Hands down for sure a beautiful and creative album, the work and dedication to this one is without a doubt to be given credit where credit is due, initially before I heard this one I thought it was going to be a super sad and depressing kind of deal, but it's actually far from it, there's heartbreak but it's the hopeful kind. Even though Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow were absolutely mutual with their "conscious uncoupling," they still love each other platonically, but the bittersweet tax does play it's part, I mean when you fall in love get married, start a family, your going to seriously miss those memories of being together even though you decided to split paths, there is still the aching that remains even it's a good thing.
What's so surprising is how Chris stayed so optimistic and full of life during that whole era, I like what he said to Zane Lowe that if we face our fears and sorrows head on, that's where we'll find our true celebration and joy, it's not about cowering away from it you essentially look at your ghost and say "I see you, you might be trying to scare me, but I won't follow that narrative, I see alot ahead of me and I'm going to celebrate that right now." Pain and suffering is our breakthrough in the works.
"Midnight" is sensitive and tender it doesn't need to be clashy to tell what it's trying to convey, sometimes being still is the greatest battle tactic we can do to handle our thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
"Magic" when hard things happen, we resort to calling it terrible and unfortunate, but sometimes what we should really see is this magical moment that we can and be refined in.
"O" litteraly feels like came across Chris's journal by accident and seeing this hidden note in there as well "Don't Let Me Go," transparency is sure something that we should celebrate more often.
"Oceans" is very sobering and just makes you yearn to be innocent again and move on peacefully, we tend to react to our issues, be what we really need to respond, and I love how it just transitions into...
"A Sky Full of Stars" once you've taken time to yourself and dealt with some hard matters in a healthy way, you find out it's going to be just fine because even though it's cliché term, but your best days are not behind you, the best is still yet to come and you can surely and truly rejoice in that fact all the time, life should not be taken for granted we must look at everyday as a reason and give thanks we are alive!!
I like this album a lot. I just don't understand why they didn't include "Ghost Story" the title song of the whole record, but other than that, just a great follow-up from Mylo Xyloto where went in a party frenzy into this Ghost Stories into enjoying the peace and quiet knowing that if you deal with it in the right way good and great things will come and become absolutely possible!!
