Death and all his friends/The Escapist (song ) review

[Montreal]

fucking brillant

So lovely

[Sonic85]

I have an amazing disliking of Rapidshare. I really do.

[Tonsu]

You're not wrong!!

[kaisin]

I FUCKING HATE RAPIDSHARE!!! :(

[zsub]

yea i thought the escapist was life in technicolor

[the hitcher]

fucking brillant

So lovely

could you please PM me the song please, pretty please :D I can't seem to find a link that works.

[PianoRocker]

I FUCKING HATE RAPIDSHARE!!! :(

Me to! :cry:

[johnnymax865]

the male chorus on DAAHF is the best piece of music ever heard from coldplay!!!!!!!

escapist is actually only the atmospheric introduction of LiT, with lyrics...

[Sonic85]

I'm just glad the Grey's Anatomy debate is over. And the whole song is pretty good to boot.

[Navegador]

Do you have DAAHF/TE?!?!?! Please, send me it. It didn't come together with the leak :cry:

[Tonsu]

Do you have DAAHF/TE?!?!?! Please, send me it. It didn't come together with the leak :cry:

All you need is on JT's site ;)

[the hitcher]

This song just keeps getting better each time i listen to it :D does anyone get the feeling that there's abit missing to this song at the beginning on this leaked version? It sort of starts abit too abrupt

[winigwl]

DAAHF is the best song on this album and could be the best song coldplay has ever written. its fucking amazing

[NeSs1776]

Me to! :cry:

whats wrong wit rapid it works fine

[tampacoldplayer]

DAAHF is the best song on this album and could be the best song coldplay has ever written. its fucking amazing

yep...couldn't agree with you more.....far and away the best song on the album

[winigwl]

like i was listening sitting down and then i just got up and jumped because i was so amazed by how good it was. it was that good

[Acer_NoDoubter]

Me to! :cry:

I have a love/hate relationship with Rapidshare...sometimes it works lovely for me, and sometimes it starts bitching and the download takes forever

[SwallowedInSea]

like i was listening sitting down and then i just got up and jumped because i was so amazed by how good it was. it was that good

me too!!!!!! :D

[polkahard]

I still can't believe Grey's Anatomy cut out like the absolute best part of the song. It made listening to it tonight so much better. Definitely one of the top 3 on the album so far for me. Can't even decide on a favorite yet!

[Kurgen]

DAAHF's reminds me some of Fix You. Starts out kinda slow, minimal use of interments like the piano and such. Then the guitars come in and everything starts banging and becomes very full and alive. Then once it hits the end it slows back down some, instruments drop out and such. Sorta a trend in many good Coldplay songs as well.

Brilliant song also- like people have said before

[winigwl]

no not fix you. amsterdam cuz fix you is overrated

[JackD391]

haha this is really frustrating. Everyone is talking about how absolutely amazing death is and yet i am trying my hardest not to get any of the leak songs other than lovers in japan. God help me haha.

[winigwl]

anyone wanna post the lyrics?

[justpeachy]

could someone be so kind as to PM me a link or links to life in technicolor and death and all his friends / the escapist? i would be forever grateful! :)

[joshtimo]

the male chorus on DAAHF is the best piece of music ever heard from coldplay!!!!!!!

escapist is actually only the atmospheric introduction of LiT, with lyrics...

I totally agree. I would currently go as far as saying the best piece of music ever written. I have only one other time almost cried because of my euphoric immersion in the music.

[amsterdam528]

This is one of my favorites from the album (maybe even 2nd favorite, but 42 and Yes and Cemeteries of London are all bouncing around in my top 3). When the heaviness comes in...I get shivers. Best album closer since Amsterdam.

[mryark]

I agree with the male chorus at the end of the song with the whole revenge thing...amazing...absolutely amazing

[Xavipheus]

I thought i was the only one, I love the end with him singing about Death and all his friends, its amazing.

Lyrics to the Escapist?

[BostonSportsTD]

In the end
we'll lie awake
and dream
of making our escape....

so FUCKING beautiful. literally like... between the male chorus and the escapist.. the ending to this album brings tears to my eyes.

[MasoKnight]

In the end
we'll lie awake
and dream
of making our escape....

so FUCKING beautiful. literally like... between the male chorus and the escapist.. the ending to this album brings tears to my eyes.

The Escapist really is brilliant. It's one of their shortest songs, and it's light on lyrics, but it's one of the most emotional things they've ever done, I think.

