The chord progression for “Church"— F#m – A – Em – Bm—bookends the album. It is recalled for the closing track, Everyday Life.
The song draw a thin parallelism between the beauty and heartwarming presence of a girl that makes you feel secure and safe, and a place, the “Church”, in which a strong be...
[Verse 1]
What can I tell you?
When I'm with you, I'm walking on air
Watching you sleeping there, yeah
And what can't I get through?
When for everyone, everywhere
You're answering every prayer
[Chorus]
And when you're riding a wave
Oh, won't you ride that wave to me?
When you're setting your sail
Oh, can I be your seventh sea?
When you're riding a wave
Oh, when you're riding a wave
[Bridge]
'Cause when I'm hurt
Then I'll go to your church
'Cause when I'm hurt
Then I'll go to your church
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
When you're riding a wave
Oh, won't you ride that wave to me?
When you're riding a wave
[Vocalizing in Arabic by Norah Shaqur]
أبي يا الله يا قادر، لماذا تركتني؟
أبي يا الله يا قادر
حرية يا الله
محبة يا الله
[Outro]
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I worship in your church, baby, always
I worship in your church, all the seven days (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I praise and praise
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Church was written by Chris Martin & Jonny Buckland & Guy Berryman & Will Champion & Amjad Sabri & Davide Rossi & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen & Tor Erik Hermansen & Jacob Collier & Norah Shaqur.
Church was produced by Rik Simpson & Daniel Green & Bill Rahko.
The ocean is divided into seven “seas”: Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern Ocean. It’s a traditional term to describe the vast expanse of the world, the beautiful unknown. Life, too, is a beautiful unknown. One does not know where it will lead...