What is the song Viva la vida about?
Viva la Vida is a song by British rock band Coldplay, and its lyrics have been interpreted in several different ways. However, the most common interpretation is that the song is about the French Revolution and the rise and fall of power. The lyrics I used to rule the world and One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me suggest that the song is about a powerful leader who has lost his power and is now being oppressed. The phrase Viva la Vida itself means long live life in Spanish, and may be a reference to the fleeting nature of power and the importance of living life to the fullest.