WOW. i’m just amazed of this song. from how i found out about it and then to the lyrics. i’ve been so into Kpop music for the past 7 months. i didn’t even know that this song became number one in the US and UK charts AND this song became one of “the most successful songs of 2008.” the first time i read the lyrics, i did not understand it. i researched about the meaning of the song and dang i was bombarded with lots of links [thanks google, galibog kog samot haha joke] and when i read them, i figured that the meanings where so different in every site i opened. after playing it on repeats in my playlist and reading and rereading the lyrics, i realized that i also had a different understanding of the song. beauty is in the eye of the beholder. we judge, perceive, and understand something based on our experiences and because we have different experiences we have different judgement, perception, and understanding of a certain thing. so i did not bother to read the remaining links anymore. a poetry/lyrics/song becomes beautiful for us because of how we understand it – how our hearts relate to it.

here’s the lyrics:

VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY
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
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the King!"
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
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be King?
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
(Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh)

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thanks to bands like coldplay and lifehouse, my belief that there are still musicians nowadays who still strive to write beautiful and meaningful lyrics is still alive.

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carpe diem et tu memento mori – seize the day for you must remember tomorrow you die

viva la vida – live the life

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to the one who introduced me to this song.. indeed there are so many things about you that i still don’t know. you’re very deep.

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to myself : could this be the one?

– darksphere

PS : i don’t know how to upload an mp3 file here from my computer. listen to the song here or in imeem or esnips. Continue reading →