[UrbanBuckeye33]

Seriously, fix you is the first thing that came to mind for me as well. Overrated pssh. haha I love it. :)

[winigwl]

the fix you thing doesn't really matter right now, but i'll gladly debate that another day. but this song daahf is fucking kickass

[UrbanBuckeye33]

Yes I can agree on that. :) I want no debating either lol.

[sdldawn]

DAAHF is possibly their greatest written song.. seriously.. it really is a brilliant moment in music.


bravo

[just_a_spy]

I thought it was a great twist that The Escapist turned out to be a version of Life in Technicolor. Of course I should've known! I'd already read way back that the same guy wrote them!

I love the part in Death and All His Friends where the band just belts it out! "I don't wanna follow Death and all his friends!"

[elena20]

both songs are fucken brilliant........the escapist is so cool...........THE ESCAPIST IS SO BEAUTIFUL..........BEST SONG TO BAD ITS SHORT

[iPsy]

Death And All His Friends is AMAZING, That's (Maybe) What Influenced my name (Maybe) :P

I still can't decide what my fave song is yet, I LOVE THEM ALL!

[heights]

can anyone send me a link for that song??

PLEASE.

[letdown]

beginning reminds me of see you soon or whatever it is called, i like it
not liking the middle so much, not liking the guitar riff

[winigwl]

i don't love the escapist. that or reign of love is probably the worst track

[the_escapist]

amazing song!

I think this might be the closure for Viva La Vida Tour!

[fudge]

I really like this song actually :D

[Coldplayer11]

i love the song..i wished they could sing that chorus a bit more cause its so beautiful and i want to hear it over and over again..

its real uplifting for me :D

[Hyperfried]

DaAHF is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs they've ever written, if not the greatest song. Just so beautiful and uplifting... ^^

I really like the Escapist, actually - it's a fitting end to a nice album - out similarly to the way it came, but even more dreamlike.

[*Mike*]

I love this song, reminds me alot of Amsterdam and Fix You for some reason :D

[clisaj]

amazing song!

I think this might be the closure for Viva La Vida Tour!

If it IS the closing song, I'm glad I won't be able to attend any of the concerts, I'd be crying like a baby:cry:. It's SOOO beautiful and so moving.

[Acer_NoDoubter]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but is the beginning of the song like that or does it has like an intro or something, because Cedric's version starts like in the middle of a sentence, could someone explain that??

[jc90]

All winter we got carried
Away over on the rooftops
Lets get married

All summer we just hurried
So come over just be patient
And don’t worry
So come over, just be patient
And don’t worry

So come over, just be patient
and don’t worry

And don’t worry

No I don’t want a battle from the intuit
I don’t wanna cycle, recycle revenge
I don’t wanna follow death and all his friends

No I don’t want a battle from the intuit
I don’t wanna cycle, recycle revenge
I don’t wanna follow death and all his friends

[Shaftell]

Woah.. I don't have that version.

[crazyduckette]

I agree, the end of death and all his friends is so moving, standing-up-for-your-beliefs kinda thing... its great. and it's totally grown on me.
:uhoh: if that makes sense.

It feel like they really mean it, in that chorus bit. beautiful!!!

[Dark K]

All winter we got carried
Away over on the rooftops
Lets get married

All summer we just hurried
So come over just be patient
And don’t worry
So come over, just be patient
And don’t worry

So come over, just be patient
and don’t worry

And don’t worry

No I don’t want a battle from the intuit
I don’t wanna cycle, recycle revenge
I don’t wanna follow death and all his friends

No I don’t want a battle from the intuit
I don’t wanna cycle, recycle revenge
I don’t wanna follow death and all his friends

Wow, I must say the song is the most beautiful thing I have heard, and I haven't heard the whole album yet, I just randomly click the song and play it.

Well, as for lyrics, for me, it sounds more like

-----------

No I don't want a battle from beggining to end.

-----------

Sounds more beastly.

[RunForTheHills]

Well, as for lyrics, for me, it sounds more like

-----------

No I don't want a battle a battle from beggining to end.

-----------

Sounds more beastly.

I think you put one too many "a battle", but otherwise thats definitely it. Not sure where the "intuit" word came from.

The line after it is "I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge", by the way :wink:

[Dark K]

I think you put one too many "a battle", but otherwise thats definitely it. Not sure where the "intuit" word came from.

