It doesn't really need the sample of Barack Obama singing 'Amazing Grace' in the fading background, although it's worth it for bragging rights alone.' In a ranking of the band's entire discography, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of Parachutes, NME praised the track's tranquility, crediting it for Barks reading. He wrote, 'It's an encouraging message of optimism in the face of the darkest of powers. LyricsДЄdam Silverstein from Digital Spy praised the song's message, however, with the exception of the Obama's clip. The regular and the classical piano throughout the song are both played by Georgian concert pianist Khatia Buniatishvili.

About Obama's involvement, Chris said, 'We have a tiny clip of the President singing 'Amazing Grace' at that church, because of the historical significance of what he did and also that song being about, 'I'm lost but now I'm found.'' Coldplay asked for permission and both the White House and Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church conceded for the recording's use. Pinckney's funeral, an American politician and pastor who was one of the victims in the South Carolina church terrorist shooting in June of 2015. 'Kaleidoscope' also contains elements of the Christian hymn 'Amazing Grace', originally written by John Newton, and sung by former president of the United States Barack Obama at Clementa C. It contain parts of the poem The Guest House written by Rumi and recited by American poet Coleman Barks, a popular interpreter of Rumi and translater of his works. The song was described as 'a psychedelic spoken-word' accompanied by a 'tranquil atmospheric' lofty piano-led instrumental. The idea is to accept what happens to you and not run away from anything - and trust that things will blossom and become colorful.' Rumi's poem was then incorporated on the album track, 'Kaleidoscope'. It says that everything that happens to you is OK. In an interview for Rolling Stone, he stated: 'It kind of changed my life. One of his poems, called The Guest House, helped Chris to get through the tough period around his divorce. At some point, a friend gave him some books, including a volume by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi. During the final stages of his 10-year marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin revealed he was feeling depressed and overwhelmed, along with an increasing insecurity about the music he was making at the time.

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