So IвЂ™m left wondering how a casual fan is going to get past the title. But I missed it the first go-round even though I was preparing to write this review and therefore carefully combing through the songs looking for themes and values. Looking back at the lyrics with the intended concept in mind, I could recognize its broad brushstrokes. But Coldplay? I felt left out in the, um, cold. When Green Day flailed through it, everybody got it. When Muse and My Chemical Romance covered that exact topic, I got their drift right away.

When I got done listening to the entire album, I did a bit of research on the release and was startled to discover that Mylo Xyloto is actually a concept album about two young lovers struggling against a dystopian establishment. The devil (or his stand-in) is deceptive. This much I could suss out: ThereвЂ™s tension. I had just heard these lyrics: вЂњThe tightrope that IвЂ™m walking just sways and ties/The devil as heвЂ™s talking with those angelвЂ™s eyes/And I just want to be there when the lightning strikes/And the saints go marching in/And sing/Slow it down/Through the chaos as it swirls/ItвЂ™s just us against the world.вЂќ About halfway through the fifth song on ColdplayвЂ™s fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, I jotted this note in the margins of the lyrics page IвЂ™d printed out: вЂњI have no real idea of whatвЂ™s happening here.вЂќ

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