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** "Fun" might be about Chris' disappointingly brief relationship with Main/JenniferLawrence, which was supposedly interrupted by Gwenth Paltrow.
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* "Amazing Day" from ''A Head Full of Dreams'' can count as this in either a sad or [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] sense, depending on your perspective of the song.
** "Everglow" also qualifies, especially considering that it's one of the more heavily poetic songs off the album.
** "Up&Up" can probably bring TearsOfJoy with it's chorus alone.
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* "Don't Panic," as well. It forlornly tells the story of the world ending.

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* "Don't Panic," as well. It forlornly tells the story of the world ending.ending, and the sadness is driven home with the bitterly sarcastic chorus ("we live in a beautiful world") and the ending ("everybody here's got somebody to lean on").
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6Hl_3xDsg “Ladder to the Sun”]]is pretty sad no matter how you look at it, ranging from lost/unrequited love, to being left behind after you loved one has passed on. Almost never fails to elicit all of my feels.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6Hl_3xDsg “Ladder to the Sun”]]is Sun”]] is pretty sad no matter how you look at it, ranging from lost/unrequited love, to being left behind after you loved one has passed on. Almost never fails to elicit all of my feels.



* Their tribute to the BeastieBoys. The first time they covered "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)" was a light-hearted get-well-soon tribute, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9ntLs when they covered it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death]], they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance.

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* Their tribute to the BeastieBoys. The first time they covered [[Music/LicensedToIll "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)" Party)"]] was a light-hearted get-well-soon tribute, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9ntLs when they covered it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death]], they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance.
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* "Strawberry Swing".

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* "See You Soon" is heartbreaking.
* "Death And All His Friends".

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* "Shiver" is pretty depressing.

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* "Up in Flames" is ''devastating.''
* Easy to Please, as mentioned on the CrowningMusicOfAwesome page.

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* %%* "Up in Flames" is ''devastating.''
* %%* Easy to Please, as mentioned on the CrowningMusicOfAwesome page.

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*** Then you get to the hidden track "O", an absolutely spine-chilling ambient piece that actually features Apple Martin, Chris' daughter, on ''[[HeartwarmingMoments lead vocals]]''.

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*** ** Then you get to the hidden track "O", an absolutely spine-chilling ambient piece that actually features Apple Martin, Chris' daughter, on ''[[HeartwarmingMoments lead vocals]]''.vocals]]''.
-->"Don't ever let go.."
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* "Warning Sign" from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' is another one, describing a broken relationship.

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* "Warning Sign" from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' ''Music/ARushOfBloodToTheHead'' is another one, describing a broken relationship.

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** "O" was supposedly written as a tribute to Chris Martin's children. Keep that in mind when you think about how the rest of the album centers around the dissolving of his relationship with Gwenth Paltrow.

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** "O" "Fly On" was supposedly written as a tribute to Chris Martin's children. Keep that in mind when you think about how the rest of the album centers around the dissolving of his relationship with Gwenth Paltrow.Paltrow.
*** Then you get to the hidden track "O", an absolutely spine-chilling ambient piece that actually features Apple Martin, Chris' daughter, on ''[[HeartwarmingMoments lead vocals]]''.
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** Chris Martin's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz8tJDQxcpk solo performance]] of the song at Beau Biden's funeral, an incredible rendition made a thousand times sadder by the unimaginably tragic circumstances.
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* The whole of Politik, with its soft mournful mood. Of course it was used as an ending song on ''ColdCase''.
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* More recently, there's "Wish I Was Here" from the film of the same name, featuring Music/CatPower on lead vocals. Just a point of advice, try not to listen to this song if you feel like you don't belong where you currently are. You just might bawl your eyes out.
--> Every road that's wrong seems like the road i'm on
--> Every sign just seems unclear
--> Won't you come switch me on? Don't know where i've gone
--> And I... I wish I was here
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* Another one is "Gravity", a b-side to talk that was eventually given to Embrace. However, that band cannot even come close to capturing the haunting, raw emotion expressed in Coldplay's more stripped-down version. It's especially painful when Chris sings the second verse.

