![]() That Chris Martin longs for more - indeed, that he longs for something beyond death - is clear. It's awful to think that any person can feel that they've blown it forever with God. There's nothing about God's goodness - even in giving us a blueprint for sexuality - and nothing about grace. I can't help feeling sad when I read these lyrics - because I can't help feeling that Martin has missed the heart of the Christian message. The album track, Yes, seems to be a reflection on this sort of subject, told by someone who is struggling alone in sexual temptation and guilt: 'Yeah we were dying of frustration / Saying "Lord lead me not into temptation" / But it's not easy when she turns you on / If you'll only, if you'll only say yes / Whether you will's anybody's guess / God, only God knows I'm trying my best / But I'm so tired of this loneliness.' ![]() He reveals that, in particular, as he grew up as a teenager, he hated the idea that his own sexual morality might affect or determine his eternal fate. In the interview Martin reveals that, although he continues to believe in God, he has apparently rejected the idea of hell existing. Fascinatingly, it's a subject that Chris Martin recently spoke on in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine. One of the other major themes that emerges through Coldplay's latest offer, Viva la Vida, is that of death and judgement.
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