| Coldplay – Viva la Vida Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song is about, well, power. How ruling something starts and ends. 'I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own' This song started with an old King, no longer in power, looking back on himself. He used to have so much power, but it was all gone now. 'I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing: "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" ' This was the beginning- He took over the first Monarch/Ruler and at first, people loved him. He was the King. He was the good man that was in charge. 'One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand' At first, he was in charge. In control. Then, he was taken over by his own government. He was blind to his own power and evil. And people used that against him. He was on shaky ground- He was being judged now. 'I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world' He needed protection, and he became bad. Corrupt. Honesty was over. He used people, as representation, as protection, as an army. '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' He became a destroyer. He was the evil one- a dictator. A villain. People were shocked- Where had the king gone? The good one, the fair one? Who was this new person? 'Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh who would ever want to be king?' His own people began to revolt. They needed to become their own people again- They needed to get away from this Dictator. He, The King was completely alone now- His power fading fast. He used to be such a figure, so looked up to. Now he was just evil. He was despised. 'I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Calvary choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never rule this world But that was when I ruled the world' His corruption consumed him. The good King was gone. And he knew it too. He knew of his evilness and was powerless to stop it as his power backfired. He was taken over. |
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| Snow Patrol – Called Out In the Dark Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this song is about how people are protesting for what they believe in. It's about how everyone has their own opinions and everyone fights with each other about who's wrong, who's right, and why. They're angry:"We are listening, and we're not blind". But, everything is sort of chaotic, and everyone has their own hopes: "It's like we just can't help ourselves, cause we don't know how to back down". And in the end, their protests get through,sort of: "And as the kids took back the parks, you and I were left with the streets". |
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