Fix You... Apple the inspiration?

trevgreg · 09-09-2005, 05:05 PM

Hey guys. Newcomer to the board, so please bear with me if I did something wrong.

Anyways, I have a question that's been nagging at me for awhile. From a personal viewpoint, I take lyrics as however I perceive them, more than being curious why someone writes them the way they do (unless they specifically say something about it). But my brother,a more significant fan of the band than me, had something to say about Fix You. Over the summer, we were discussing the album. And he was telling me how he really didn't get into the whole emotional/touching part of the song, or whatever you want to call it, since he heard that Chris wrote the lyrics for Apple. I guess he didn't want to imagine a one-year old during the "tears stream down your face" parts

The only thing I could find online having to do with this was that a critic suggested he wrote it as an anthem of sorts for his daughter (which my brother could've read), but I'm not sure if that really means anything. I personally always figured it was about loss, and maybe slightly influenced by Chris' wife losing her father.

If anyone can shed light on this, thanks!

sumar · 09-09-2005, 07:00 PM

Ive mostly seen people talking about it being about his wife, not daughter.

Marie · 09-09-2005, 07:13 PM

Yeah I think the song is about Gywneth.

mandymcnabb · 09-09-2005, 08:24 PM

I heard that he wrote it for Gwyneth when her father died.

I think it sounds like a daddy daughter song though.

awe.

cute either way.

could that man get any better?

twistedlogic · 09-09-2005, 09:15 PM

I think he wrote "What If" for Apple.

*andrea* · 09-09-2005, 09:17 PM

coldplay_steph · 09-09-2005, 09:22 PM

yeah i also think 'what if' could be for apple

Li_cold · 09-09-2005, 09:37 PM

I heard that what if was for Gwyneth too...

*andrea* · 09-09-2005, 09:39 PM

i think the whole cd is for gwyneth!

coldplay_steph · 09-09-2005, 09:42 PM

Haha yeah probably!!! Bless him

Sienna · 09-09-2005, 10:10 PM

i've heard many times that fix you was written for gwen when her father died. the song was written so it could mean something different to everyone, it could probably apply to apple also, but the overall theme of the song is loss.

trevgreg · 11-09-2005, 06:42 AM

consensus is Gwyneth, if anything. I do agree with those that said that, of course, it could mean many things from Chris' point of view. so it's probably how you see it (though I'll have to tell my brother that it probably wasn't solely for Apple).

thanks guys, for helping out a first-time poster like myself. and hopefully I'll see you guys around from time to time.

Lore · 13-09-2005, 03:24 AM

for gwyneth or apple.. I don't care.. the songs are great!!!

alyssa · 13-09-2005, 03:30 AM

It's for Gwynpple.

Lore · 13-09-2005, 03:33 AM

hehe.. yeah.. I think that too..

and.. what if and fix you are my favourite songs of the album!!

09-09-2005, 05:05 PM	#1
trevgreg Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fix You... Apple the inspiration? Hey guys. Newcomer to the board, so please bear with me if I did something wrong. Anyways, I have a question that's been nagging at me for awhile. From a personal viewpoint, I take lyrics as however I perceive them, more than being curious why someone writes them the way they do (unless they specifically say something about it). But my brother,a more significant fan of the band than me, had something to say about Fix You. Over the summer, we were discussing the album. And he was telling me how he really didn't get into the whole emotional/touching part of the song, or whatever you want to call it, since he heard that Chris wrote the lyrics for Apple. I guess he didn't want to imagine a one-year old during the "tears stream down your face" parts The only thing I could find online having to do with this was that a critic suggested he wrote it as an anthem of sorts for his daughter (which my brother could've read), but I'm not sure if that really means anything. I personally always figured it was about loss, and maybe slightly influenced by Chris' wife losing her father. If anyone can shed light on this, thanks!

09-09-2005, 07:13 PM	#3
Marie Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 6,146 Location: Reading at uni! Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah I think the song is about Gywneth. __________________ Coldplay still rule! Futureheads next month!

09-09-2005, 08:24 PM	#4
mandymcnabb twitter Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,228 Location: Michigannn. Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I heard that he wrote it for Gwyneth when her father died. I think it sounds like a daddy daughter song though. awe. cute either way. could that man get any better? __________________ Curious velocity, brought me to a halt. Oh flatten me my baby, gimme some salt.

09-09-2005, 09:17 PM	#6
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09-09-2005, 09:37 PM	#8
Li_cold Coldplayer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,968 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I heard that what if was for Gwyneth too... __________________ Nothing else compares .And we live in a beautiful world.

09-09-2005, 07:00 PM	#2
sumar Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 97 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ive mostly seen people talking about it being about his wife, not daughter.

09-09-2005, 09:15 PM	#5
twistedlogic Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 132 Location: Seattle Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think he wrote "What If" for Apple.

09-09-2005, 09:22 PM	#7
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	yeah i also think 'what if' could be for apple

09-09-2005, 09:39 PM	#9
andrea sweet brontosaurus Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 10,073 Location: In our bedroom after the war Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i think the whole cd is for gwyneth! __________________ I'm crazy, but cool - as appointed by wacko Clay meditationplease WWJB (We Want Jess Back! ) join now http://imagegen.last.fm/bethscoffee/...s/lollepop.gif ♥

09-09-2005, 09:42 PM	#10
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Haha yeah probably!!! Bless him

09-09-2005, 10:10 PM	#11
Sienna A good time song... Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,023 Location: Where truth and fiction meet. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i've heard many times that fix you was written for gwen when her father died. the song was written so it could mean something different to everyone, it could probably apply to apple also, but the overall theme of the song is loss. __________________ ~>Mildred<~ We are accidents Waiting, waiting to happen Coldplay-Nov 7-Amway Arena Orlando

11-09-2005, 06:42 AM	#12
trevgreg Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	alright... consensus is Gwyneth, if anything. I do agree with those that said that, of course, it could mean many things from Chris' point of view. so it's probably how you see it (though I'll have to tell my brother that it probably wasn't solely for Apple). thanks guys, for helping out a first-time poster like myself. and hopefully I'll see you guys around from time to time.

13-09-2005, 03:24 AM	#13
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	for gwyneth or apple.. I don't care.. the songs are great!!!

13-09-2005, 03:30 AM	#14
alyssa first on last off Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,165 Location: S. California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's for Gwynpple. __________________

13-09-2005, 03:33 AM	#15
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	hehe.. yeah.. I think that too.. and.. what if and fix you are my favourite songs of the album!!