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.

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. :)

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

@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)

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

 

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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!