Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Salami · 10-30-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dcpballa1

Completely disagree with that review. Yes the drumming is great, but the lyrics and meanings behind the songs are great. Chris's voice is always great. The album flows extremely well! I find myself listening through the whole album more then once. The only problem I have with it is at the end. I feel like Coldplay just had to hurry it out and couldn't write a good end to the album. Its not their best album but it is still great Coldplay music.
4/5 stars.

Well, I know that the word "great" is subjective, but I can't for the life of me divine any sense whatsoever from the lyrics to "Paradise":

"When she was just a girl / She expected the world / But it flew away from her reach / And the bullets catch in her teeth"

I think my accusation of rhyming for rhyme's sake is justified. What tense is it supposed to be in anyway? The song is insipid enough anyway without this kind of sloppy, careless songwriting.

I do agree with you on two things: that the ending is rushed and that it is not their best album.

Dcpballa1 · 10-30-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

Well, I know that the word "great" is subjective, but I can't for the life of me divine any sense whatsoever from the lyrics to "Paradise":

"When she was just a girl / She expected the world / But it flew away from her reach / And the bullets catch in her teeth"

I think my accusation of rhyming for rhyme's sake is justified. What tense is it supposed to be in anyway? The song is insipid enough anyway without this kind of sloppy, careless songwriting.

I do agree with you on two things: that the ending is rushed and that it is not their best album.

Paradise is about a Girl who thought she could do anything in the world. The older she got more problems she faced and her dreams were taken from her. She searches for Paradise. The bullets catch in her teeth are the problems she faces. Music has a lot of metaphors.

YorkeDaddy · 10-31-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

Well, I know that the word "great" is subjective, but I can't for the life of me divine any sense whatsoever from the lyrics to "Paradise":

"When she was just a girl / She expected the world / But it flew away from her reach / And the bullets catch in her teeth"

I think my accusation of rhyming for rhyme's sake is justified. What tense is it supposed to be in anyway? The song is insipid enough anyway without this kind of sloppy, careless songwriting.

I do agree with you on two things: that the ending is rushed and that it is not their best album.

Rhyming for rhyme's sake? These lines don't even rhyme completely; rather, they are semi-rhymed. And how are these bad lyrics? What is defined as "good" lyrics to you? Would you rather go jam to some Floyd and hear Gilmour babble, "hello? is there anybody out there? just nod if you can hear me"

Poetic.

Paradise is about a girl that thought she was on top of the world. Everybody knows someone like this in their life. Well, this song describes the girl's downfall. "Bullets" are a metaphorical way of describing the newfound issues in her life, as the poster before me said. Maybe you're incapable of understanding figurative language, and for that, I apologize.

Salami · 10-31-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Rhyming for rhyme's sake? These lines don't even rhyme completely; rather, they are semi-rhymed. And how are these bad lyrics? What is defined as "good" lyrics to you? Would you rather go jam to some Floyd and hear Gilmour babble, "hello? is there anybody out there? just nod if you can hear me"

Poetic.

Paradise is about a girl that thought she was on top of the world. Everybody knows someone like this in their life. Well, this song describes the girl's downfall. "Bullets" are a metaphorical way of describing the newfound issues in her life, as the poster before me said. Maybe you're incapable of understanding figurative language, and for that, I apologize.

YorkeDaddy, you are probably the nicest person on this forum (from what I can gather) so maybe you can understand. My frustration is not just with the awful grammar, but with the ode that is "Paradise". Can you not detect even the slightest bit of weediness and the pathetic whiny disposition that for me absolutely overwhelms the song? Maybe you consider it a beautiful metaphorical piece of sympathy, and that is entirely acceptable. But please, don't accuse me of not understanding figurative language. I understand this song, but I despise the lugubrious clumsiness with which they craft their lyrics which are to me, insipid.

Remember that at the end of the day, I am only an angry, irritable English snob on the internet whose opinion doesn't affect yours, so don't let me ruin your day.

NOTE: this only applies to YorkeDaddy.

Surell · 11-05-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Would you rather go jam to some Floyd and hear Gilmour babble, "hello? is there anybody out there? just nod if you can hear me"

Poetic.

:/

really?

Besides, if i wanted to heaar about a girl's life sucking and whatnot, i could listen to the first verse of Don't Stop Believing, or Midnight Train to Georgia, or those other mopey ass white people songs about girls' lives sucking. It's not exactly the most original topic or poetic figurative language utilized in a song that i know of. The worst rappers have better figurative language and turns of phrases than a play on the "biting the bullet" cliche.