Chris Martin has a crazed look in his eye in that last photo, like he's possessed, and that spider-web looking patch on his shirt is like a strange all-seeing eye/black hole. It's obvious they sold-out a while to the Illuminati, which is a shame since they're talented musicians.

Here is a good article dissecting the cryptic lyrics of 'Vive le Vida', another creation of creepy Brian Eno.
[link to lucysfur.wordpress.com]