Lyrics for Glass Of Water as interpreted by eighteesix

Glass Of Water Lyrics
Scared of losing all the time
You wrote it in a letter
He was a friend of mine
He heard you could see your future
Inside a glass of water
The ripples and the lines
And he asked, would I see heaven in mine?

That is just the way it was
Nothing could be better
And nothing ever was
Oh and they say you can see your future
Inside a glass of water
The riddles and the rhymes
Will I see heaven in mine?

Oh Oh Oh Oh I

Son, don't ask
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life living in the past
Going nowhere fast

So he wrote it on a wall
The hollowest of halos
Is no halo at all
Televisions selling plastic figurines of leaders
Saying nothing at all
And you chime
Stars in heaven align

Oh Oh Oh Oh I

Son, don't ask
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life living in the past
Going nowhere fast

Oh what are we drinking when we're done?
Glasses of water

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blueboy8
11-20-2008

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Brilliant, brilliant song. I think it might be about not worrying about the future (will you go to heaven etc.) so Chris is maybe saying "let's forget it". Also, he might be saying it's better not to know your future as he says "son, don't ask".

Another view is that he first verse is almost like an old-time story and he may have "seen his future" in the water and be telling others not to do the same. It could be a Viva la vida style story

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eighteesix
11-21-2008

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^ agreed. one of my new favorite cold play songs. impressive lyrics

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rajwoodson
11-25-2008

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why didn't they put this on Viva? It goes so well with the album thematically. Making us pay extra $$$ for the EP???!

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blaporta
11-27-2008

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this is about how people always want to see their future and there is this dude who can! so everyone asks him and he is like "NO! if you do! your life will SUCK!"

basically: dont worry about what coming, it will come anyway, and dont get hung up on the past, just think that your glass is full! YAY OPTIMISM!

kool beanz song, too bad coldplay put it on the EP making everyone pay more for this great song (those geniuses!)

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Akronat
11-28-2008

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In regards to how big a song impacted me on first listen, this might be my favorite coldplay song ever. Its definitely up there... chorus just kills me, musically, lyrically everything. I'm an extremely nostalgic personality who spends probably too much time worrying about things in general, when I listen it feels like I am getting hit in the chest with a cinder block and I want to cry tears of happiness and hope.

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adamrobertt
11-30-2008

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Such a good song! Should have been on the full length.

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americalendar
12-10-2008

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i love this song. the 7/4 time signature gets me. coldplay. is. brilliant.

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vivaldi_is_cool
12-24-2008

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its not in 7/4 though americalendar. best song on the EP except for now my feet wont touch the ground

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lguard73
01-02-2009

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Actually the song goes into 7/4 during the chorus.

Amazing song.

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tab9327
01-08-2009

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I think this song is about not being afraid of the future, not being afraid of the past, but just living in the present and making the best of life without worrying about everything. :) I love this song, it's one of my favorites.

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KTMUSiC
01-16-2009

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ahhhh, i love this song.
it speaks to me saying- just go with the flow.
when the loud music plays during the "chorus" my heart skips a beat.
i feel inspired when i hear it.

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maidenaya
03-01-2009

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Oh what are we drinking when we're done?
Glasses of water

That line gets me every time. He says no one can figure out the future, and by staying stuck in the past or worrying about your future you're letting your present life pass by.

And stop being anxious and worrying about things, those "ripples" in the water have no meaning, doesn't predict your future...Its just a glass of water. What a way to put it.

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thirsty_thursday
03-18-2009

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Love the piano rolls during the quiet section, and i like how they threw in the coda there instead of just the generic tonic crash ending, even if it does feel like a conscious decision to be different, like much of viva la vida was. i'm not knocking the album or the ep... really its better to consciously force yourself to be different than to subconsciously repeat the same style, albiet good style, of music that was on your last album.

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huggsley16
03-18-2009

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Wow! This is a pretty cool song... But I do think there is one major misconception. If you are saved then you do know for sure that you are going to Heaven. If you sin and don't ask for forgivness of your sins and do not believe Jesus died for your sins then you won't go to heaven. I have been struggling for a long time with being afraid of dying because i wasn't sure that I would go to heaven. In Romans 10:9-10 it says if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and repent for your sins you will be saved and go to heaven. I believe strongly on scripture and I know that it is guiding me throughout my whole life. I personally think it is fine to have assurance from God that you will be saved and go to Heaven. Now I truly and wholeheartedly believe that I am going to Heaven when I die. It is good because I don't need to worry about my eternal life because it is already sealed.

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Miiiiikeyy
05-27-2009

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I read a Chris Martin interview somewhere and he said he didnt include some of the songs, namely glass of water on the full length because it didn't fit the style they were trying to go for. Life in Techincolor I feel fit better as an intro/outro song but I also like it as a normal song. As for Glass of Water, I think the word he used was that it was to "flashy" or "sexy" not sure but something to that extent. Personally I feel this song could put down any one of the songs on Viva. I think his intentions were to make sure each song on Viva get the appropriate amount of listens....if they put this song i feel like i would have put it on repeat and not appreciate the rest of the CD. To some extent i did that with Viva la Vida (song), i believe Glass of Water could definately contest that song...It has a hint of old Coldplay, deep lyrics, that rolling piano in the background while still upholding their new faster pace...i wish they'd go back to their old style i miss it

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