A New Coldplay Song

I don't want to know how my friend got hold of this, but he's just sent me a copy of one of Coldplay's new songs. It's obviously been recorded live so it's not the greatest quality in the world, but it's fantastic. It's called 'What If' and it starts with the usual Coldplay type piano ballad verse with the lyrics asking what if... (there was no right, there was no time, no reason no rhyme etc). It's beautiful verse and the lyric goes on to show that he's asking questions about a relationship (Gwyneth?) he's in so the whole question what if becomes about what if she decided that she doesn't want to be with him anymore. It's a song full of insecurities. When you're listening to the verse you think you've heard it before, it sounds like you'd imagine a new coldplay song would sound, and to an extent it is. But when the chorus kicks in and Chris Martin shoots up to his falsetto voice it suddenly sounds different and new enough to not be boring and move from beautiful to incredible. The song builds and builds towards the end, by which time the full band is playing and it's become a dissonant, clostraphobic mess reflecting the insecurity in the lyrics. Then the sound's just left to fade away. I can't wait for the album if it's all as good as this.

Oh, and the breathings a lot better today, thanks to everyone that asked.