[Pre-Chorus] All this noise, I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up All this sound is breaking up Ohhhhhhhh
[Chorus] Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you'll know when you see it Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it And when you find it, you'll keep it In a permanent state, a permanent state
[Pre-Chorus] All this noise, I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up I cannot hear, you're breaking up Whooaaaaaaa
[Chorus] Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you'll know when you see it Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it And when you find it, you'll keep it In a permanent state, a permanent state
The third track of X&Y, “White Shadows” was given its name as a tribute to Bruce Paltrow, Chris Martin’s (deceased) father-in-law, a Hollywood producer whose credits included The White Shadow, a 70s series about a White basketball player on an all-Black team.
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AIR Studios (London, England), Parr Street (Liverpool, England), CRC (Chicago, Illinois), Sarm West Studios (London, England), Townhouse Studios (London, England) and The Hit Factory (New York)