Coldplay - Viva La Vida Lyrics

Is it really important enough to sqabble like little children about? It might be based off of a personla experience that none of you know about. But it is a GREAT song and appeals to a wide audience.

Coldplay used King Louis XVI as an analogy for his lost love! Jeez, people these days, you guys were KINDA on the right track!

its obviously about unicorns, you people have no idea what your talking about!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an amazing song, who cares what it's about! The beauty of a song like this is that everyone takes their own meaning from it - just enjoy

YOUR ALLL WRONG.....its about turtles... yopu know.. turtles.. its pretty obvious..................................now im just wasting time because it says i have to have at least 75 characters to make ONE!! joke.. whats the world comming to............vagiina.. that is all

I believe its references to d french revolution indeed!!! i love dis song i want it played at my funeral!! LOL

everyone has their own interpretation of the song. you don't have to fight over which interpretation is correct. probably none of you are. the only people who know the real meaning of the song are the songwriters and coldplay.

Clearly an introspective Louis XVI just prior to execution, musing about his fall from grace, and feeling that for some reason heaven has turned it's back on him. Very compelling, and a universal sentiment for anyone who struggles to understand why a earth shattering loss has befallen them.

Louis XVI was a devout Catholic, hence the references to Roman Catholic choirs singing upon his death yet St. Peter denying him entrance to heaven.

i think its about power being passed to and from people and that you only have it for a short amount of time. it could also be about the french revolution too.

Yes,this is truly a greatly written love song, heartbroken is what he's become thats why he sleeps alone,his missionary is in a forein land(his lost love)and I doubt she's in Germany. A song sung in pain. BLUES.

i think this song is just amazing the way its so poetic and the fact that it has the power to bring all of these different opions and views on the meaning of the song together makes it beautiful and unique as far as the world of music/lyrics go!

its probably about the french revolution when king louis was ruling but then had his head cut off and that is why it says in the song "i used to rule the world" and the part when hte crowd sings "now the old king is dead, long live the king.

Your all dumb. Respectfully. Anyways clearly this song is about Uncle Buck. Uncle Buck lost his hole world and used be king just like in this song. He had to fight and prove he was worthy.

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard. When I first heard it, it brought tears to my eyes. It's poetry wrapped in sound.

the germans bombed pearl harbour? you are an actual #@*#.. mate.Don&#039t try and come across as all intellectual when u ain&#039t got a clue what you&#039re talking about.prick

this song ROCKS!! :D I absolutely love this song soooooo much!!! and i mean i'm saying this for every one you shoul dlive this song if you don't your crazy!!! how could you not like this song!!!!!!

I don't think this is speaking of one person, rather a country, government, religion, heirachy that the world recognize(s/d) as great, until the truth of their greatness crumbled (pillars of salt and sand won't hold for long) and was exposed. I believe this is really about the current state of the world at war and what the truth really is. The "missionaries" referring to the soldiers sent to a war sold as "liberating" the mid-east. Either way, the song is beautifully written and thought provoking

who doesn't love this song?!It is just plain awesome!!!Say it with me now.Awe-Some!!!!!Tee-hee!!!!

All these comments are so deep. You all really know history and religion. So many possibilities - Jesus, Claudius, Napoleon, French revolution, Russian Revolution and Czar Nicholas, George Bush. Maybe it's about King Edward VIII who abdicated the throne in 1936 when he married an American divorcee. They say he was friendly to Nazi Germany, at least until the germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

I never heard of Roman cavalries ever doing anything except fighting wars -- certainly not singing -- maybe it's Roman Catholic Choirs.

This song sums up my most recent tour in Iraq.

yah .
it reminds me of my own life… complete analogies!
I really like this song, i know it by heart.

Love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And it's talking about the French Revoulution

one of the greatest songs i have ever heard.love it

Yeah its a pretty awesome song.

i think he is talking about the french revolution and king louis xvi

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I think that when coldplay wrote this, it was supposed to go with the album theme(French revolution) as you can tell by the cover art, but at the same time was designed to reach out to Roman Catholics and give a positive message in whatever way that you look at it.

Yea i think that the song is referring to the french revolution because it mentions revolutionaries, the sound of drums (which were played before the guillotine and roman catholics...very well written....amazing song

Reminds me of my own highs and lows of my own life. Kings and paupers are the same. The mighty fall hard and the smallest can only die or move upward. Emotional composition and lyrics.

This song reminds me of the Russian Revolution a little bit. Maybe it's just because we're studying it! I could see this being from Czar Nicholas II's point of view. That's just me.

I love this song... Weird because I hate Coldplay

My favourite song at the moment... So beautifully written - both music and words. Brings tears to my eyes.

great song but does anyone no who he is singing about

the best song i have ever heard

AMAZING JOB COLDPLAY!!!!! This is my new favorite song!!!!!

Mmmm,

Intersting possible meanings. Whether you want to take a modern view and look at it being about America and Bush, or possibly a bit further back and make it the British Empire and the monarchy, or you could even go further back and say prehaps the Catholic Church & Popes?

Bloody good song though

This song rocks, I feel the groove.
And yeah dude "it's talking about like jesus or something like that ". I'm glad you recognize that. You know 'tis the season and all.
You know Christmas, Jesus.... Stuff like that.

It reminds me of the French Revolution that started in 1789. But other than that I think it is a beautifully written song that is one of Coldplay's best. Congrats to you.

The song is awesome. The words mean alot. The words were also very powerful. Good Job Coldplay!

Very deep. This song nails what happens when the might have fallen. Great one day. average and forgotten the next... Bravo Chris and company.

it is boring!!!!!!!!

i looove this song duuude...

Love it! Finally some honest talent.A truly beautiful song with amazing music.While listening to this song for the first time I had goose bumps on my arms and to me that is always a good sign.This song is filled with meaning and sends a great message.Congratulations Cold Play.

i think it's talking about like jesus or something like that ? what the hell man?