeping my head down
To see what it feels like now
But I have no doubt
One day the sun will come out


Reign of love

Reign of love
I can't let go
To the sea I offer
This heavy load

Locusts will
Lift me up
I'm just a prisoner
In a reign of love

Locusts will
Let us stop
I wish I'd spoken
To the reign of love

Reign of love
By the church, we're waiting
Reign of love
My knees go praying

How I wish
I'd spoken up
Or we'd be carried
In the reign of love


6.Yes

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

When it started we had high hopes
Now my back's on the line
My back's on the ropes

When it started we were alright
But night makes a fool of us in daylight

Yeah we were dying of frustration
saying 'Lord lead me not into temptation'

But it's not easy when she turns you on
Since they gone

If you'll only, if you'll only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess

God, only God knows I'm trying my best
But I'm so tired of this loneliness

So, up they picked me by the big toe
I was held from the rooftop then they let go

There's only screaming
let the windows down
as I come to the ground

If you'll only, if you'll only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess

God, only God knows she won't let me rest
but I'm just so tired of this loneliness
I've become so tired of this loneliness


7.Viva la Vida

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
'Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!'
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world


It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman calvary choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world


8.Violet Hill

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low

If you love me
Won't you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fox
Became God

Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft
Bury me in honor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My Love is opposed when unfold

If you love me
Won't you let me know?


I don't want to be a soldier
With the captain of some sinking ship
With snow, far below

If you love me
Why'd you let me go?

I took my love down to Violet Hill
There we sat in snow
All that time she was silent still

So if you love me
Won't you let me know?

If you love me
Won't you let me know?


9.Strawberry Swing

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

They were sitting
They were sitting in the Strawberry swing
Every moment was so precious

They were sitting
They were talking in the strawberry swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing

Cold, cold water
Bring me round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water
What ya say?
It's such
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day

I remember
We were walking up to strawberry swing
I can't wait 'til the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing

People leaving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't you wanna just curve away
And it's such
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day

Ah

Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time
Would be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time

Well the sky could be blue
Could be grey
Without you I'm just miles away

Well, the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time


10.Death and All His friends

Lyricist:Coldplay
Writer(s):Coldplay

All winter we got carried
Away over on the rooftops
Let's get married
All summer we just hurried
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry

So come over, just be patient, and don't worry

And don't worry

No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don't wanna follow Death and all his friends

No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don't wanna follow Death and all of his friends

And in the end
We lie awake, and we dream of making our escape

And in the end
We lie awake, and we dream of making our escape