The line after it is "I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge", by the way :wink:

Oh lol, I was just listening to the part of the song when writing it, and by the way, I agree with you.

[Vitamin Z]

The Escapist is AMAZING. Probably my favourite track...It sounds so eerily peaceful, and is so beautiful. DAAHF is amazing too, I love the chorus!

[Bobby Dylan]

i don't love the escapist. that or reign of love is probably the worst track

Reign of Love is probably the only song I'm not liking, it's not bad but I don't like how it comes on in between Lovers and Yes, the whole time I'm listening I'm just thinking about something so much better I could be listening to

[Bobby Dylan]

i don't love the escapist. that or reign of love is probably the worst track

Reign of Love is probably the only song I'm not liking, it's not bad but I don't like how it comes on in between Lovers and Yes, the whole time I'm listening I'm just thinking about something so much better I could be listening to and whats coming next

[Bobby Dylan]

Fuck double post

[the_gloaming09]

i think that this song is my favorite song off the album. I feel that it is composed excellantly.

[Malcolm-Edge]

I loved this song since the Greys leak. After downloading I knew there was something else...I was expecting a slow Fix You/Amsterdamn build up. Then out of no where comes into its own and blows me away!

The Best!

[elena20]

the escapist is so perfect even though it has like no lyrics......just a couple

[feylanks]

I love how both have that feeling of a farewell; a brilliant denouement

[not01]

DAAHF was great, but I don't like The Escapist, LiT is was better :P

[S.@.m.]

I think you put one too many "a battle", but otherwise thats definitely it. Not sure where the "intuit" word came from.

The line after it is "I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge", by the way :wink:

:-)
so i think its like that:

No I don´t want a battle from beginning to end
I don´t want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don´t wanna follow death and all of his friends

what would you say?
..death and all his friends
or
..death and all of his friends

[Dark K]

so i think its like that:

No I don´t want a battle from beginning to end
I don´t want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don´t wanna follow death and all of his friends

what would you say?
..death and all his friends
or
..death and all of his friends

Definitely "death and all of his friends", by the way, Life In Technicolor was better, more moving, I must say, it is a great start for the album.:)

[gmalool]

I fucking love this song. ITs so good. Johhny is so good on this song.

[Pai]

This song took my breath away. Both DAAHF and The Escapist make perfect album closers. After DAAHF ended, I felt like I could just, like, totally die. Then The Escapist came on, and it made me all warm and fuzzy that I just had to go around hugging everyone in the room with me!

[JM-SP2]

So this was the Grey's Anatomy song! :laugh3:

FUCKING GREAT! Amazing chorus! can't wait to hear it live!

[squareonefivesix]

DAAOHF sounds like they've been listening to Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson too much.

The Escapist reminds me of the Parachutes lp, especially Spies - very mellow.

[Denise]

The bassline in this song kills me everytime :dead:

and the chorus, and the guitar, I simply love it :heart:

[winigwl]

why does this song rock so much?
because coldplay rocks!

[gabby.]

Rapidshare is totally gay, LOL.
But I heard it on YouTube, the full thing I think.
It was amazing.

[gabby.]

can anyone send me a link for that song??

PLEASE.

same here.
no rapidshare, please. it goes gay for me. xD

[sftdp]

[Cris_Santos]

About The Escapist:

I can't describe exactly how this song makes me feel! It's so strange because LIT is such an uplifting song to me (as I remember they were all very happy playing it in that video), but when I listen to The Escapist I wanna cry! I imagine myself at the end of a Coldplay concert and feel very happy for the amazing experience but the same time very sad because it's ending! And no matter how hard I try to remember myself it's just an album and I'm gonna listen to it again and again I always have this feeling!

[grids]

can somebody pm me to give the link of this song? thanks anyways :)

[givelovesolong]

I've never been able to choose a favourite song off any of the COLDPLAY albums (either it's too hard, or it's always changing), but DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS/ THE ESCAPIST I can say is my number one. :D

Reading everyone's comments, I understand exactly how you all feel. This is just genius! Clearly one of the greatest COLDPLAY songs ever created.

And all those THE ESCAPIST lovers, head over to 'The Great VLVODAAHF Elimination Game! (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46280&page=2)' and save it! :cry:

[clisaj]

Simply the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. No many how many times I hear it, I still get choked up.

