“God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” is the third song off of Coldplay’s second studio album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head.
The song’s meaning is that one should appreciate what they have because life is short and nobody knows what actually happens after death.
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[Verse 1]
Where do we go? Nobody knows
I've gotta say I'm on my way down
God give me style and give me grace
God put a smile upon my face
[Verse 2]
Where do we go to draw the line?
I've gotta say I wasted all your time, oh, honey, honey
Where do I go to fall from grace?
God put a smile upon your face, yeah
[Chorus]
And ah, when you work it out, I'm worse than you
Yeah, when you work it out, I wanted to
And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine
[Verse 3]
Where do we go? Nobody knows
Don't ever say you're on your way down when
God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face, ah yeah
[Chorus]
And ah, when you work it out, I'm worse than you
Yeah, when you work it out, I wanted to
And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine
[Bridge]
It's as good as mine
It's as good as mine
It's as good as mine
Na, na-na, na-na, num-ma-na, na-na
As good as mine
As good as mine (As good as mine)
As good as mine (As good as mine)
As good as mine (As good as mine)
[Outro]
Where do we go? Nobody knows
Don't ever say you're on your way down when
God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face was written by Chris Martin & Will Champion & Jonny Buckland & Guy Berryman.
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face was produced by Will Champion & Jonny Buckland & Guy Berryman & Chris Martin & Ken Nelson.
Coldplay released God Put a Smile Upon Your Face on Mon Aug 26 2002.
According to Songfacts, Chris Martin said on the band’s website:
That came out of playing live and wanting to have something with a bit more bounce. We were really getting into things like P.J. Harvey and Muse – things with a bit more energy.
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