We can have hope for the future, because good does exist, and your life is worth living. In “Everyday Life,” Coldplay tells us that while life is difficult, it is also beautiful. Deeper Meaning of “Everyday Life” by Coldplay It’s hope and assurance that if there are still daily magnificent beauties somewhere in the world, life is still worth breathing in. The beauty in the “first light” makes him throw his arms “open wide” and sing “hallelujah.” He is finding joy in “everyday life.” The sunrise isn’t just a sunrise anymore. Here, the narrator tells us that hope is worth holding on to.
He implores us to “hold tight” when things seem hopeless, because it might not seem like it, but there is an intrinsic beauty in “everyday life.” Outro It also projects a more hopeful tone about the state of humanity and the trajectory of the world. Rather than pointing out that people sometimes lie, he says that “everyone sees the colour in each other’s lies,” and rather than saying that “everyone falls”, he says that “everyone loves.” This highlighting of the beauty in humanity adds onto the thought that while we share in one another’s pain, we also share in the same joys. The second chorus finishes the thought of the first. Gonna keep dancing when the lights go out Chorus 2Įveryone sees the colour in each other's eyes He wants to see them as his brothers, because in simply being human they have so much in common. He doesn’t want to view people who have hurt him, or who scare him, or who make him angry as his enemies. The change needs to start with him, and on a small scale. The narrator understands that in order to make the world a better place, he will need to change things in his own life. Here, he is not addressing humanity, but a specific person or group of people. The second verse is the only place where the lyrics are less broad and conceptual. And he tells us that through whatever we go through, whatever we may face, we need to hold fast to hope and “keep dancing when the lights go out.” Verse 2 Humanity is united in our shared experiences. It’s filled with people who hurt, who cry, who fall, and who may lie and doubt, but who dream as well. This is where the narrator explains why we should care about making the world better. Got to keep dancing when the lights go out Chorus 1Įveryone tells each other all kinds of lies In asking if he is “the future or the history” he’s really asking if he has the ability to help change the world or if it will only get worse. He asks us to “look at what everybody’s going through” and help make the world more like what we know it should be. The narrator begins by asking what we as people are going to do about the state of the world. With the song’s comforting and hopeful perspective on life, in spite of all its imperfections, it’s likely that the album to come will focus on the human experience and the hope that can be found in it. The theme expressed here is similar to the one explored in “Arabesque,” another recent single. “Hold tight for everyday life”Ĭoldplay’s newest song, “Everyday Life,”shares the name of their upcoming album, indicating its significance. Coldplay assures us that there is so much good in the everyday as well, and that it’s worth waiting for.
There is a beauty in the good and bad of everyday life. Our shared experiences are an indicator of our shared value and our commonality. Because every human being has felt some form of pain, or failure or has cried, we already have so much in common. But it paints the struggles of life in a different light. Life is often draining and difficult for people.
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