Analysis of Coldplay's Lyrics and Themes

Did you know this song was written by the devil?

I used to rule the world.

Seas would rise when I gave the word.

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. I know Saint

Peter won't call my name. Never on this

world. But that was when I ruled the

world.

See, unless you truly know the Bible, you're not gonna understand it.

That's why he said, "Saint Peter won't call my name," because

Peter, he says, "On

this rock, I'll build my church, and the gates of hell

won't prevail." You have to understand that he, he had the key, but the key was

taken from him when Jesus went down.

When you understand this stuff, you understand it's the devil speaking

through

Coldplay, gave Coldplay the lyrics to write down to

tell his

story. Everyone's like, "Oh, no, it's Lewis King," whatever.

Okay, why is there Jerusalem bells ringing?

Why is Saint Peter involved?

All this stuff. You see, you gotta understand the devil will give

you truth

with a lie, right? He'll give you truth with a lie,

and that's what he does in

music. He gives you a little bit of truth so you

think, "Oh, no, no, no, the song

is this way." But then there's a lie, because it's actually a lie, because he's

really telling you his story. He's telling what you was.

I used to rule the world.

I used to have all this. I used to be able to do all this.

Now I can't.

Now I'm alone because I've had everything taken from me because Jesus took

everything from me. He took the keys back. Do you understand that?

When you understand the in-depth, you understand where the m-

the music comes from.

It's very careful what you hear and what you speak.

Let me know what else you think in the comments or what song I should do next.