June 24, 200817 yr It's a metaphor for the perfect moment with your children, in the park on a bright summer's day, and it's beautiful :)
June 25, 200817 yr Someone has given the title of a blog "Strawberry Swing": If I might say so myself, my berry-heaven trifle was pure perfection for the taste buds. Berries and vanilla sponge cake and custard and berry sauces and jelly. Perfect combination. http://themeanderingthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/06/strawberry-swing.html Apparently this is a Strawberry Swing: I somehow don't think Coldplay are singing about a cake though... But I may be wrong :P This looks like an actual Strawberry Swing though:
June 25, 200817 yr Author Ok. i see that strawberry swing is a perfect moment. But i dont get the sense of sitting on the strawberry swing or talking under the SS or walking up to SS.:\ They were sitting They were sitting on the strawberry swing Every moment was so precious They were sitting They were talking under strawberry swing Everybody was for fighting Wouldn't wanna waste a thing Cold, cold water bring me round Now my feet won't touch the ground Cold, cold water what ya say? When it's such… It's such a perfect day It's such a perfect day I remember We were walking up to strawberry swing I can't wait until the morning Wouldn't wanna change a thing People moving all the time Inside a perfectly straight line Don't you wanna curve away? When it's such… It's such a perfect day It's such a perfect day Now the sky could be blue I don't mind Without you it's a waste of time Could be blue I don’t mind Without you it’s a waste of time Could be blue, could be grey without you I’m just miles away could be blue I don’t mind Without you it’s a waste of time
June 25, 200817 yr It's a metaphor for the perfect moment with your children, in the park on a bright summer's day, and it's beautiful :) Agreed! It just gives me the feeling that the four of them (Chris, Gwyneth; Apple and Moses) were walking in a park on a warm summer's day and they saw a red swing and one of the children said "look at the strawberry swing, daddy" or something like that lol
June 25, 200817 yr same here, I love the name...it just does bring a brilliant metaphor of a perfect moment in the sun...it's amazing how a song can make you feel sooooooooooo good though, isn't it?
June 27, 200817 yr I can't help imagining a small cosy caffe bar located up on Violet Hill :lol: ''They were sitting They were sitting in the strawberry swing ''
June 28, 200817 yr Reminds me of stopping to appreciate a beautiful day and/or make everyday interesting. In some interview or article with Chris Martin I remember him talking about how he likes to make every day amazing. As a whole, the song perplexes me, but I can't help feeling amazing with the "afro-pop" guitar and upbeat mood.
June 28, 200817 yr Mmmmmm i have read all that you've said guys.. but I still can't find a exactly meaning... i translate all Viva la Vida songs to spanish yesterday.. nad the only one that i couldn't finish was Strawberry Swing.. i mean i can't find it an explication in spanish.. help please!
June 28, 200817 yr Mmmmmm i have read all that you've said guys.. but I still can't find a exactly meaning... i translate all Viva la Vida songs to spanish yesterday.. nad the only one that i couldn't finish was Strawberry Swing.. i mean i can't find it an explication in spanish.. help please! I don't think we can ever find an exact meaning, all we can do is speculate. The problem in translating is that we don't know if Strawberry Swing is a particular swing in a park, or the name or nickname of a place (shop, restaurant etc etc). If it's a real place name like Violet Hill then you wouldn't need to translate it - why not go with that?
June 30, 200817 yr ^ Because it's not written with capital letters; it couldn't be a place like Violet Hill, which actually exists. I'm thinking it's an actual swing because the song talks about being sit on a swing, and 'strawberry' sometimes aludes to the colour of the fruit.
June 30, 200817 yr ^ Because it's not written with capital letters; it couldn't be a place like Violet Hill, which actually exists. I'm thinking it's an actual swing because the song talks about being sit on a swing, and 'strawberry' sometimes aludes to the colour of the fruit. Well, it's written on my CD with capital letters...? And Chris sings 'to Strawberry Swing' (with no 'the') which sounds more like a place name (or nickname) than a description of anything.
June 30, 200817 yr I have the lyrics (supposedly the original ones) and it's not written with capitals... if you have the booklet with the lyrics like that then it must be like you say. The first time it says 'they were sitting on the strawberry swing' but now that you mention, afterwards it is used like a proper name:thinking: OK, I'm officialy confused
June 30, 200817 yr Post the lyrics please :lol: I have it but it doesn't look like it's from the booklet...
June 30, 200817 yr Before the album came out I thought Strawberry Swing was gonna be a dance that went with the song. LOL, I thought they would go all Soulja Boy on us!:laugh3:
July 2, 200817 yr I miss my BABY!!! (my CAT)....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
July 3, 200817 yr Cold, cold water bring me round Now my feet won't touch the ground Cold, cold water what ya say? For some reason whenever I hear these lines I think of chris lying on the ground being splashed with cold water and waking up being delirious. For me this is what the song is about. Waking up and realizing that the world can be a beautiful place, especially when your in the company of loved ones. Just some thoughts....
July 3, 200817 yr I don't think we can ever find an exact meaning, all we can do is speculate. The problem in translating is that we don't know if Strawberry Swing is a particular swing in a park, or the name or nickname of a place (shop, restaurant etc etc). If it's a real place name like Violet Hill then you wouldn't need to translate it - why not go with that? yes you're right.. but Is there something (a strawberry swing) where you can walk up to, or sitting on it..? mmm :thinking: I have to figure that out! I MUST! :P
July 3, 200817 yr I have the lyrics (supposedly the original ones) and it's not written with capitals... if you have the booklet with the lyrics like that then it must be like you say. The first time it says 'they were sitting on the strawberry swing' but now that you mention, afterwards it is used like a proper name:thinking: OK, I'm officialy confused Where did you get your lyrics from, DeeDee? If they're from Japan then please trust me, there's nothing official there about capitalisation or spelling or anything really (though it might be pretty close)!! If it's from another place - especially from any English-speaking countries, please share!! :)
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