Two songs on the band’s third album can be directly attributed to Martin’s church upbringing. The song begins with “Where do we go, nobody knows I’ve got to say I'm on my way down God give me style and give me grace God put a smile upon my face.” It feels like a personal declaration of faith that by the close of the song has found the strength to speak for others: “Where do we go, nobody knows don’t ever say you're on your way down when God gave you style and gave you grace and put a smile upon your face.” ‘God put a smile on your face’ is tricky to interpret, but a note of hope can be detected in how the song is bookended. The album that brought ‘Clocks’ to adverts and TV montages also suggested that God puts smiles on faces. Paul discovered that change can come through Jesus, whereas the song is left lamenting the same familiar refrain. But Paul and the song come to different conclusions. The bridge brings a dark realisation: “Oh, I don’t have a soul to save, yes, and I sin every single day.” The lyrics are almost Pauline in the despair felt at wanting to do right but not actually doing right. But with the chorus comes reality: “But we never change, do we? No, no, we never learn do we?” The verses speak of a longing to never be cruel, to be good, to be true and to have friends around. However, in terms of faith, it’s the lesser known ‘We Never Change’ that falls into the spotlight. Songs such as ‘Yellow’ and ‘Trouble’ grabbed the headlines. He stops short of calling this the Christian God, but the passion and openness in which he talks about the subject is reflected in Coldplay’s music, particularly their latest album Everyday Life. “And God is the magic in every molecule, even in people you don’t like.” “I think God is love,” he said in an interview with The Times last year. Chris Martin was raised in a Christian household. In 2016, they became the first ever band to headline Glastonbury four times.Īn unexpected tie through all their albums are the references to faith and spirituality. ![]() The band, led by Chris Martin, have sold 85 million albums and their most recent tour, ‘A Head Full of Dreams’, grossed $523 million in ticket sales (third highest ever). This month marks 20 years since their debut album Parachutes was released. You either love or hate Coldplay.Ĭatchy melodies, anthemic songs and emotional lyrics are their staple - the very things that draw in the fans but deter the haters.īut wherever you fall on the divide, Coldplay have had a monumental impact on pop culture. Christians are losing the culture war…but so is everyone else.Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel on retiring from HTB, evangelising the world and addressing racism.
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