The Understated Brilliance of Everglow and Coldplay
Do you ever listen to a song and remember exactly what life was like when you first heard it? Everglow is one such song that invokes memories of the past and can help you relax as you listen to it.
Tender. Melodic. Humane. Exquisite. These are just a few words that can be used to explain what Coldplay really is. One of the songs that resonate repeatedly is ‘Everglow’. The song casts back on the time that has gone but still lingers in our memory. It is a paradox in itself and shows how something so banal can also be interesting to listen to. There is a lot of amazing imagery used all around in the song with the lyrics being delicate and exquisite to such an extent that it brings the song to life.
‘…there’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadows’ strikes differently and makes us think about how we lose touch with people but still think of them and keep loving them. When Chris Martin sings the lines ‘and I know that you’re with me and the way you will show, and you’re with me wherever I go, and you give me this feeling, this everglow’, he reminds the listeners of the feeling that hope carries and the beautiful memories that we have of the people who left us, ‘…so if you love someone you should let them know’.
The band has come a long way from being U2-esque and it feels like they never needed Beyonce to sing with them. What started with the yellow lights in ‘Yellow’ continued with the lighter notes in ‘The Scientist’ and made people come closer with ‘Up&Up’, seems to culminate beautifully with ‘Everglow’. The song brings comfort to a lot of people and helps you when you want to feel good about everything for a few hours.
When asked about the idea of the song, Chris Martin said, “‘Everglow’ started from the idea that when something crazy happens to you, it’s strange how the world keeps rolling. I like the idea that at the end of most things there’s something good to be found from it.”
The delicate ‘Everglow’ is simply beautiful and happens to be the go-to track whenever we want to relax to dance our worries away. This song is peak Coldplay and everyone must listen to it once, irrespective of whether you are a fan or not.
