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I also think about the Occupy Wall Street movement that is a direct result of their overreach or as the song continues: “Revolutionaries wait/For my head on a silver plate/Just a puppet on a lonely string/Oh who would ever want to be king?” Many of the self-styled, supposedly invulnerable “masters of the universe” on Wall Street fell pretty hard – their overwhelming arrogance and greed blew up and brought the economy to its knees. Those words make me think about the recent economic and financial catastrophes we’ve lived though. It’s a great song with a great beat and melody but this is a progressive rock anthem where the words and the message take center stage.Ĭhris Martin, the band’s lead vocalist, sings about the arrogance that’s always a prelude to a fall: “I used to rule the world/Seas would rise when I gave the word/Now in the morning I sleep alone/Sweep the streets I used to own.” Specifically, I’m thinking about the need for cooperation, self-knowledge and the absolute necessity for honesty. Listening to Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” ( song and lyrics here) brings together a number of thoughts about how we deal with ourselves and each other, both in our personal and business relationships.