Could Us Against The World Be About The Time Chris Kicked Will Out Of The Band? - Page 2

Pink · 21-09-2011, 02:15 AM

OK, UATW unplugged just played on the Letterman show and Chris gave a little explanation. He said it's about the band and all the negativity aimed at them. Makes me love it all the more. I think it probably means a lot to them, personally.

VIVA.42 · 21-09-2011, 02:25 AM

were at the taping?? cause its not on tv yet??

Sleep · 08-10-2011, 12:56 AM

Every time they play this song, Chris has a different explanation of what the song is about...

Kiame · 08-10-2011, 04:44 AM

Chris said it was about a friend of his who had a problem with drugs.

chuck kottke · 08-10-2011, 04:55 AM

I just have to say it's difficult to sing about the truth in these times, perhaps the only way to be heard is to code the truth within, to speak with emotion and suggestion rather than directly, and to get on to get out the message is a tenuous dance. When you dance with the crocodiles, you've got to choose your moves wisely.

matan · 10-10-2011, 08:54 PM

you mistaking The song trouble already talked about this event what they would remind him again, I'm sure they do not like to remember it

Sharpe · 07-01-2012, 06:45 PM

I thought it was "My drunkard has a Daniel in a Lion's Den

Sharpe · 07-01-2012, 06:48 PM

I thought it was "My drunkard as a Daniel in a Lion's Den

Sharpe · 07-01-2012, 06:50 PM

All I know is that my son's name is Daniel and he's watching the Lions play the Saints in his den...
funny

footyfan10 · 07-01-2012, 07:07 PM

okay, the song is relatively clear...US against the world...as in the band through thick and thin against the world.

Coeurli · 07-01-2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiame;5006957
Chris said it was about a friend of his who had a problem with drugs.

I heard/read that too.

Quote:
Originally Posted by footyfan10;5164295
okay, the song is relatively clear...US against the world...as in the band through thick and thin against the world.

I think it's also about this.

Coldplay songs aren't usually about something very specific : I mean maybe there are some special circumstances, and Chris may have something special in mind, but, as he often says, it's never only about one & only particular thing. You can find the meaning you want in any of their songs, so that you can relate.

MosesTheMarshmallow · 08-01-2012, 01:09 AM

I'm pretty sure it's about the United States Against the World. It's about how the United States has tried to rule the world, as if it were the Princess of China. Only to have this empire fall.

proof:

Coldplay at Lollapalooza 2011 - Us Against the World - YouTube

Listen to Chris at 0:15 - "This is a song called UATW. It's about the potential love affair between Sarah Palin and Bill O'Reilly. In the hopes that through shared love, they will see the whole world in a whole new way."

chuck kottke · 08-01-2012, 02:18 AM

The music's soul is in a blended dreamscape of imagination and emotion, like a dream unfurling itself in the listener's mind; the collective imagination of a vast beehive of us all. I'm sure it has many meaning at many different levels, though the one you refer to is perhaps one of those.
The question is: how do we de-empire? Is the US really an empire, or just the place where global corporate empires moor their flagships and forge their hammers? I'm beginning to wonder..
Anyhow, fantastic song, raises the spirits of this woodsman of Oz.

21-09-2011, 02:15 AM	#16
Pink Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 588 Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	OK, UATW unplugged just played on the Letterman show and Chris gave a little explanation. He said it's about the band and all the negativity aimed at them. Makes me love it all the more. I think it probably means a lot to them, personally. __________________ "You will make it, only if you run" - Julian Plenti Mine for Keeps: "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (song) -- Chris's "Fix You" crowd dash @ Sound Relief -- Chris & Jonny's acoustic performance of "The Scientist" @ Philly Y100 -- Interpol's thread -- "...and Gwyneth's making drumsticks," and Chris's laugh afterwords -- Anchorman's Happy Birthday shout-out to my son -- Unplugged "Us Against the World" @ Letterman gig 9/20/11

21-09-2011, 02:25 AM	#17
VIVA.42 Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 668 My Mood: Location: Vancouver Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 7 Thanked 36 Times in 22 Posts	were at the taping?? cause its not on tv yet?? __________________ Coldplay Live in Vancouver JUNE 20th 2009, April 20th & 21st 2012 = BEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE.. PLEASE FOLLOW ME ON TUMBLR http://darrenbaptiste.tumblr.com/ Follow me on Twitter @CarKid42

08-10-2011, 12:56 AM	#18
Sleep Sleep Satisfy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,481 My Mood: Location: New Jersey Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Every time they play this song, Chris has a different explanation of what the song is about... __________________ 10/26/08 - East Rutherford, NJ 5/24/09 - Hershey, PA 8/3/12 - East Rutherford, NJ "i know one day good things are coming our way"

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footyfan10 The Scientist Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Washington, DC Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	okay, the song is relatively clear...US against the world...as in the band through thick and thin against the world. __________________ swoop down from the sky and catch me like a bird of prey

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Coeurli It's pronounced Curly Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13,837 Location: 136 Low Street, The Little Apple. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,868 Thanked 1,492 Times in 847 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Kiame;5006957 Chris said it was about a friend of his who had a problem with drugs. I heard/read that too. Quote: Originally Posted by footyfan10;5164295 okay, the song is relatively clear...US against the world...as in the band through thick and thin against the world. I think it's also about this. Coldplay songs aren't usually about something very specific : I mean maybe there are some special circumstances, and Chris may have something special in mind, but, as he often says, it's never only about one & only particular thing. You can find the meaning you want in any of their songs, so that you can relate. __________________ A dazzled Coldplay fan. Also known as R Célly, or Nikola's PR. COLDPLAY: "Four very attractive young men playing the sexiest music ever created that will melt both your heart and your brain at the same time." "We're a punk band, you know that" - CM Stade de France, Paris, 2.09.2012 The night I had eye-sex twice with The Martin

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Kiame الى السماء Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,381 Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts	Chris said it was about a friend of his who had a problem with drugs.

08-10-2011, 04:55 AM	#20
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	I just have to say it's difficult to sing about the truth in these times, perhaps the only way to be heard is to code the truth within, to speak with emotion and suggestion rather than directly, and to get on to get out the message is a tenuous dance. When you dance with the crocodiles, you've got to choose your moves wisely.

10-10-2011, 08:54 PM	#21
matan Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 96 My Mood: Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you mistaking The song trouble already talked about this event what they would remind him again, I'm sure they do not like to remember it

07-01-2012, 06:45 PM	#22
Sharpe Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 34 My Mood: Location: Paradise Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I thought it was "My drunkard has a Daniel in a Lion's Den

07-01-2012, 06:48 PM	#23
Sharpe Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 34 My Mood: Location: Paradise Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I thought it was "My drunkard as a Daniel in a Lion's Den

07-01-2012, 06:50 PM	#24
Sharpe Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 34 My Mood: Location: Paradise Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	All I know is that my son's name is Daniel and he's watching the Lions play the Saints in his den... funny

08-01-2012, 02:18 AM	#28
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	The music's soul is in a blended dreamscape of imagination and emotion, like a dream unfurling itself in the listener's mind; the collective imagination of a vast beehive of us all. I'm sure it has many meaning at many different levels, though the one you refer to is perhaps one of those. The question is: how do we de-empire? Is the US really an empire, or just the place where global corporate empires moor their flagships and forge their hammers? I'm beginning to wonder.. Anyhow, fantastic song, raises the spirits of this woodsman of Oz.