When I was in college, we raided the tech rental room and rented a projector, set it up in our dormroom, and would play trance with the winamp visualizer running. This would be a perfect song for it. Weed is obviously what we didn't use to accompany it, because we were very responsible.
Try laying down in your bed, at night, with no lights on, putting on headphones, and listening to this. It will feel like everybody slowly stops, the walls of your house dissolve, and everything else does until you're floating in the universe.
Oh yes, that's why I immediately loved it as soon as I heard it...my hub used to say I liked Cocaine music, whatever that meant 🤔😬 Ghost Stories is an absolute masterpiece of an album. Though almost everything Coldplay does us fantastic and beautiful 🥰
In the darkness, before the dawn, In the swirling of the storm, When I'm rolling with the punches, and hope is gone, Leave a light on. Beautiful. He's meaning when things are at it's worst, and you feel trapped like you're inside a storm and nothing else is going right, just hang on a little bit longer. Things are always worse before they get better. Thank you for the great message Coldplay.
The breakdown at 2:20 gives me chills everytime I hear it. It's like releasing all your emotions without saying a word. Very powerful vocals an music colliding touches my soul.
Chris is so beautiful as a person. He sings with his arms open and is always running or jumping in live shows, he's so free spirited and colorful, and has a beautiful, soulful voice....so full of life...reminds me of a bird. I love coldplay. He's literally a butterfly in this, and the music is the universe.
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This song is an expression of regret, sadness, isolation but still trying to believe in the possibility of change. It’s a person’s mind and soul at their weakest point, willing to give everything up to not deal with life’s tortures anymore. The moment between suicidal thoughts and trying to be optimistic.
+bremex You must not know many of Coldplay's song. This is great, but here's a list of underrated songs: Don't Panic, Politik, Warning Sign, Amsterdam, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Square One, A Message, Swallowed in the Sea, Til Kingdom Come, Gravity, I Ran Away, Glass of Water, 42, Lovers in Japan, Major Minus, Us Against the World, Don't Let it Break Your Heart, Moving to Mars, Always in My Head, Another's Arms, All your Friends, A Ghost, Ghost Story, Green Eyes..........
Sir Buster Mcphereson Lol those aren't underrated on a real Coldplay fan's list, Amsterdam, are you serious? everyone loves that song. You must be a Coldplay newbie.
I think we are talking two different things...I was talking about the songs that most "Coldplay Fans" probably don't even know exist. Comparatively, Amsterdam has at most 2 million views while while this has 35 million. Trust me I am not a Coldplay newbie. I own every EP and love all their work from 1998-2015. So yes, while you are right that Amsterdam is classic, only true Coldplay fans know of it. Other than that it is severely underrated when compared to songs like this that have garnered major success.
+Sir Buster “Sirtipopis” Mcphereson Do you have the 'Safety EP' ? I've always wanted that one, but it regularly trades for £600+. Similarly, 'Mince Spies' and 'Ode To Deodorant' both seem to sell for silly money too! The 'Spies' unreleased single from the USA is also worth a lot of money. I remember seeing Coldplay at the V Festival in 2000, there were just a handful of people stood watching them. Chris Martin commented that his Brother (who was in the audience) had actually lost his job for wanting to see Chris play with Coldplay at V Festival that day - his boss had said that if his Brother didn't come into work that day, he'd lose his job! The rest is history, as they say.
Best way to listen to this: In a car, on a backroad, surrounded by woods, at night, in the snowy wintertime, alone, with moonlight shining through the sunroof, headlights reflecting off the road signs, following the road on a seemingly never ending journey... Don’t thank me, thank a friend of mine for that.
Sounds exactly the thing I used to do driving in the Great Dandenong Hills in Melbourne, Australia. Drive up listening to Pink Floyd, pull up at Sky High restaurant to the view of Melbourne City plus Greater Melbourne. We'd have a wacky tabacky or two & just sit there mesmerized. WOW, they were great days!! 💜
Lyrics: In the darkness before the dawn In the swirling of this storm When I'm rolling with the punches and hope is gone Leave a light, a light on Millions of miles from home In the swirling swimming on When I'm rolling with the thunder but bleed from thorns Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on In the darkness before the dawn In the darkness before the dawn Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on
Indeed,i'm curious about how it will sound if you add your own fairy dust on this one,it would be incredible,i'm really looking forward a remix. Greetings!
An unreleased track by Jon Hopkins. He explains: "the idea for ‘midnight’ appeared back in 2011 when i was working late at the studio with chris and rik one night. i played chris this unfinished idea for an ambient track i’d written called ‘the fourth state part ii’ and chris was really into it - he grabbed a mic, rik set up a vocoder patch, and the basic vocal idea was jammed pretty much straight away." He then proceeded to remix his own track. /watch?v=eDv6OSpiuAI "i liked the idea of doing a more upbeat, hypnotic version for my remix - something that could work in clubs as well as on record."
