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AnotherColdplay album, another collection of songs with lyrics that could easily double as self-empowerment mantras.
Or painted onto antique plates and sold on Etsy.
Ill taketwo more albumsof it!
As the man himself once sang, Every siren is a symphony.
10.iAAM,MOON MUSiC
10.
(If anything, mountains probably hate us for all the trashwe keep leaving on them.)
Still, this mishmash of meteorological and geological references is assertive and hopeful.
Has Martin considered going onThe Summit?
9.Magic,Ghost Stories
9.
And if you were to ask me
After all that weve been through
Still believe in magic?
Doesnt everyone want to think their relationship defies established laws of time and space?
(Also, can someone just attend a magic show with Martin and record his reactions?
This man would probably lose his mind at some simple sleight-of-hand and collapse with gratitude during aPrestige-style scenario.)
8.Hurts Like Heaven,Mylo Xyloto
8.
Is the signinthe factory?
Is it a signfora factory?
This is not your lane, my guy.
7.How You See the World,X&Y
7.
Do you wanna talk about it?
Oh, youre gonna get it right sometime
Is there something missing?
This is more like it.
Existential loneliness that reads like a therapists prompt is where Martin shines.
Do you want to talk about it?
Do you feel like theres something missing?
Do you think nobodys listening?
How You See the World has so many earnest lines it evokes aPhilip Jennings EST meeting.
6.Everythings Not Lost,Parachutes
6.
5.Politik,A Rush of Blood to the Head
5.
What works so well about Politik is how Martin links simple ideas together in a way that feels defining.
4.Guns,Everyday Life
4.
Paired with Hurts Like Heaven, the limits to Martins observational abilities become clear.
3.Birds,A Head Full of Dreams
3.
When you fly, wont you
Wont you take me, too?
In this world so cruel
I think youre so cool
Rhyming cruel with cool … Chris Martins mind.
2.Humankind,Music of the Spheres
2.
1.Lost!,Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
1.
Just because Im losin
Doesnt mean Im lost
Im still a little surprisedJ.R.R.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Coldplays iAAM sampled a Maya Angelou poem.
It was actually ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO.