[bluexylophone]

Simply the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. No many how many times I hear it, I still get choked up.

definitely.
the way the piano builds, and the way the drums kick in and the words and.. yeah. just everything.
utter beauty.

[winigwl]

aah this song is so fucking good!

[Magnus]

Absolutely brilliant, blew me away

[nathey42]

This song is a fucking triumph! Sublime.

[Orian]

the song is amazing. it's so great.

btw. the escapist and life in technicolor have the same beginning?

[Arazmire]

if i was forced...
id probably say this is my fav song on the album

[Arazmire]

I love this song

[Arazmire]

I love this song

[Arazmire]

I love this song

[bluexylophone]

so beautiful you have to say it three times haha ;)

[winigwl]

i've never seen a triple post.

[Collee]

ok, I've been going back and forth trying to settle on one, just one favorite from this album and I'm leaning towards Death and All his friends ( for all the reasons mentioned in the pages ahead of my post)

my only complaint? It's too short. It hooked me and while I like the transition into The Escapist, I'd love the song to make a swing back into the slower, piano based beginning....then if they want to segway to The Escapist, then great.

[nathey42]

I'm gonna be at Brixton tonight and they better bloody play this!!

[the_gloaming09]

the song is so good it's worth the triple post

[LifeInTechnicolor]

Yeah definitely the best song on the album. I just love this song.

[Loki0012]

leaked versions are not trustworthy your all better off buying the Cd which is now releaed and to be released june17 worldwide

[Dark K]

leaked versions are not trustworthy your all better off buying the Cd which is now releaed and to be released june17 worldwide

Definetely, just 12 hours for me to get the album and hear it for the first time (whooo).

[pistolabus]

just got the cd today in the mail (a day early!)

and first i must say, this is by leaps and bounds their best album instrumentally and musically. its absolutely beautiful. its daring and everything works. the music alone is ... just extraordinary. im excited to listen another 1,000 times and learn the lyrics to the music.

but this song was moving from the second it started. this was my favorite song through my first listen. touching and beautiful, and...somehow upbeat and extraodinary. i dunno how they do it

[::Hayley::]

the male chorus on DAAHF is the best piece of music ever heard from coldplay!!!!!!!

Yep, it sure is.I can't seem to stop playing it on repeat :inquisitive:
I just keep going for walks to listen to the album while watching the world go by.... :D
amazin'

[GemmaLA]

Really emotional song... :) I love the way that Death And All His Friends (the song) ends and then The Escapist comes on, its a perfect way to round of the album.

I have to admit, I was listening to the whole album late last night, and when it got the The Escapist, I felt really emotional; and I'm the kind of person that's really hard to move like that!!

[viva la justin]

I feel the same way as everyone else thats posted here about this song so there is no use repeating it. :P
The choir just gives it another dimension especially when theyre humming just before the 'no i dont wanna ... follow death and al of his friends" part.
Is it just me or are the title tracks the stand outs on this album?

[FloxBox]

man, the part when the whole band comes in and then the drums enter with the solid beat gives me chills every time!

maybe not my favorite song, but an amazing way to finish the album!

[OnlookerDelay]

yep...couldn't agree with you more.....far and away the best song on the album

I'm somehow not feeling this song. It's okay I guess, but I think it meanders around aimlessly at times. It sounds like something a band would put together in a closing jam session, where they brought up a few of their other favorite musicians to joing them on stage. It just doesn't flow to me... I don't think it's unlistenable, just not something I would go out of my way to listen to. I think it's easily the weakest song on the album and doesn't conclude it the way I think it deserves.

[RICK8]

Yup we have a winner,the best song on the album!!!!

[prolifick]

DAAHF is the best song on this album and could be the best song coldplay has ever written. its fucking amazing

i might to agree with you there.... i've been a BIG coldplay fan for a few years now. I have probably 90% of their songs albums and b-sides. this is probably they're best song ever. I think it really sums of their career nicely over the last few years. it take aspects of every great coldplay song and makes it into something great.

[LoversInJapan]

I just listened to DAAHF in reverse. It sounds like a whole new song, when you reverse it like that. I kinda like it!

[DarkArmada]

Just an amazing track and I feel like it tells it's own story, not just a part in a larger one...

(Not 100% on the exact lyrics as I've got them in my sig - it's only what I could hear in the song lol)

[Frixxion]

DAAHF is the best song on this album and could be the best song coldplay has ever written. its fucking amazing

It's not just the best song Coldplay has ever written, it's the best song EVER.