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A theory making sense of Coldplay's music video 'The Scientist,' found in the YouTube comments, of all places

Note: The music video is a story told in reverse so the theory starts by talking about the end of the video and works backwards. From user Mango Monkey The brain mind mapping software.

'I think I finally understand the video. I kept thinking it made no sense that he woke up from a car accident and abandoned his girlfriend to die (Everyone else is mad about that too). But that is just not the case. There are many interpretations, like he is a ghost and such, but here is mine:

(The video)

Music video 'Paradise' by the British alternative rock band Coldplay. The song was released as the second single from their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto. In the video, a man dressed as an elephant escapes from a zoo, in London.

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The car accident actually never happened at all. The car accident symbolizes the death of their relationship. Essentially Chris Martin and his girlfriend run into an unforeseen problem represented by the truck that ran them off the road, and it ended in them breaking up. He leaves her body because thats how some relationships end. Some people walk away fine and others never fully recover and die (Metaphorically). Notice how he takes off the black jacket after the car accident. The color of it is black, which usually represents something negative. He takes it off to reveal the white shirt underneath, a shot at a new life without her, a new person not bogged down by their dying relationship. His expression while he wears the jacket is solemn, but after he takes it off and leaves her he eventually regains his happiness. The final moment, or the beginning of the video is of him closing his eyes and resting happily alone (Or single).

(The lyrics)

The lyrics on their own tell an interesting story about a man who spends so much time working that he never finds time for his wife who eventually leaves him. And in the end he wishes that he could go 'back to the start' and fix things.

However, the lyrics when put into the video give us another view. Though he has moved on from his girlfriend, from time to time he finds himself traveling back to the good times they had together. But remembering the good times is double sided, as when he thinks of the good times he also remembers the horrible crash (Or the break up).

Its funny how even after all the good things you go through, in the end, you remember the bad things the most. Thanks for reading!'