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Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

Artist: Coldplay

Album: Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

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Generally appropriate content

Minimum age: All ages

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These lyrics from Coldplay's 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' are generally appropriate for all ages. The song carries uplifting, emotionally resonant themes centered on the power of music, resilience, hope, and perseverance through difficult times. There is no explicit language, sexual content, violence, or drug/alcohol references. Phrases like 'in the gap between the two trapezes' and 'from underneath the rubble sing a rebel song' use vivid metaphorical imagery to convey vulnerability and emotional struggle, but nothing inappropriate. The line 'so you can hurt me bad, but still I'll raise the flag' reflects themes of emotional pain and determination, which are entirely age-appropriate. The overall message is deeply positive — finding beauty and strength even in sorrow — making this suitable for a wide audience including young children with parental context.

Themes
resilience
hope
power of music
emotional healing
perseverance
inner strength
finding beauty in pain
community and togetherness
optimism

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Lyrics

I turn the music up I got my records on I shut the world outside until the lights come on Maybe the streets alight Maybe the trees are gone I feel my heart start beatin' to my favorite song And all the kids they dance All the kids all night Until Monday mornin' feels another life I turn the music up I'm on a roll this time And heaven is in sight I turn the music up I got my records on From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song Don't want to see another generation drop I'd rather be a comma than a full stop Maybe I'm in the black Maybe I'm on my knees Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes But my heart is beating and my pulses start Cathedrals in my heart As we saw, woah, this light I swear you, emerge blinking into To tell me it's alright As we soar walls Every siren is a symphony And every tear's a waterfall Is a waterfall, oh Is a waterfall, oh-oh-oh Is a, is a waterfall Every tear Is a waterfall, oh-oh-oh So you can hurt Hurt me bad But still I'll raise the flag Ooh It was a wa-wa-wa-wa-waterfall A wa-wa-wa-wa-waterfall Every tear, every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear, every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear, every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear, every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear, every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall


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Analysis performed on August 2, 2026
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