![]() The album cover features a rendition of French artist Eugène Delacroix’s historical painting known as “Liberty Leading the People”, which commemorates the French Revolution of 1830. It demands sympathy for the overthrown king. The song is written through King Louis point of view, as he apologizes to his people, accepting his fate. Coldplay’s song “Viva La Vida” is an interpretation of king louis’s last words before his death. There is a story that when Louis XVI was walking up to be publicly executed via guillotine, he tried to give one final speech to his people but the drums’ sounds and people’s screams were too loud so no one could hear him. The central idea of the song and album is a retelling of the French revolution and the death of the domineering King Louis XVI… It is about life, death, war, and change. ![]() It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album ” Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)”. “Viva la Vida” (Spanish for “Long Live Life”) is a modern classic song by British rock band, Coldplay.
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