“Chinese Sleep Chant” is a hidden track attached to “Yes” on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The band purportedly wrote the song while under hypnosis, which would explain the simple lyrics and ethereal processing of the vocals.
Despite being a hidden track, “Chinese Sleep Chant” was a st...
[Verse 1]
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
S\Sleep and you'll be satisfied
[Chorus]
Sleep, sleep
Sleep and you'll be
Sleep, sleep
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
[Verse 2]
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Sleep and you'll be crucified
Sleep and you'll be crucified
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Sleep, sleep
Sleep and you'll be
Sleep, sleep
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Sleep and you'll be satisfied
Chinese Sleep Chant was written by Jonny Buckland & Will Champion & Guy Berryman & Chris Martin.
Chinese Sleep Chant was produced by Rik Simpson & Brian Eno & Markus Dravs.
Coldplay released Chinese Sleep Chant on Thu Jun 12 2008.
Martin: Everyone was complaining to us about people not buying albums, so we thought maybe the reason people don’t want to buy music is because there’s not enough value for money. So we tried to add a bit of value [with the hidden track, “Chinese Sleep Chant”]. It’s as simple as that. It comes from...
According to Songfacts, Chris Martin explained to Q magazine:
The lyrics aren’t Latin, no! I will say this, if you take away all the guitars, what you’re left with is quite ordinary. But Jonny (Buckland, lead guitar) will always make things less ordinary. Without him we’d be f–ked. It’s true!