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// **Every Teardrop is a Waterfall,** // // **by COLDPLAY (** //// **Mylo X** //// **ylot** //// **o albu** //// **m)** //






 * __Summary: __**
 * Introduction to the song
 * Why have I chosen this song?
 * Story
 * About the lyrics
 * Conclusion

 Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996, leaded by Chris Martin, the voclist and main songwriter. They are probably more related to past songs which have also had a lot of repercussion throughout the world, such as “Viva la Vida", which caused a great impact on the whole world’s track charts .  However, this song, despite its quite recent existence (released on June, but not quite known until two months ago), has appeared in the radios’ peak positions, especially in Europe. It was the first single to be announced as part of their fifth album, “Mylo Xyloto”. You’re probably thinking what does the name mean; well, according to Chris Martin, the album is based on a love story with a happy ending, in which two protagonists, Mylo and Xyloto, who are living in a London urban environment, meet one another through a gang called "The Lost Boys", which they both join, and fall in love. Martin also said that the album was influenced by TV series //The Wire, //whose plot is similar to the intention of the album.  “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” provoked some negative opinions regarding the style; it was considered that the beginning was plagiarized from "Ritmo de la Noche" by The Sacados and incorporated elements from " I Go to Rio" written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson.. To clarify this conflict, Chris confessed that he was inspired to write this song after hearing some chords in a nightclub scene in the film “Biutiful”, and thought that to combine it with that beginning would make a really good effect. In point of fact, they made it.
 * __Introduction __**

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 * which took top 40's worldwide by storm / which stormed up the world charts / which was highly successful on music charts worldwide
 * despite having been released in June and become widely-known only two months ago, has already become a favourite of radio stations worldwide, above all in Europe.

 Well, the first time I heard this song I didn’t know the lyrics but I very much admired the tone and the rhythm of it. I remember being in bed with my iPod, and when “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” came up, I quickly put the volume up and concentrated on listening to the instruments and the beat and let myself drift to own imagination. I couldn’t stop listening to it, and, when I finally started to understand the lyrics, the song gained even more prestige in between my favourite ones. The abundance of metaphors leaves their representation at own interpretation, that’s why the audience can be open-minded.
 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Why have I chosen this song? __**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">the song become even more important to me [what you have written simply is not said: it sounds badly-translated]

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> The song talks about the beauty that can come out of a seemingly ugly or hurtful situation. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Basically, that we always have to look on the bright side of life, because it offers many things that people cannot consider their value.
 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Story __**

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" has a soaring, celebratory tone, as some lines such as "I turn the music up/I'm on a roll this time/And heaven is in sight" <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> suggest. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> The whole song is composed of many metaphors, especially its name. “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”, in the song’s context, suggests that behind every single tear, there are thousands of possible and different stories, from total joy to extreme sorrow. My interpretation is that the lyrics express a specific fateful disgrace that could have happened to a nation or village and has unexpectedly hurt and brought them down. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> The first lines suggest, in this case, the damage on a city that probably won’t recover “until the lights come on”. “ Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone" evokes the fact of being trapped, indicating that “Maybe” everything recovers, but there is a low possibility, and that everything that surrounds them has disappeared. I think that “I’m on a roll this time/And heaven is in sight” suggests, in an ironic way, that he is not being lucky and that he sees death near. This point is reinforced with “From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song”, demonstrating devastation and the constant attempts of the people to come out of the “rubble”. Again, “Maybe I’m in the black” proposes mourning, that there have been many deaths and, therefore, funerals are organized. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Then, with the metaphor “I’d rather be a comma than a full stop” we can notice the desire wanting to take this like it has just been an unfortunate disgrace and maintain hope. Nextly, “Every siren is a symphony” demonstrates the feeling of relief that a siren might bring in such cases of desperation, as you feel safety near.
 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">About the lyrics __**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">next
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">by the way - I'd rather be a comma than a full stop could also mean that you prefer to be in motion, than to be an ending, or traditional, or not dynamic

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Finally, the fact of having a tough soul is shown near the end, where “So you can hurt, hurt me bad <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">/But I’ll still raise the flag” demonstrates the nationalist sentiment that, with the help of everyone, recover is much more than possible. As well, the repetition of the word "Maybe" puts forward the effects of devastation and disgrace which, in this case, is confusion and not knowing what has hapenned nor why.

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Finally, apart from the song, I think the official musical video of the song, shot between 14 and 15 June 2011 at <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Millennium Mills in east London, close to London City Airport (although it begins with a shot of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline), deserves a special mention due to the way it was shot, as you will see in a few moments. It uses a stop motion technique, which I think is very effective because it keeps the audience’s attention to it, and the great amount of colourful screenshots is also very attractive. I personally think that this combination of colours and the video taken as if it was made up with separate screenshots make it very lively and pleasant to watch. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> In conclusion, the optimistic and romantic feeling that the lyrics <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> transmit to the audience makes the most of this song, letting them fly into a new world.
 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Conclusion __**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Lyrics: __**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I turn the music up, I got my records on <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I shut the world outside until the lights come on <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Until Monday morning feels another life <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I turn the music up <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I’m on a roll this time <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And heaven is in sight

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I turn the music up, I got my records on <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">From underneath a rubble I sing a rebel song <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Don’t want to see another generation drop <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I’d rather be a comma than a full stop

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Maybe I’m in the black, maybe I’m on my knees <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Maybe I’m in the gap between the two trapezes <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">But my heart is beating and my pulses start <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cathedrals in my heart

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And we saw oh this light I swear you, emerge blinking into <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To tell me it’s alright <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As we soar walls, every siren is a symphony <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And every tear’s a waterfall <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Is a waterfall, Oh <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Is a waterfall, Oh, Oh, Oh <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Is a waterfall <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every tear is a waterfall <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Oh, Oh, Oh

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">So you can hurt, hurt me bad <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">But I’ll still raise the flag

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Oh, <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It was a wa, wa, wa, wa, waterfall <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A wa, wa, wa, wa, waterfall

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every tear <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every tear <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every teardrop is a waterfall

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every tear <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every tear <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every teardrop is a waterfall