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42

From Viva la Vida (Prospekt's March Edition)2008

Written by Chris Martin,

Lyrics

42

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. 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

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"42" is a song by Coldplay from the album Viva la Vida (Prospekt's March Edition), released in 2008. The song was written by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion. It was produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs.

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  • Daniel Green— 263 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Will Hensley— 107 credits as assistant mixing engineer →
  • Guy Berryman— 667 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Will Champion— 750 credits as songwriter & producer →

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