| Coldplay – Viva la Vida Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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@[TheMusicNinja:8890] I also see a lot of paradigms displayed in this song. You've picked up on a number of religious themes. Songs can have many meanings, even as interpreted by the same person. It doesn't have to be just one way or the other. I can accept the Louis XIV interpretations, but also appreciate the strong religious overtones. I also noticed the "roll the dice" reference - perhaps when the Roman Soldiers cast lots for Jesus garments? "Fear in my enemies eyes" could reference the fact that Rome ruled the world and all bowed down to the Emporer, Kings, etc that were established. So, how about King Herod as well? Salome, Herod's daughter asked for John the Baptist's "head on a platter". Jerusalem bells ringing are a reference to the Christian call to prayer on Sundays, whether Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran or otherwise. Christians ring bells as opposed to the adhan, which is the Muslim call to prayer. The choirs and the bells could be allusion to the resurrection. I also see "It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become" which makes me think of the rushing wind of the "Holy Spirit" during Pentecost. Jesus became man and dwelt among us - and we know that he felt and experienced human emotion and fought the same internal battles that we fought. He Lived the Life "Viva La Vida". Hence, the question, "Oh who would ever want to be king?" which I interpret to be King of the Jews, or King of the World - after all, look what humans do to Kings, Presidents and others that they elevate to power, only to put them on a string to dance to their tune "like a puppet on a lonely string". The closing lines - "Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world" alludes to the fact that although Jesus never lied, he never heard an honest word. Even St Peter, when confronted by the non-believers, could not utter an honest word about who Jesus truly was. That's what I hear in the song, with no disrespect to the King Louis XIV references. |
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