Cemeteries of London
Coldplay Lyrics
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 la
And the night over London lay
So we rode down to the river, where the toiling ghosts spring
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 la
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 la
And the night over London lay
Singing la lalalalala la la
There's no light over London today.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOHN MARTIN, GUY RUPERT BERRYMAN, JONATHAN MARK BUCKLAND, WILLIAM CHAMPION
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Chris Martin (from The Sun newspaper May 13, 2008): "It's our attempt at a Smiths song. It's about witch drownings. I was interested about that period in London where people were supposedly drowned for being a witch. And that's where that song came from. About being accused of something you didn't do."
Coldplay recorded this song in a Barcelona church, which provided the distinctive echo.
For more info go to http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11581
Coldplay recorded this song in a Barcelona church, which provided the distinctive echo.
For more info go to http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11581
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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 la
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 la
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 la
And the night over London lay
Singing la lalalalala la la
There's no light over London today.
Sumia Salahuddin
Bruh all Coldplay's good songs aren't getting the attention they need.
JowithanE
'Course, then there are those who only listen to "Viva La Vida" -
hysm\•
Better be that way at least this fandom is clean without toxic ones.
Dreamtree15
Sucks they sold out and became a car commercial band. Their albums from Parachutes to this were legitimately incredible and don't get the respect they deserve.
Michael Heikkinen
Fo sho.
alvareo92
If they were more known people literally would have a different opinion on Coldplay
Rane
Great song, really, don't know how it hasn't gotten a lot of attention. I used to listen to this song when I was very young and some things still trigger the nostalgia of this song.
Eric McGrane
same man, same. there’s some great music from these guys
Lucas Fernández Réndina
It's incredible, but it works like that...great 2008 atmosphere right?
Raikage Kurama
Same. I forgot all about this song until I started listening to their older playlists