Sunflower85 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Hi everyone! For those who haven't seen my short introduction in the "new here" sub-forum, I am a newly minted Coldplay fan. I didn't just find out about them, I just never listened to their songs until recently. I've been obsessing over it ever since, and there's one thing I noticed. I noticed that Coldplay mentions birds. A lot. As longtime fans you may probably already have the answer to this, but what is the significance of birds in Coldplay's music? Has this been addressed in an interview? Examples I can think of and that I've encountered while discovering their music: -Speed of Sound (X&Y) -Up with the Birds (Mylo Xyloto) -O 'Fly On' (Ghost Stories) -Birds (A Head Full of Dreams) -Amazing Day (A Head Full of Dreams) -Birds (A Head Full of Dreams) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 also 1.36 "Climb up a ladder Look up and you see birds" i think the answer is simple. Chris is a bird boy. :no_mouth: but really, there's a clear link between birds/flying and escapism, which is something that Chris writes about a lot in various forms. sometimes it's birds, sometimes it's space or ocean, sometimes it's literally The Escapist :P Chris is definitely an idealist and dreamer so the connection makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Chris simply loves the idea of flying and not having his feet on the ground :) Also, there is this :joy: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/1999-10-23-passionate-angst-rock-melody-maker.106292/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Chris simply loves the idea of flying and not having his feet on the ground :) Also, there is this :joy: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/1999-10-23-passionate-angst-rock-melody-maker.106292/ lol it's all just a dig at Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnotmartin Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Fish fell out of water Bird stuck on the ground Chaos giving all Everything is upside down - All I Can Think About Is You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Fish fell out of water Bird stuck on the ground Chaos giving all Everything is upside down - All I Can Think About Is You OMG these lyrics sound X&Yish, so excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnotmartin Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 OMG these lyrics sound X&Yish, so excited They played it in Tokyo earlier :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Fish fell out of water Bird stuck on the ground Chaos giving all Everything is upside down - All I Can Think About Is You you have a real knack to figure out chris' mumblings :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 They played it in Tokyo earlier :) I know, I just got the chance to listen to it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Someone might as well name four birds after them because there are SO many bird references. When people discover new species of animals sometimes they name the species after a famous person. Cacatua chrismartinus sounds like a cool bird. (I put it in the parrot genus to jab at how much Chris talks) Just to add, I'll make Guy, Aptenodytes Berrymanus, so he could drunkenly question his own existence as a penguin. As for the Jonny and Will I need to find a defining characteristic of both of them to find the perfect bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Someone might as well name four birds after them because there are SO many bird references. When people discover new species of animals sometimes they name the species after a famous person. Cacatua chrismartinus sounds like a cool bird. (I put it in the parrot genus to jab at how much Chris talks) Just to add, I'll make Guy, Aptenodytes Berrymanus, so he could drunkenly question his own existence as a penguin. As for the Jonny and Will I need to find a defining characteristic of both of them to find the perfect bird. martins are already a type of bird, so :no_mouth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 martins are already a type of bird, so :no_mouth: Well we have that. I still see Chris as more parrot like lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hell bell Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 In "o(fly on)" i always hear the line "f**k a bird" instead of flock of. Even if i don t want to. Sent from my SM-J320FN using Coldplaying mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 In "o(fly on)" i always hear the line "f**k a bird" instead of flock of. Even if i don t want to. Sent from my SM-J320FN using Coldplaying mobile app and in midair too ("hovering above") talking about athleticism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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