My boyfriend currently lives in Alaska and in June we went camping at Denali for a week. Every night, I would stay up really late and just look out over the lookout and see all kinds of absolutely beautiful mountains and stars while listening to this song. Seriously the most stunning thing ever.
This is my favorite song ever, I could listen to it 500 times in a row and not be tired of it. I read a comment on here long ago that said this sounds like "floating in space, with the universe in front of your eyes". Apt description.
THIS is the direction Coldplay needs to go in. Man... this is absolutely beautiful. "In the darkness Before the dawn In the swelling Of this storm Running round and with apologies And hope is gone Leave a light, a light on" Those lyrics.
Just because this is different to all their 'old stuff' it doesn't mean it's bad. It's a beautiful song and should be appreciated. I love how they are so versatile and can change their style. Coldplay are a clever band, I just hope people can see that.
Kenny Lee I was hoping people liked my comment because they agreed, and not because of that. If it's true I'll change my picture, I never intended to use the picture to get likes.
I'm not even trying to be a dick, I'm just saying there are many comments on this video all with like 6-7 "thumbs up" and all of a sudden you have 24. Men will be men. I could also be wrong but I doubt it, the internet...
It bothers me how many people keep calling for the "old coldplay." Coldplay is Coldplay. It's the same band. If they kept making the same record over and over it would become stale and they probably wouldn't be together anymore. Progression is good. It's good to grow up with your favorite bands.
I really don't get why so many have hated on Ghost Stories? Amazing songs. It's one of their best albums in my opinion! I mean every album they have made are very different to eachother.
+Alexander Cederhammar It's not that people hate it, it's just that it's overproduced, Ghost Story, All Your Friends, Oceans and maybe Fly On are fine, but the rest is way overproduced and it feels like it's not Coldplay, sounds more like a Jon Hopkins album.
One of the underrated masterpiece of Coldplay just like a Message. This songs won't give you happiness but it takes you in different universe where you remember everything that happened. A quick flashback of emotions. Sometimes you feel sad listening to this. I used to listen when I'm traveling sitting at window seat. It gives you amazing experience which i haven't experienced before in my life
I am 13 and my mum died 2 years ago this song in fact all songs remind me of her. I sang fix you with my guitar at my mum's funeral because we both like that song rip
This is the epitome of beautiful, creative, relaxing music. This may be slightly different to Coldplay's usual style but it is still perfect and does not deserve the amount of dislikes that it has. A beautiful, BEAUTIFUL song.
I just realized that Coldplay posted Midnight on RU-vid the day when my grandfather passed away. I think this song is now definitly awesome and makes it more symbolic to me... Thank u Coldplay
They make this and people complain about wanting the old Coldplay They make the same old and people say they are stuck in the past. This my friends... This is the future and it sounds good.
3:38 is my most favorite part when the melody starts to build up, which makes me dive deep into my thoughts and feelings, especially at night! ✨🌙 And gosh I can't, that cute fox jumping in dark! 🥹🦊 Absolutely beautiful and underrated song that makes your thoughts come alive! ✨✨ Coldplay has one of the most beautiful music that exists! ❤️
this is an underrated piece of art. the visuals. the harmony. chef's kiss. perfection at its purest form. it doesn't have a ton of lyrics but it's one of the most entrancing songs I've ever graced my sense of hearing with. I listen to this on a loop all the time while I'm studying because it helps me tune out everything around me so I can focus on what I'm doing. one of my absolute favorite songs ever.
my go to music... can't tell you how much it means to me. I was abandoned and abuse, never add anyone to help me or that add good intentions. But this song pulls me through every time I think in all bad things in my life... thank you for the help. thank you for this...
This song reminds me when you stay up really late at night, drinking or whatever and go for a walk to your nearest park with a viewpoint. You walk through the trees and then look down at all the city lights and the suburbs and everything takes on a totally peaceful, tranquil perspective. It's even better if you watch the dawn and the sun come up...
Headphones on, eyes closed, pure magic, it brings all kind of feelings!! 🎼🎧🙃😍😭 Especially the instrumental build up at 3:05 - 4:17. I'm dying.....peacefully!
I don't know why, but this song reminds me of the galaxy, and the dark reality we live in. But at the same time, Sky Full of Stars brings this image to my head, the stars overhead, the world lit up, but the dark is still there. I can believe in both, right?
I love this band and their tremendous range. Each song and each album is different from the next. I feel like most popular music today is shallow and surface-level. Coldplay's songs are so abstract and mysterious, dripping with honest emotion. I love it!
