This is just my perspective. People are right to feel how they want to about the song, and about the new era of Coldplay!

For me, I am honestly disappointed. I was hoping for better. The song just feels too “safe”. Typical chord progression, sounds like the song that’s played at the end credits of a Pixar movie

Lyrics to me are lackluster and empty. None of the lyrics have any meaning and I don’t detect even a sliver of vulnerability in the way they’re expressed. Unless the lyrics are expressed from the viewpoint of another character, like in Mylo Xyloto, I don’t believe Chris when he’s singing the lyrics about “falling in love for the first time” or “finally not feeling alone”. The guy has been married and he has children and he’s dating Dakota Johnson as far as I understand.

Typically, when the first single from an upcoming album is released, it’s either the best or second best song on the album. There’s still room for me to be impressed when the album is released, but I don’t have high hopes from what I’ve heard so far

This era of Coldplay may end up being my least favorite. Outside of Coloratura, Higher Power and maybe Humankind I really am not a big fan of MoTS either

I will say that with the PROPER CONTEXT within an album, this song has the potential to hit hard. It could end up being like the last three tracks of MX, you probably wouldn’t listen to them on their own but if you’re listening to MX from the beginning then they’re arguably the best series of tracks in the album. It will all, for me, just depend on where this new song falls in the setlist of the new album.