--- description: In advance of its sixth album, the British band has placed lyric sheets to their songs in ghost novels in libraries around the world. The clocks are counting down as one winner will get tickets to see the band perform in London this summer title: Chris Martin and Coldplay Hold Treasure Hunt For Album Lyrics image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta75b033e905d1bf8/69868cf4adae4405cc542d1f/478085821.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Coldplay Launches Lyric Treasure Hunt for _Ghost Stories_ Album by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 1:32 PM CUT  Chris Martin of Coldplay performs as part of the iTunes Festival at the Moody Theater on March 11, 2014 in Austin, Texas. Chris Martin of Coldplay performs as part of the iTunes Festival at the Moody Theater on March 11, 2014 in Austin, Texas.Tim Mosenfelder--Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 1:32 PM CUT British rock band [Coldplay](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/29/coldplay-announce-lyric-sheet-treasure-hunt "undefined") has launched an international treasure hunt ahead of the release of _Ghost Stories_, urging fans to search through ghost story books in libraries where they’ve hidden lyric sheets from their new songs. There are nine lyrics sheets in total — to match the nine tracks on _Ghost Stories_ — and two have already been found. The lyric sheet for “Magic” was found in a copy of Charles Dickens’ _A Christmas Carol_ in a library in Mexico City, while the lyric sheet for “Always in my Head” was found in Clive Barker’s _Mister B. Gone_ in a library in Helsinki. Seven more lyric sheets remain. Alongside one of those sheets is a “golden ticket,” which includes a flight to see the band perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall this summer. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who recently announced his split from wife Gwyneth Paltrow, has said that his relationship’s demise influenced the album. “I think everyone in their life goes through challenges, whether it’s love or money, kids, or illness,” Martin told BBC Radio 1 during an interview on Monday. “You have to really not run away from that stuff.” The singer also shouldered the blame for the pair’s “[conscious uncoupling](http://time.com/38650/what-gwyneth-paltrow-really-means-by-conscious-uncoupling/ "undefined"),” saying, “About two years ago I was a mess, really, because I can’t enjoy the things that we are good at and I can’t enjoy the great things around me because I’m burdened by this … I’ve got to not blame anyone else and make some changes.” _Ghost Stories_ is out May 16. \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/29/coldplay-announce-lyric-sheet-treasure-hunt "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/80732/coldplay-treasure-hunt-ghost-stories/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/80732/coldplay-treasure-hunt-ghost-stories/"},"headline":"Coldplay Launches Lyric Treasure Hunt for Ghost Stories Album","datePublished":"2014-04-29T13:32:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:33:04.196Z","description":"In advance of its sixth album, the British band has placed lyric sheets to their songs in ghost novels in libraries around the world. 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