Once upon a time somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying fast as I can
I got to go
I got to go
Once upon a time we fell apart
You holding in your hands
The two halves of my heart
Oh oh
Oh oh [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/coldplay/princess_of_china.html ]
Once upon a time we're burning bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side in the same game
And why'd you have to go
Have to go and throw it all in my face
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle and wore a ring
But no, you let me go
You stole my star
You stole my star
Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me
Coldplay and Rihanna duet "Princess Of China" featured on the band's "Mylo Xyloto" album. RihannaDaily said: "Princess Of China is trending worldwide. It HAS to be a single!" Coldplay's Chris Martin has previously said of how the duet came together: "The album is designed as a whole piece. It has boy and girl lead characters and top of our list for the girl part was Rihanna, but it took a while to pluck up the courage to ask her. We did a show in Las Vegas and I met her and said, 'Do you think there's any chance?' I was very Hugh Grant-like and spluttering about it."
Songwriters: MARTIN, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOHN / BERRYMAN, GUY RUPERT / BUCKLAND, JONATHAN MARK / CHAMPION, WILLIAM / BIRGISSON, JON THOR / DYRASON, ORRI PALL / HOLM, GEORG / SVEINSSON, KJARTAN / ENO, BRIAN
"once upon a time somebody ran
somebody ran away saying fast as they can
about to go, i got to go"
The girl 'said' that as she left him or she is leaving him.
"once upon a time, we fell apart
you're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart"
He talks about how they broke up, and how she broke his heart.
"once upon a time, we were burning bright"
She talks about how they once loved each other very much and had that 'spark' in their relationship.
"now we all ever seem to do is fight
on and on, and on and on and on"
And now all they do is fight.
"once upon a time, on the same side
once upon a time, on the same side
in the same game"
How they used to get along well and used to agree.
"and why'd you have to go? Have to go and throw out all of my things"
In this part, the girl feels like he left her. Whereas in the beginning of the song he feels like she left him.
"i could've been the princess, you'd be a king
i could have had a castle, and worn a ring
but no
you let me go
i could've been the princess, you'd be a king
i could have had a castle, and worn a ring
but no
you let me go"
She talks about what they could have been and how happy they could have been if the relationship had continued, but no it had to end.
"cause she really hurt me
no, you really hurt me,
cause she really hurt me
no, you really hurt me,
cause she really hurt me, oh
you really hurt me, oh
cause she really hurt me, oh
you really hurt me"
How much the break up hurt both of them.
by Unregistered on May 7th 2012 2:49 pm
Im a princess and im from china i think he's describing me!!! Yay i have a song after me for once. -_-
by Unregistered on May 6th 2012 8:59 am
Drit bra! Sinsykt! Serr! :d alle må høre denne sangen om og om igjen, on and on and on :d
by Unregistered on Apr 23rd 2012 6:59 pm
Its about not being honest in a serious relationship. Its about disagreeing on what each of you want, thinking you know the other person and then they up and leave with no explanation or "hurt" you in some way.
by Unregistered on Apr 22nd 2012 2:12 pm
They were together then something happened and they are looking at the past :d
by Unregistered on Apr 14th 2012 6:01 pm
Shes inlove with a guy who left her becasue all they did was fight and they could have had everything and got married. But he really hurt her when he left her
by Unregistered on Apr 13th 2012 6:13 pm
It is nice and talks to people about how you lose the one you wanted to spend your life with. Like a fairytale
by Unregistered on Apr 9th 2012 5:20 pm
I love the song so much. It relates to me in so many ways.
by Unregistered on Mar 25th 2012 8:49 pm
Somehting came between the two lovers and what could have been someting beautiful turned in a heartbreak
by Unregistered on Mar 16th 2012 4:31 pm
It's a couple's reflection of what they could've had. They both realize what they had and shared, what no one else would understand. Their lives would have been ideal. In the end, there was irreparable damage to both hearts and neither one of them would budge. What's done is done and there is no going back. But it would have been perfect.