when i first heard this song in meeting people is easy (it was just the harmony part at the end of the song) the notes were so perfect and so desperate...and i thought to myself "this is the most beautiful melody i have ever heard". now that i have heard the entire song and melody that goes with the harmony...it just really tears at my heart.
what i think this song means:
the above comment about it being about war may very well be true. thom is very political and it seems to make perfect sence. however, when i think about the lyrics, i saw something different. the part at the end "little babies' eyes" reminded me that thom just had a child, and maybe this song is a sort of lullabye for his child. he doesnt want what happened to him to happen to his children...white elephants might have something to do with republicans.. (in my version of the song, he sings "with white elephants/ sitting ducks/ i will/ rise up") so im gonna put two ideas together.. maybe this song is about protecting your children from war. or about thom wanting to protect his child from war.
i hope you folks could follow my thoughts...im a bit scatterbrained.
I agree with you about the music- purely lovely. I also like Thom's voice in this song, because he's not in his falsetto. I love it both ways, but I also admire that he can sing well either way. Not like Chris Martin, unfortunately. Coldplay's only good song where Chris sings lower than usual, in my opinion, is Amsterdam.
I agree with you about the music- purely lovely. I also like Thom's voice in this song, because he's not in his falsetto. I love it both ways, but I also admire that he can sing well either way. Not like Chris Martin, unfortunately. Coldplay's only good song where Chris sings lower than usual, in my opinion, is Amsterdam.
And this song sorta sounds like "See You Soon" by them... hmm...
And this song sorta sounds like "See You Soon" by them... hmm...
I'd say your mostly right, though I don't think it's just about war. I think it's more so about the change in heart that came along with having kids. Cause at the start he's more just running away/hiding, but then it seems he gains the resolution for to rise up after staring into his little babies eyes and/or just having a baby.
I'd say your mostly right, though I don't think it's just about war. I think it's more so about the change in heart that came along with having kids. Cause at the start he's more just running away/hiding, but then it seems he gains the resolution for to rise up after staring into his little babies eyes and/or just having a baby.
when i first heard this song in meeting people is easy (it was just the harmony part at the end of the song) the notes were so perfect and so desperate...and i thought to myself "this is the most beautiful melody i have ever heard". now that i have heard the entire song and melody that goes with the harmony...it just really tears at my heart.
what i think this song means: the above comment about it being about war may very well be true. thom is very political and it seems to make perfect sence. however, when i think about the lyrics, i saw something different. the part at the end "little babies' eyes" reminded me that thom just had a child, and maybe this song is a sort of lullabye for his child. he doesnt want what happened to him to happen to his children...white elephants might have something to do with republicans.. (in my version of the song, he sings "with white elephants/ sitting ducks/ i will/ rise up") so im gonna put two ideas together.. maybe this song is about protecting your children from war. or about thom wanting to protect his child from war.
i hope you folks could follow my thoughts...im a bit scatterbrained.
I agree with you about the music- purely lovely. I also like Thom's voice in this song, because he's not in his falsetto. I love it both ways, but I also admire that he can sing well either way. Not like Chris Martin, unfortunately. Coldplay's only good song where Chris sings lower than usual, in my opinion, is Amsterdam.
I agree with you about the music- purely lovely. I also like Thom's voice in this song, because he's not in his falsetto. I love it both ways, but I also admire that he can sing well either way. Not like Chris Martin, unfortunately. Coldplay's only good song where Chris sings lower than usual, in my opinion, is Amsterdam.
And this song sorta sounds like "See You Soon" by them... hmm...
And this song sorta sounds like "See You Soon" by them... hmm...
I'd say your mostly right, though I don't think it's just about war. I think it's more so about the change in heart that came along with having kids. Cause at the start he's more just running away/hiding, but then it seems he gains the resolution for to rise up after staring into his little babies eyes and/or just having a baby.
I'd say your mostly right, though I don't think it's just about war. I think it's more so about the change in heart that came along with having kids. Cause at the start he's more just running away/hiding, but then it seems he gains the resolution for to rise up after staring into his little babies eyes and/or just having a baby.