The video features the band performing against a of Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting, Liberty Leading the People .
: The background uses multi-colored textures interspersed with imagery of speeding clouds and the same artwork featured on the album's cover.
The video and song are deeply rooted in historical and artistic references:
: Chris Martin cited Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and the novels of Charles Dickens as significant inspirations for the album's strong visual imagery. Narrative and Meaning