Viva la Vida by Coldplay

Pertama kali denger, kalo ngga salah pas VMA atau apaa gitu di MTV tahun 2008. First impression, bagus. Nada dan rhythm-nya asik, uncommon. Liriknya nggak terlalu kedengeran, tapi i intended to find out. Terus gue nungguin sampe lagunya selesai tapi ternyata judulnya tidak muncul haha. Waktu itu sih biasa aja, cuma agak ngerasa sayang soalnya lagunya bagus and I wanted to explore it.

Terus beberapa minggu kemudian, i heard Violet Hill, which like Viva la Vida, has the uncommon rhythm. I thought it was it. Hahahaa gue kira Violet Hill itu Viva la Vida, soalnya udah lamaaa dengernya jadi agak lupa nadanya. So i googled the lyrics, and added the song to my playlist.

Naaah terus tadi pagi, i was watching channel [V] dan ada vclipnya Coldplay, which was not Violet Hill. Dan gue kaya inget sesuatu gitu pas denger lagunya. Dan baru nyadar yang kaya "Waah ini dia lagunyaaa!" dan untungnya itu vclip, jadi pas di akhir lagu pasti ada creditnya. After I found out the title, I used limewire and googled the lyrics.

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep 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, pillars of sand

[Chorus:]
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 go there was never, never an honest word
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 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 will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world [x2]

And hell, jujur ya, sebenarnya gw belum ngerti 100% apa arti lagunya yang sebenernya tapi gw ngerasa kaya dapet feelnya. The words are just... apa yah. They're perfectly telling the story. It's perhaps about the washed-out prosperousness, how people may only judge you by your glory, and... it sucks to lose things, especially when they're all you used to be about.

That's just lyrically, not to mention the musical parts, how the orchestra instruments opened the song, how the percussion sounded beautifully haunting, and how the beat and the vocal delivered the song grandiosely.

How's the song in you ear? Does it fascinate you as how it does me? Or you have another interpretation about it? Haven't heard it yet? Well I've embedded the song at the sidebar. You can take a listen if you like.

Oh and now Alexander's playing the song for the 20th times. Maybe it will keep playing and be my company through the night :-D

Well, have a splendid night, everyone!