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Recently, Coldplay released the song 'My Universe' in collaboration with BTS, marking a coming together of two of the biggest musical acts in the world. It was justified therefore that the song would be called 'My Universe', for nothing else could have expressed the grand scale of this project. On September 30, 2021, Coldplay released the official music video for 'My Universe' featuring BTS and a rich storyline that is deserving of an entire film.
If you've been wondering what the song actually means, keep reading for our explanation of the same!
If you've read the lyrics for 'My Universe', you'll notice that the themes are quite similar to BTS' very own 'Mikrocosmos' where an individual, the beloved, holds a whole world within them. In 'My Universe', we come along as BTS and Coldplay express their fondness for the same despite the circumstances that tear them apart.
"You are my universe / And I just want to put you first / And you are my universe /And you make my world light up inside"
The lyrics convey the feeling of seeing the stars in someone's eyes and the feeling all the happiness of the world in their arms. Without a doubt, this is also a callback to ARMY, as expressed through 'Mikrocosmos'.
In the music video, we find more clues to the world-building in this song. At the very onset, we're told that "Silencers" will have banned music in the distant future across the spheres, giving the impression of an insufferable dystopia. However, as we soon find out, technology has advanced enough to allow interplanetary communication and the free flow of art. Three musical acts across the universe lead the revolution against the Silencers by defying the ban and they're brought together in the present time through the HOLOBAND on DJ Lafrique's alien radio ship. DJ Lafrique seems to be a fictional alien being, albeit sentient and with a keen sense of music. The HOLOBAND juxtaposes different worlds through holograms, thus dissolving borders and differences.
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"There's a paradise they couldn't capture / That bright infinity inside your eyes"
Even though the Silencers have taken away music, they couldn't take away the melody that runs in our veins, the lilt of love. Art can never be restrained because its very essence lies in freedom and expression and love is a language that creates the sweetest euphony.
"Darkness used to be more comfortable for me / Within the long shadows (Eyes) / And they said that we can't be together/ Because, because we come from different sides"
This verse, in particular, has resonated strongly with the queer community, especially with the song being released during Bisexual Awareness Month. It touches upon the absurdity of worldly institutions dictating the boundaries of love and the devastating effect it can have on an individual, so much so that it forces them into retreating to the darkness of their own psyche just to feel safe.
"What brightens me up / Are the stars embroidered with your love / In my universe, you / Make another world for me"
Even when the world around you seems to close in, just the warm embrace of the one you love could open up a galaxy of emotions, a safe space for self-expression.
"We are made of each other, baby"
After all, we're all the same, made of stardust and therefore of each other. This also implies that there's a little bit of you in me and me in you, BTS in ARMY, and ARMY in BTS. The world would be a much kinder and more compassionate place if it were governed with such universalism in mind.
Once we all learn to put each other first, the sky will turn a beautiful purple.
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