Abuse Of Power In The Song Viva La Vida By Coldplay

“There are a number of different lyrics used in songs that have been derived from poetry” (Kumar). Poetry is an older form of art and song lyrics have evolved from the art. However, it is a great debacle over which one can be considered the higher art form. The underlying question is if song lyrics have evolved past poetry, or has poetry remained artistic and intellectual. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the differences between “To a Daughter Leaving Home” and “Never Grow Up” in imagery, message, and point of view are prevalent causing poetry to be considered a higher form of art.

The reality is that the language in these songs gives to the listener can give them a dream of finding true love. The language gives hope to the listener that there is that one person they will love out there, but this also plays into the fear of heartbreak. Heartbreak was also discussed a great amount and is something that most people tend to fear. Another way that these songs play towards people’s fears and dreams is through social class and money. While social class is one of the most common issues, the lyrics and videos manage to give followers the images of how a luxurious lifestyle can lead to happiness and love.

For the first film, Dangerous Intention, Beth gets abused by her husband, Tom. She fears him when he becomes angry or when he abuses her. He had abused her in the past, but Beth didn’t leave him due to the fear and shame of abuse. Even her parents didn’t knew about the abuse until they witnessed it once. Beth’s sister, Terri, knew about the abuse and encouraged Beth to leave him, but Beth’s parent didn’t want her to leave him.

The song concludes by referencing George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel “1984” with the lines “Who controls the past now controls the future / Who controls the present now controls the past” (lines 49-51),

In alternative pop music, numerous people would mistake the song’s rhythm as a light and calming love song rather than recognizing the lyrics as meaningful. Although Hozier’s song seems to be a simple love song, it has a deeper meaning that encourages the listeners to think about relationships. The first part of the first stanza illustrates how the rhythm and the lyrics do not correspond with each other. Throughout Hozier’s song the rhythm is consistent, besides in the first stanza. The first part of the stanza is,

Your first thought is the love between the couple is toxic and lethal yet, he cannot resist his partner. But, really it is a reference to Cocaine. Cocaine is given a female voice. He uses personification by bringing the drug to life, where it can communicate with him and become part of his life. He knows that this “girl” meaning, Cocaine is going to be the death of him. While in use of Cocaine he gets numb. “But at least we’ll both be beautiful and stay forever young/ This I know, (yeah) this I know” (3-4). You say again, that he is singing about how the love is so very satisfying. But he is actually meaning that his desire for this young and beautiful woman makes him feel good. He feels as if he is invincible when he has her. Even though he seems to be aware of the consequences that come with feeling young and beautiful; with the use of Cocaine. “She told me, ‘Don’t worry about it.’/ She told me, ‘Don’t worry no more.’/ We both knew we can’t go without it/ She told me you’ll

In the first stanza, the writer uses many techniques to convey the feeling of loss, when he says,

However, the listener is brought back to reality after understanding the portrayal of the character’s confusion, from the lyrics “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”. Then, the character’s emotion changes to being nonchalant, with the lyrics “Because I’m easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me”. The emotion next changes to realization, as the character registers what they have done (“Mama just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead”). After the character’s realization, the listener can perceive that the character is then washed over with regret and guilt for what they have committed. This is shown through the lyrics “Mama, life had just begun, But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away”. The incredible guitar solo that occurs afterward only further emphasizes the character’s remorse, for the sounds of the guitar resembles that of someone who is

This song is concentrated on the social construction of reality, which talks about about how “Ideas about reality also change over time” (Newman, 53). We can see this expressed in lines 32-33 in the song : “It just ain't the same, old ways have changed/New days are strange, is the world insane…” (lines 32-33) The band states how the world’s views and attitudes have changed and how there is uncertainly for the future. The band is questioning the values that they once lived up to. “Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity/Whatever happened to the fairness in equality/ Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity/ Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity…” (lines 71-74). They imply that individuals are swaying away from their values, as a result changing their reality.

Tyranny is an abuse of power by one or more persons called tyrannical leaders. Tyrannical leaders are seen throughout history and are still prevalent today. Tyrants abuse the power given to them or the power they inherited, to restrict the people and to benefit their own needs rather than the needs of the governed. A notorious tyrant that shaped the current political system is King George. Under his rule, he abused his power and limited the freedoms of his subjects.

Despite the changes, the music like corridos, tex-mex, and norteño music have inspired many of the people to tell a fraction of their story that so many are afraid to speak. These past songs that we have heard of like “La Cucaracha” were fun to sing, yet as the generation passed, we did not know much what it meant. Life with music has so many waves of meaningful emotions to tell a story which can be heard just like the old tales. With just a couple of verses painting their journey in

Following up along the lines of justice and injustice situations is the suffering in Black America and how we are fighting a war that may not be a winnable war like something that is consecutive and may not be able to win especially after the injustice killings being done to the black people around America. With the song, Lamar points at the fact that black people will never win this war and all we can do is fight and work hard for the money that we sorely deserve and need. Black Americans have been fighting the freedom war that was a literal Civil War in the 19th century. Then in the 20th century with Jim Crow laws, it became freedom fighting in the context of prejudice and racism. Now, in the 21st century, racism often takes a more covert

The Freedom Writers Diary is a book about young teens who have been through many hardships in their short lives. It touches on many mature topics that no one should have to go through. One major topic in this book was abuse. Abuse is something that many people go through and The Freedom Writers Diary did not shy away from this topic, but gives a raw account of what it feels like to go through it. Although their abuse, whether physical or mental was not right at all, it did make the diarists stronger than ever before.

Moreover, it may vary from time to time, and ways to express feelings or opinions and fulfill the song’s goals are by connecting the past to the present, and encouraging the audience to overcome the misfortune and suffering and to have

“I used to rule the world” (line 1), these words of the poem Viva La Vida describe of a fallen king who once ruled almost every piece of land the world had. The song Viva La Vida is a king that once ruled the world but, consequently lost his pride and power. The book, The Scarlet Pimpernel, is about the French revolution and, ordinarily how the people took over the aristocrats. In Viva La Vida and The Scarlet Pimpernel, each author uses personification to portray the idea that taking too much pride in yourself or overestimating yourself can lead to fatal consequences.