Charlie Brown

The Charlie Brown Songfacts reports that Chris Martin penned the song after attending a Bruce Springsteen concert in LA. He told Music Week, “I was like, ‘Okay, let’s see if anything came out of that day.’” He added that he wrote it in a friend’s Wendy House, which he had turned into a studio because his daughter didn't like it.

[Intro] Oooo, wooo [Verse 1] Stole a key Took a car downtown where the lost boys meet Took a car downtown and took what they offered me To set me free I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene Saw the lights go down and standing in front of me [Hook] Oooo-ooo-ooo [Verse 2] In my scarecrow dreams When they smash my heart into smithereens Be a bright red rose come bursting through concrete Be a cartoon heart Light a fire, a fire, a spark Light a fire, a flame in my heart We’ll run wild We’ll be glowing in the dark [Hook] Oooo-ooo-ooo We’ll be glowing in the dark A-woo,-a-wooooo [Bridge] All the boys, all the girls All that matters in the world All the boys, all the girls All the madness that occurs All the highs, all the lows As the room a-spinning goes We’ll run riot We’ll be glowing in the dark [Hook] Oooo-ooo-ooo [Outro] So we’ll soar Luminous and wired We’ll be glowing in the dark