Speed Of Sound

How long before I get in

Before it starts before I begin?

How long before you decide

Before I know what it feels like?

Where to, where do I go?

If you never try then you'll never know

How long do I have to climb

Up on the side of this mountain of mine?



Look up, I look up at night

Planets are moving at the speed of light 

Climb up, up in the trees

Every chance that you get is a chance you seize

How long am I gonna stand 

With my head stuck under the sand?

I'll start before I can stop

Or before i see things the right way up



All that noise and all that sound

All those places i got found

And birds go flying at the speed of sound

To show you how it all began

Birds came flying from the underground

If you could see it then you'd understand



Ideas that you'll never find

All the inventors could never design

The buildings that you put up

Japan and China all lit up

A sign that I couldn't read

Or a light that I couldn't see

Some things you have to believe

Others are puzzles puzzling me 



All that noise and all that sound

All those places I got found

And birds go flying at the speed of sound 

To show you how it all began

Birds came flying from the underground

If you could see it then you'd understand

Ah when you see it then you'll understand



All those signs I knew what they meant 

Some things you can't invent

Some get made and some get sent, ooh ooh

And birds go flying at the speed of sound

To show you how it all began

Birds came flying from the underground 

If you could see it then you'd understand

Oh when you see it then you'll understand





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

Produced by Danton Supple 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.