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* Another one is "Gravity", a b-side to talk "Talk" that was eventually given to Embrace. However, that band cannot even come close to capturing the haunting, raw emotion expressed in Coldplay's more stripped-down version. It's especially painful when Chris sings the second verse.
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** "O" was supposedly written as a tribute to Chris Martin's children. Keep that in mind when you think about how the rest of the album centers around the dissolving of his relationship with Gwenth Paltrow.
* "I Ran Away", a relatively well-known b-side to "The Scientist" about neglect. It's especially devastating when the whole song just explodes at the end.
* Another one is "Gravity", a b-side to talk that was eventually given to Embrace. However, that band cannot even come close to capturing the haunting, raw emotion expressed in Coldplay's more stripped-down version. It's especially painful when Chris sings the second verse.
--> I can hear your heart beating
--> I can hear that sound
--> And I can't help thinking
--> And I won't look now
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* "We Never Change". The idealistic lyrics are [[ UpToEleven sadder than sad. ]]

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* "We Never Change". The idealistic lyrics are [[ UpToEleven [[UpToEleven sadder than sad. ]]
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* "Warning Sign" from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' is another one.
* As well as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Kd7IGPyeg The Scientist]]", depending on your mood.

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* "Warning Sign" from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' is another one.
one, describing a broken relationship.
* As well as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Kd7IGPyeg The Scientist]]", depending on your mood. The video doesn't help much. It slowly makes the situation look worse and worse until it slaps you in the face.



* "Don't Panic," as well.

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* "Don't Panic," as well. It forlornly tells the story of the world ending.



* "We Never Change".

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* "We Never Change". The idealistic lyrics are [[ UpToEleven sadder than sad. ]]



* "Lovers in Japan". Every time.

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* "Lovers in Japan". Every time.Japan", every time. "One day the sun will come out".
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It\'s Ghost Stories not Ghost Stores. I\'m imagining a store where you buy ghosts now...


* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stores'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwynethPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:

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* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stores'' Stories'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwynethPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:
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** This song is especially poignant when you realize that Chris Martin's then current wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, had lost her father recently and the song was made for her.
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* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stores'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwenythPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:

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* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stores'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwenythPaltrow GwynethPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:
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* Pretty much the entire ''Ghost Stores'' album is a massive tear jerker, considering it's a concept album about a breakup and was released a month or two after GwenythPaltrow and Chris Martin's divorce. But to be specific:
** "True Love". The fact that Chris sounds as if he's on the verge of tears makes it even more of a tear jerker.
** "Another's Arms". The plainly spoken heartbreak sells it even further.
** "Oceans". Nuff said.
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*[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6Hl_3xDsg “Ladder to the Sun”]]is pretty sad no matter how you look at it, ranging from lost/unrequited love, to being left behind after you loved one has passed on. Almost never fails to elicit all of my feels.
**The fact that we'll probably never see a studio version of this track is cause for sadness as well
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** There is a reason it's often treated as a theme song for ''CodeGeass.''
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* "Viva La Vida" tells the story of a man who overthrew a corrupt king and took his place. He had money, power, and an admiring kingdom, but he soon became corrupt just like the first king. Upon realizing how far he had fallen, he became disillusioned with his position of power and allowed himself to be removed from the throne and [assumedly] spent the rest of his days looking back on his reign and laments his fate.

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* As well as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Kd7IGPyeg The Scientist]]".

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* As well as "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Kd7IGPyeg The Scientist]]".Scientist]]", depending on your mood.



* "Clocks", to name yet another.
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* The warm, soothing beginning of "Life in Technicolor".
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* Their tribute to the BeastieBoys. The first time they covered "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)" was just a get-well-soon tribute, but when they did it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death, they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance.

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* Their tribute to the BeastieBoys. The first time they covered "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)" was just a light-hearted get-well-soon tribute, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVr4UP9ntLs when they did covered it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death, death]], they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance.
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* Their tribute to the BeastieBoys. The first time they covered "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)" was just a get-well-soon tribute, but when they did it after Adam "MCA" Yauch's death, they managed to turn it into a heartbreaking performance.
--> I said Mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys
--> I said Mom you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys
--> And so we're sending all our love to the Beastie Boys
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* "Paradise" in the heartwarming sense...
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* Easy to Please, as mentioned on the CrowningMusicOfAwesome page.
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* "Fix You" is a major one, and it's a good song for dedicated it to one's offspring "who had a tough year"...

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* "Fix You" is a major one, and it's a good song for dedicated it dedicating to one's offspring "who had a tough year"...

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