hamblingreen

ok, so the photos i found were 31 unique images (i probably missed a few) so ill put em in the google doc because id have to have like 6 posts here to include all the pics and they took forever to upload. i'll get cracking on decoding a few, but i gotta leave in about 30 minutes.

i took 95 screenshots. time to comb through and find duplicates and see if any of them are readable lol. i went through the video at 25% speed on youtube so far i've whittled it down to 61, still going strong

ok so idk if anyone has already posted this because ive been really busy with finals for school the past few weeks but the video is out. i'll post screenshots of everywhere I see kaotican and ill post them here and in to google doc. then we can decode them if anyone hasnt already

Ok, I'll preface this (much belated) review with the fact that I picked up a coldplay obsession shortly after EL was released, so I started well into the newplay era. My favorite of the leas singles so far is ETIAW (yes, I know, I like it more than In My Place, sue me) and honestly Higher Power dosen't give me quite the same chill as ETIAW. When ETIAW comes on, I literally can't keep from crying. My friends are like "wtf dude stop" and I just can't. I also think this was a bit of a risky musical choice for them, even though Blinding Lights made the sound popular on the radio, I think it was very risky in pertaining to their community, which shows me even more that they truly are making music for themselves, and we are along for the ride. That's what gives coldplay that special something to me, that they don't care what others think of their music, and if it turns out to be a hit that's just bonus points. No other band makes me feel that way but coldplay, and that's why I listened to HP 19 times yesterday (or so Newpipe tells me). On to HP itself. I really do feel that it has a uniqueness to it that hasn't been shown in any coldplay song yet. Just like EL, this shows me that they aren't scared to do something new, exciting, and out of this world. (i couldn't not fit a space pun in there somewhere... c'mon). The sound is really something else. I hear the COTW influence in the beginning, which i f-ing love, and the Birds in there too. I'm a sucker for Birds by the way. I love the way the choruses stack on top of each other in this way where you hardly even realize it's building up to something until the end of the song, when it's all yanked away from you at such a speed that it left me dizzy. I love the east asian influence in the synth in the background, that reminds me of Rainy Day. Seriously, this song sounds like MX had a child with Rainy Day. I can't believe no one has drawn a comparison there! The half-second long synth right before the chorus reminds me of the longer buildup to the explosion in Atlas, except this buildup is so subtle that it makes the chorus sound tamer. I work at an amusement park, and the start of the final chorus makes me feel the same way as when I ride the giant pendulum ride and go all the way over the top. My stomach feels like it's missing, and my world is in free-fall. (I use hyperbole a lot in case you haven't figured that out by now). Listening to this in the car bumps, the bass is absolutely amazing! leading me on to Guy's bass-line, holy crap! now THAT is an 'electric' bass-line (see what i did there?) Overall the sound makes me feel like I'm traveling a million miles an hour in free fall through space. Now for the lyrics. First of all, reading them like a poem it definitely seems that the majority of this song is not from the point of view of the protagonist in this story. The first verse is about how the main character feels down, (maybe due to covid? LOL,) Then a female character ("it's alright, it's alright she said) tells him (this boy is electric) that he has a higher power, that he is electric, that he's got her singin' every second, and dancin' every hour, and that he's once in a lifetime. Perhaps these two are in a relationship? Or I've just been culturally conditioned to think that if a male and a female like each other, they must be in a relationship (see Morgan and Garcia from the show Criminal Minds anyone?) Then for a bit of Kaotica theorizing. What if this is an expansion on Moving To Mars? What if after we moved to mars, and transformed the place into this perfect world where we can be whatever we want to be? Just a thought. Overall I can't wait to see what MOTS brings. I also wish Jon's guitar had come out more, but I know that he'll be highlighted in other places in the album. In an interview with iHeartRadio, Chris said that there is more Max Martin coming soon. The lyrics could've been more creative, but for the sake of radio friendliness I'm glad they at least made a hook into what the rest of MOTS will bring.

t-minus 1 hour!!!

is this a new tatoo? another code? or is my brain just on coldplay overdrive? (probably the latter)

i'm fine with it as long as it's got that coldplay touch

LMFAO I've been so busy for the past few days... I missed so much! surprised it hasnt leaked yet, gonna listen to HP in the car on the way to sports practice (it's may 6th here btw, dropping at 4 pm). I'm so lucky, this is like an early birthday present. i'm definitely part of the K-pop prejudice wave, i can't help it ? edit: time to watch the dell show while doing school work XD they play the brits at noon on my birthday ? edit 2: anyone know what Thomas Pesquet is saying in the YT trailer? I don't speak french

OH MY GOD YES edit: gideon that gif is so applicable lmao

yup. I'm always amazed to hear oldplayers talk about when they first found out about the band, more often it's before I was even born! my mom also just recently went back to work, and during quarantine she did the stay at home mom thing for a while and I sure was a handful. I appreciate everything she does for me, even when i'm being angsty. mm those cupcakes sound delicious. my mom has the BEST buttercream frosting recipe that i've been making (and eating) all the time.

Roasted!

thought i'd revive this thread to discuss whether we are actually still in quarentine. i sure am, but life is slooowwly getting back to normal. i'm able to go to school in person a few days a week, and sports are off-and-on depending on the restrictions my state puts into place. during quarentine i've been baking a lot and switching to open source software. i made a really cool vanilla-chocolate marble cake for my brother's birthday recently

yeah this whole scuffle is a pile of dogsh** and will blow over quickly

I finally found the tiktok and reddit snippets and I've already got Higher Power stuck in my head. Yeah, I'm definitely gonna love this song. (after all, etiaw is one of my favorites <3) edit: i totally was wrong about the lyrics leaked onto Genius. i thought they were fake, but can you really blame me for thinking that? also great job on the new themes, mods. love it!

agreed. i'd bet money they're fake

dang it! i just logged on and found out that i'd missed out on a snippet... ? (dm me with an archived link or something pleeease) but i'm so pumped for whatever is coming next Edit: yea i saw the Genius lyrics and i agree they don't seem great at first glance but i'm excited for what the For Love choir has to bring to the table on this one

i'm a self-proclaimed allplayer. oldplay? newplay? who cares! I'm just along for the variety. for instance, my two favorite albums are X&Y followed by AHFOD. an unconventional combo. as for assuming HP will be a big hit, it's a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. If they hyped up, idk, Square One, as the biggest hit of 2005 rather than Fix You, then it definitely would've given it a better chance as a stadium classic. regardless of what this album becomes (and yes i agree with the theory that it'll be a pop-like album and go for big stadium hits again) i'll be equally excited.

could be a shorthand for Higher Power

I honestly don't know, but I'm pretty sure it'll end up being a more pop-like album. (like mx or ahfod).

my favorite off of kaleidoscope ep was All I Can Think About Is You. listen to that one every few days

little off topic, but here summer will still be anything but normal (northwest united states) my state is still very restrictive of what we can do ? the hope is that everything will be back to normal this fall or winter though

anyone else just get a promotional email from coldplay about higher power, signing off with "This joy IS electric -The Coldplay Messenger"

interesting... timeline.coldplay.com has not been updated to the new mots theme

Coldplaying Is The GOAT

never mind