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In My Place Lyrics by Coldplay
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- Recording: “In My Place” is credited to Coldplay.
- Released: Jun 7, 2004 on “Later… With Jools Holland: Cool Britannia”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:49.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 38 lyric lines and 41 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin.
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The stored release association is “Later… With Jools Holland: Cool Britannia”, dated 2004-06-07, with a duration of 3:49.
In My Place lyrics by Coldplay
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0:33In My Place, In My Place
0:37Were lines that I couldn't change
0:41I was lost, oh yeah
0:47I was lost, I was lost
0:50Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
0:54I was lost, oh yeah
1:00Yeah
1:02How long must you wait for it?
1:07Yeah
1:09How long must you pay for it?
1:14Yeah
1:16How long must you wait for it?
1:21Oh, for it
1:26♪
1:39I was scared, I was scared
1:44Tired and under prepared
1:47But I'll wait for it
1:52If you go, if you go
1:57Leave me down here on my own
2:00Then I'll wait for you (yeah)
2:05Yeah
2:09How long must you wait for it?
2:13Yeah
2:15How long must you pay for it?
2:20Yeah
2:22How long must you wait for it?
2:28Oh, for it?
2:32♪
2:58Singing please, please, please
3:03Come back and sing to me
3:07To me, me
3:10Come on and sing it out
3:13Now, now
3:17Come on and sing it out
3:20To me, me
3:23Come back and sing
3:26In My Place, In My Place
3:30Were lines that I couldn't change
3:33And I was lost, oh yeah
3:38Oh yeah
3:40♪
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In My Place song profile
“In My Place” by Coldplay is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Coldplay lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- Jun 7, 2004Released
- 3:49Length
- 38Lyric lines
- 41Timed cues
- 187sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “In My Place” by Coldplay
- 41 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “Later… With Jools Holland: Cool Britannia.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2004-06-07. The identified recording runs 3:49. The writing field currently credits Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 38 lyric lines in 6 visible text sections. This edition carries 41 timed lyric cues spanning about 187 seconds. AskLyrics detected 8 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- Later… With Jools Holland: Cool Britannia
- Released
- 2004-06-07
- Length
- 3:49
- Written by
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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