Birds/flying as a theme.

[alexedwards]

I've always been interested in this recurring theme in Coldplay songs. I decided to put together a list of how prominent it really is. I came up with

 

Birds, up & up- HFOD

O- Ghost Stories

Up with the Birds- Mylo Xyloto

Now my feet won't touch the ground- Prospekt's March

Speed of Sound-X&Y

Strawberry Swing- Viva la Vida

For You- Shiver EP

No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground- Yellow EP

 

Can you coldplayers think of any others, or give a reason why one of these don't really apply to this list.

 

Anyone know if in the past they have explained their affection for birds and the thought of flying.

[Nie]

Well they have a lot of references of birds, also in demo's and B-sides, here is another:

1.36 - Look up and you see birds

 

And if there is 1 theme that is recurring, that certainly is "Flying". :)

- All your friends -> Fly into the sunset and away they go

- Sweet Marianne -> Gonna ride along and fly, gonna let it on

- The world turned upside down -> Pilots, up and away they fly

- High Speed -> Can anybody fly this thing

- We never change -> And I wanna fly

- Paradise -> In the night the stormy night away she'd fly

- Us against the world -> Fly up to the surface and just start again

- U.F.O. -> Bullets fly split the sky

- Up in flames -> This time you're flying on

- Army of One -> I’ve been around flying, baby

 

and there might be others of which I'm not thinking right now.

 

Chris once has told that he wanted to be able to fly. :)

[AMDB9]

@Nie....I think the lyrics to The World Turned Upside Down are "Pilots up and away they fly"

[Nie]

@Nie....I think the lyrics to The World Turned Upside Down are "Pilots up and away they fly"

Thanks, I have changed it.

(And corrected it in my lyrics file as well)

[flockofbirds222]

I've always been fascinated by the birds/flying theme in coldplay songs, I just love it so much!

 

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[AMDB9]

Thanks, I have changed it.

(And corrected it in my lyrics file as well)

Now I need to listen to that song because it is one of my favorites and I haven't heard it in a while!