Coldplay - Swallowed In The Sea
Coldplay is one of my all-time favorite alternative rock bands. There’s just no doubt about that. While most of their earlier material wasn’t so appealing to me, their latest record, X&Y, was a huge hit with me, as it was with the 1270+ customers at Amazon who rated it an overall score of 4/5.
Almost all of the songs in this record are worth posting. However, I had to pick the song that scored the most playback time for me. In this case, it was Swallowed by the Sea.
This song, apart from being a really catchy tune, contains a lot of meaning and symbolism, which can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Personally, this song holds a special meaning for me and that person who walked into my life and "made me realize what I could not see".
I also like the part where he sings:
Oh what good is it to live
With nothing left to give
Forget but not forgive
Not loving all you see
These simple words tell the story of how we as human beings strive for self-fulfillment through giving and caring. We’re also creatures of forgetfulness and that’s a blessing from God, because not all times we can forgive those who we cared about but hurt us. And through these experiences, we keep learning that not everything is what it seems to be and we’re not supposed to fall in love with everything we see.
Three powerful messages in 4 simple lines, this song is simply amazing!
