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Èkó

From Everyday Life2019

Written by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland

Lyrics

Èkó

[Intro]

Ah-hmm

[Verse 1: Chris Martin]

Joseph rode in on a beam of light

Stray dogs to welcome him, fights, corrugate cathedrals

The sight of the pilgrims going nowhere in millions of cars

[Verse 2: Chris Martin]

Lagos a dream in the distance

From promises he'd made behind

Where there was no harvest

But he missed the sky and its circus

And countless, the stars

[Chorus: Chris Martin]

In Africa

The rivers are perfectly deep

And beautifully wide

In Africa

The mothers will sing you to sleep

And say, "It's alright, child

It's alright"

[Bridge]

Yeah

Ah-hmm

Ah-hmm

[Chorus: Chris Martin and Tiwa Savage, Chris Martin]

In Africa

We dance in the water and hold

About this track

"Èkó" is a song by Coldplay from the album Everyday Life, released in 2019. The song was written by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion. It was produced by Bill Rahko, Daniel Green, Rik Simpson.

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  • Matt Latham— 32 credits as assistant engineer →
  • Pierre Houlé— 10 credits as assistant engineer →

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Produced by Bill Rahko, Daniel Green, Rik Simpson

Each other so tight

In Africa

The mothers will sing you to sleep

And say, "It's alright, child

It's alright"

[Verse 3: Chris Martin]

Joseph rode in on a beam of light

And dreamed of his queen by his side

There'll be a beautiful sunset

And you'll be a beautiful bride

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