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I actually like it that he connects several issues this way. Cause if you look at the world, everything - and in particular all the negative things - are connected because in the end it is society or the system or whatever you wanna call it that is fucked up. Apart from the "take it from the bums" line I really like the lyrics I heard, they are (is this a first for a Coldplay song ?) angry/ironic in parts and I like the imagery used with the numbers and the court.

Finally a GOOD and meaningful interview on Everyday Life ! I recommend you all to watch it. This goes to show Chris is very much capable of going deep rather than just making fun...if the interviewer asks the right questions. Unfortunately, most interviewers I've seen recently tend to go for shallow questions/joking around etc rather than unearthing meaning. And of course, "news" outlets prefer a headline like "New Coldplay album inspired by partying in Vegas and Game of Thrones" to something more meaningful. I doubt anyone will publish an article on THIS interview. This is so fucked up.

I'd rather have the album now than preview all the tracks. I need it IN FULL LOL

Oh, do you have any more info on that ? How do you know ?

Violet Hill is also a political song imho, perhaps even more clearly than Twisted Logic. What do you think about it ?

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Did you hear the preview of Guns just now ? It sounds VERY promising. I'm so, so hyped for this album right now. I feel this Album will be the masterpiece we've all been waiting for in the last 10 years. The turn Coldplay should have taken after Viva.

Basically, this song is the final confirmation that there is not one experimental side (presumed to be Sunrise) and one conventional side (Sunset). The songs and sounds are gonna be all over the place. Man, am I HYPED for this album right now.

The snippet is too short for me to fully rank it yet, but I already know Guns will be above Orphans for me for sure.

Wow !!! Finally political and most importantly GREAR Coldplay is back this era !

He will also swear in Trouble in Town and potentially in Guns. It's a first for Coldplay that this record is marked "explicit". Personally I don't like it but I bet, like in Arabesque, it won't be done gratuitously or in a vulgar way but rather to drive home an important point.

Well said. And congrats on writing your first post after registering here almost seven years ago :D

Thanks :D And I wouldn't be so negative about the voice memos. Doesn't mean 4 tracks will be full voice memos. Remember that both Arabesque and EL begin with a memo.

Was my very first thought when I heard the lyrics :D

https://www.spin.com/2019/11/coldplay-everyday-life/

But if you never try you'll never know...

:parachutes::arobtth::x&y::viva:20.000 posts:mylo::gs::party::moon::sunrise: :D :D

Aaand the first submission already didn't read the instructions LOL. Headphones need to be worn, the song itself must not be audible.

If anyone wants to try their luck... :D I love that thumbnail, by the way.

Hey everyone, read the first post of the thread for the instructions on how to sign up. Just saying here you'd like to sign up does NOT sign you up.

I was worried about that from the start, to be honest. Although at least in Syria most people are moderately religious and the government is pretty secular, I really wonder why Coldplay are paying a cultural adviser for the Middle East and then still come up with this kind of (imho) blunder. So many more beautiful words would have fitted much better than 'drunk', was it really necessary to include something so sensitive ? This line is one of the reasons why I still don't really like Orphans, tbh. But yes, unfortunately I think it will be a closed performance in a studio.

Yes, SAME ! At first I thought it was an okay song, beautiful beginning and strings but nothing special. And now I can't stop listening to it !

@SantaClaus, all I want for Christmas is

It might come after the album release (like HFTW, ASFOS...) Then again, you never know. The band has repeatedly said they have reached everything in their career they could have dreamt of. Maybe they don't see the necessity to have a "big hit" these days. I could totally see this album not having one.

I don't think this is the second big hit single to be honest.