What is Viva La Vida about?
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What is Viva La Vida about? |
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Posts: 560 (03/24/2009 12:48 AM) |
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i eat hot peppers give me water |
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Posts: 3197 (03/24/2009 12:49 AM) |
I've wondered too....sounds like its about war or something.
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Trutome |
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Posts: 561 (03/24/2009 12:51 AM) |
I'm confused.
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Lory R |
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Posts: 929 (03/24/2009 12:53 AM) |
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 enemy's 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 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 And that was when I ruled the world It was the 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 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 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 I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world 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 I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world I still don't know.  |
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Trutome |
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Posts: 562 (03/24/2009 12:54 AM) |
 I READ THOSE ALREADY LIKE 10 TIMES!
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Lory R |
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Posts: 930 (03/24/2009 12:55 AM) |
Me too!
I'm trying to make sense of it, I just can't!
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Trutome |
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Posts: 564 (03/24/2009 12:58 AM) |
Maybe its about him in his past life? I give up.
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Posts: 1444 (03/24/2009 12:59 AM) |
When asked about the song, bass guitarist Guy Berryman said: "It's a story about a king who's lost his kingdom, and all the album's artwork is based on the idea of revolutionaries and guerrillas. There's this slightly anti-authoritarian viewpoint that's crept into some of the lyrics and it's some of the pay-off between being surrounded by governments on one side, but also we're human beings with emotions and we're all going to die and the stupidity of what we have to put up with every day. Hence the album title." from wiki |
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Trutome |
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Posts: 565 (03/24/2009 1:02 AM) |
Um thats deep I guess?
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Lory R |
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Posts: 932 (03/24/2009 1:05 AM) |
welovebaseball wrote: I knew that! Yeah, OK, we would NEVER figure that out.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 24358 (03/24/2009 1:05 AM) JJBer of the Year '06
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That song has the best music ever. The cello riff at the beginning gets me everytime.
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Trutome |
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Posts: 569 (03/24/2009 1:05 AM) |
I know, I'm going to go listen to it again.
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 BehindMyHazelEyes |
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Posts: 9553 (03/24/2009 1:07 AM) |
I agree, the instrumentation in it is fantastic. I really like the bell during the chorus, too.
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