khabra Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 After listening to it again I'm quite confident it's about abstinence and all, but I'm gonna go with my favourite interpretation of seeing it as a stalkers' song because I'm weird like that...and not to sound all Radiohead did this and Coldplay copied, I see it as their very own version of Creep. Than again that's just me. :P *Grabs binoculars and scans neighboring backyards* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper-Dan-Man Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 thank you... i feel much better now. *sniffle* IM SUCH A WEAK PERSON! :bigcry: lol. Tut, tut. Though if you are weak, I'd try to avoid Chris while he's singing this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplay007 Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 wait ru just being sarcastic...or ru really glad i think its funny..........and im not laughing at the topic im laughing cause i cant believe people are still talking about it......but ya no, i'm just messin around. i'm quite surprised as well. people take things so seriously.:laugh3: lol, but yeah. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 hahaha..............dont trip its allllll gooooood..........:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplay007 Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 haha. :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsu Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 better? A bit better, yeah, but I'd still answer the same way as I did to that thread title. I think you really mean something like 'Does anyone else think of paedophiles when they listen to Yes?' Then I'd answer 'I don't, but I understand why someone might' (in the same way that someone on a really strict diet might be reminded of cakes!!) Oh well, doesn't matter I suppose, you've explained what you mean in the actual thread Hotplay :) Out of interest, does thinking of that ruin the actual song for you? I think I'd find it too upsetting to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSpies84 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I can see where the pedophile theory comes from, and after reading this it slightly crossed my mind, but I've no doubt this song is about sex and the religious guilt that comes with impure thoughts and acting out on them. I mean, he says "We were dying of frustration." That means it was him and the other person. I don't think a child feels that way. And he says they were asking to not be lead into temptation as well. I've been going through my Coldplay collection, and I think this might be their first song about sex. Am I right or wrong? I don't think they've ever done one quite like this one, sound and lyrics wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 haha:laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I agree that it's about abstinence, but maybe not because of religious reasons. I think it's just plain ole' sexual temptation: guy wants to respect girl's wishes to take things slow, but his passion and hormones are raging like mad and he loves her so much that he can't contain himself. And it's as if he's just gonna throw himself onto her any minute now. Basically, it's about an ultra-horny guy. :wacko: But I love this song...it has such feeling and you can feel the guy's needs when Chris is droning 'I've become so tired of this loneliness..' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42! Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I've been going through my Coldplay collection, and I think this might be their first song about sex. Am I right or wrong? I don't think they've ever done one quite like this one, sound and lyrics wise. I've thought the song X&Y might be.... Yes is about trying not to commit adultery imo, but I guess there's no way of knowing for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauve Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmm...what's for sure is that Yes is inspired by Venus in Furs (Velvet Underground with Lou Reed) and that was about SM love/sex ! I am glad Coldplay made their own interpretation so that today we have a song to enjoy the hypnotic sounds again- and with Chris's voice so low:dizzy2: Both songs allow to experiment the feeling - where is the border between pain and pleasure ? is it more of a kick to resist temptation or to fall for it ? there is no set answer - everytime you're on the edge, the question awaits you and yourself, in that unique moment. Chris already told us a lot about love, and light. It helps. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Hi Indie :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauve Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Talking to me ? Thanks for the compliment Cobalt :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Indie... Indya... Hotplay007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauve Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Oh right, have you find her yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.xy.blunt Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Maybe the song is about young boys who like young girls. If you examine & analyse the lyric of the Fix You b-side The World Turned Upside Down, the rabbit trail ambiguously ends & starts there: What is this little thing that I've seen before? A little boy lost in a breaking storm Hide & sob, away they fly Some write your name in the summer sky Life has only really just begun Life that comes & everything under the sun Or maybe these two songs is about Jay Z or Kayne West when they were kids growing up in America. Anyway I'm of to have some Breakfast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Also, I am most definitely sure the term Indie means to use was ephebophilia NOT pedophilia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.xy.blunt Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 You didn't make it to heaven: but you made it close... To simply uphold the righteous name of Chris Martin. We don't want people to misconstrue his ideology & mawkish romance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 You treat him like some kind of god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.xy.blunt Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 For you I'd wait till Kingdom Come unti my day is done. Say you'll come, & wait for me, just say you'll wait, & set me free... Hmm, maybe Chris Martin (CM) is? Next time you see him with a hood sweatshirt on the bus, he could be one of us, or a stranger on the bus...trying to make His way home, with Gwenyth Paltrow (GP) calling on CM's cell phone - telling Chris, cum home now my darling: we've got some conversation to do, & a lot more action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 It's not about Paedophilia!! Whenever does he mention that this is a child he's singing about??! Why would Chris Martin write about paedohilia?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Which is why I said it is more likely to be ephebophilia than pedo, also you've just raised a month old thread from the dead with nothing interesting to add, nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplay007 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 DO YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW OLD THIS THREAD EVEN IS!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jettelag Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Who knows if it is about pedophilia? I recently found out that the melting clocks picture by Salvador Dali could be about his Oedipus Complex. But more than that I think this song is just about trying to get a girl because nobody loves you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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