This is the purest drug that accompanies me all my life, no matter what situation you are, when you hear this you feel that you have everything and need nothing more. Hope to see them someday at a concert, this is pure music. love this song, I feel like I dispel me in the air and get lost in this mysterious forest.
Coldplay is experimenting.. that's part of the reason they sound so different, but...every album they've made so far are classics. As musicians, we have to switch up sometimes to keep the audience interested. For example, you wouldn't want to eat the same thing or wear the same thing every day right? its OK to try new things. I find it so frustrating and depressing that "Ghost Stories" was underrated. "Sky Full Of Stars" was the only song (it appears) that EVERYONE LIKED... but what about "Magic" and "Midnight".. these got.. no support?? C'mon son..
I don't understand why Ghost Stories itself is underrated... I'm someone who hasn't listened to Coldplay for long but songs like Magic, Midnight and (IMO) Ink sound like absolute masterpieces
One of their best yet very peaceful, relaxing, beautiful and calming songs especially when you're listening to this on the radio when driving quietly at night.
Listen to this song when you go on late night long drives. You will get that feel that I can't put into words right now. : The world will be a haze. Your headlights will be looking into the dark. And you will be floating into it. Calmly. : Still won't do enough justice to that feel.
Tiger In the Desert now try it while driving down a highway road surrounded by nothing but trees and forest its a feeling like no other completely surreal and sublime
U got any more of these type of songs? I got resonance (home) , nightcall (kavinsky), I remember (deadmau5), son of flynn tron legacy (remix) and A.L.I.S.O.N & Voyager.
+Cali Angel Soon I will turn 50 and on my bucket list is to get on a helicopter at sunset and listening to their songs. Specially Paradise. Call me crazy, my kids do.
me too, but if you really feel this song it looks like you are always listening to this song for the first time, i belong to another dimension when i hear this song 😁🌌
I love how everyone's saying "This new stuff sucks, I like the old Coldplay better". And let's just say they didn't change they're music style at all and made the same thing as their other albums. PEOPLE WOULD SAY "MAKE SOMETHING NEW" WELL THEY HAVE. AND YOU CANT LIKE THIS MUSIC AFTER LISTENING TO IT ONCE. YOU HAVE TO REALLY LISTEN. DAMN.
people put the bands they really like on a pedestal, they want all of their records to be perfect. I can't blame them, i do this too. But, you can't always like everything they're gonna do, & that's OK. Also, like you said you have to *listen* carefully, take some time and listen again. Especially, when the band is trying new things. Gotta have an open mind :)
lol well i guess some ppl just don't like the direction coldplay's been going in. like for example in this song and magic, it's mostly music and not many words, which may appeal to some audiences and not to others
Wow this is beautiful. So soothing and relaxing, made me fell asleep on the couch. Love Coldplay, its one of the few bands that has no bad albums. This is is brilliant. Please, you have to come back to Argentina!!
After a few listens I really like this track. Everyone saying ''we miss old Coldplay'' needs to realise you can still listen to their old music! They're challenging themselves. Real Coldplay fans should be happy they want to give us all something fresh.
I kept waiting for Chris' magnificent vocals to shine through, but they didn't, I miss the old Coldplay so much, they never needed any change. Even the MX album was alright, it grew on me, as will this song, but its not like the rest that instantly captivated me.
Then go listen to them, they're there for a reason! Coldplay is trying something new, and I'm glad they are. I'd rather hear new things from a band rather than the same old same old. (I'm looking at you Nickelback)
This music gives me memories! It was the moment when I felt myself comfortable even if I was alone. I was coming back from somewhere by bus, it was in the night, last bus , and only 2 people inside. In the back, looking to the window and this song in headphones. I felt myself so calm and peaceful. Every time when I listen to this song, I have that feelings. So lucky
In the darkness before the dawn In the swirling of this storm When I'm rolling with the punches and hope is gone Leave a light, a light on Millions of miles from home In the swirling swimming on When I'm rolling with the thunder but bleed from thorns Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on In the darkness before the dawn In the darkness before the dawn Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on
People don't know how to have gratitude or respect for music like this. If you don't like it just don't listen to it. *Common Sense*!! Geeze. Seriously! These kind of artists put a lot of hard work into their music. Just be thankful for the beautiful music that they put out there! *Boo to the 9,277 idiots that don't know music*
LETRAS/LYRICS In the darkness before the dawn In the swirling of this storm When I'm rolling with the punches and hope is gone Leave a light, a light on Millions of miles from home In the swirling swimming on When I'm rolling with the thunder but bleed from thorns Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on In the darkness before the dawn In the darkness before the dawn Leave a light, a light on Leave a light, a light on