What does the MMIX symbol mean?

Carefulwhereyoustand · 29-12-2011, 05:45 PM

Most of the little logos that are below the tracklisting of the album and in several other places are easy to get (The transmission tower, the spiral, etc.). But I just don't understand the MMIX one!!! It looks like a Harry Potter wand or something, ideas??

i'maveryneatMonster.' · 30-12-2011, 04:51 AM

Chris Martin's pen when he writes songs.

Blue Nails · 30-12-2011, 01:28 PM

^Yeah it's a leaking pen so he can't read what he wrote so he thinks it says 'ooooh' again so he records that so we start complaining about lack of inspiration.

Looks like a wand to me. And it magically makes everyone happy again and then Teardrop starts.

Carefulwhereyoustand · 30-12-2011, 07:03 PM

I feel like these are hater comments against Coldplay. This is a fansite. If you're not a fan. GET OFF

i'maveryneatMonster.' · 30-12-2011, 07:19 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Nails;5145721
^Yeah it's a leaking pen so he can't read what he wrote so he thinks it says 'ooooh' again so he records that so we start complaining about lack of inspiration.

Looks like a wand to me. And it magically makes everyone happy again and then Teardrop starts.

Cheese Nip 2 · 30-12-2011, 07:57 PM

I think it's a stick shift that the kids use when the drive their c.....

Just kidding.

I actually have no clue what it is either. I think there was a rumor hoing around when the pop-up edition was released that the short songs used to be full songs with lyrics. Maybe that's true and it's from one of M.M.I.X's (Never really thought about it but I really love that title) lyircs. It'd be cool if anyone had that edition to look into it....

Blue Nails · 30-12-2011, 08:02 PM

^^Yeah that's the one.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Carefulwhereyoustand;5146485
I feel like these are hater comments against Coldplay. This is a fansite. If you're not a fan. GET OFF

Don't worry, just joking around. We're fans like everyone else. I'm sorry if I offended you.

I know it sounded sarcastic, but I kind of meant what I said about the wand.
Don't you think MMIX is supposed to be a transition from UATW into Teardrop? Well, I think they are much happier in ETIAW than in UATW, so maybe something happened that made them more positive...
You know when you suddenly feel happy, for no particular reason? Like someone or something performed magic to make you feel better. Maybe it means something like that.
So I think, if it is a wand, it's a metaphor for something positive happening.

Cheese Nip 2 · 31-12-2011, 12:36 AM

^ That's a pretty good explanation, wouldn't have thought of that but it makes sense to me

Carefulwhereyoustand · 01-01-2012, 01:55 PM

It's kinda putting the concept album back into effect which everyone's seem to have forgotten. If we could really figure out the storyline from HLH up to MMIX it'd be easier to try and understand what they were getting at. And I do have the pop up. In one of Chris' notebook entries he wrote A Hopeful Transmission at the top really big and then lyrics to a song I've never heard at the bottom(it also said they were going to try out electric guitar in it, I'd like to hear that version). Maybe they were lyrical songs at one point. Oh and apology accepted

anditwasallyellow123 · 18-02-2012, 03:14 PM

I think that it has a upside down m at the top, then underneath it, I think it is a rightside up m, then the long line i think is the i, and then i think that the x is formed by the two m's. that's my best guess. I don't know for sure though. hey-does anyone know what the [I]us against the world[I] symbol means?

Ouch · 18-02-2012, 09:11 PM

^The UATW symbol must be like a stick figure/person using a C and a K. It must be symbolizing a person who is "against the world" i guess. And i agree with the M to M, slash I to X thing. :3

chuck kottke · 18-02-2012, 09:57 PM

Many Magical Interesting Kisses? MMIXXXX?
M theory, which is W theory, which you'll have to go figure out on your own?
Many Magical Waterfalls In X?

anditwasallyellow123 · 19-02-2012, 01:00 AM

thanks. And i think that your right too, the 'us against the world' symbol probely is a person. i asked the oracle on coldplay.com what it meant too.

chuck kottke · 19-02-2012, 01:05 AM

There was a pinball wizard in a Who song. MMIX though refers to the Mark Model 9, a robot that levitates. The Mark 10 was better however, and more reliable.

Jack DC 93 · 15-03-2012, 08:33 AM

In my opinion, the wand provides light after the lights dim down for UATW.

ETIAW is meant to be a positive song, so I feel the wand in MMIX represents the atmosphere being lit up again... and then "Ritmo de la Noche" kicks in

29-12-2011, 05:45 PM	#1
Carefulwhereyoustand Bigger Stronger Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 185 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What does the MMIX symbol mean? Most of the little logos that are below the tracklisting of the album and in several other places are easy to get (The transmission tower, the spiral, etc.). But I just don't understand the MMIX one!!! It looks like a Harry Potter wand or something, ideas??

30-12-2011, 04:51 AM	#2
i'maveryneatMonster.' Torsades de pointes Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14,947 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 18 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Chris Martin's pen when he writes songs. __________________ Lauren <3 :wh!p: & Crests <3 8/8, 0/2. Quote: Originally Posted by Karen6321;4824747 My life is a c.unt!

30-12-2011, 07:19 PM	#5
i'maveryneatMonster.' Torsades de pointes Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14,947 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 18 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Blue Nails;5145721 ^Yeah it's a leaking pen so he can't read what he wrote so he thinks it says 'ooooh' again so he records that so we start complaining about lack of inspiration. Looks like a wand to me. And it magically makes everyone happy again and then Teardrop starts. __________________ Lauren <3 :wh!p: & Crests <3 8/8, 0/2. Quote: Originally Posted by Karen6321;4824747 My life is a c.unt!

30-12-2011, 07:57 PM	#6
Cheese Nip 2 Milkmen = Interesting Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,867 My Mood: Location: Back into your open arms Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 95 Times in 72 Posts	I think it's a stick shift that the kids use when the drive their c..... Just kidding. I actually have no clue what it is either. I think there was a rumor hoing around when the pop-up edition was released that the short songs used to be full songs with lyrics. Maybe that's true and it's from one of M.M.I.X's (Never really thought about it but I really love that title) lyircs. It'd be cool if anyone had that edition to look into it.... __________________ I never have signatures on so I probably won't see this again for another 6 to 7 months. In that case... Dear Chesse Nip 2, How is the future? Do they have jet packs? Did gorillas take over the world? Has Car Kids been released yet? If so can you email me a copy from your brain (obviously where data is stored in the future). Well, good luck with those terminators! Sincerley, Cheese Nip 2

30-12-2011, 08:02 PM	#7
Blue Nails Imke. Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,283 Location: a little row boat Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 241 Thanked 249 Times in 96 Posts	^^Yeah that's the one. Quote: Originally Posted by Carefulwhereyoustand;5146485 I feel like these are hater comments against Coldplay. This is a fansite. If you're not a fan. GET OFF Don't worry, just joking around. We're fans like everyone else. I'm sorry if I offended you. I know it sounded sarcastic, but I kind of meant what I said about the wand. Don't you think MMIX is supposed to be a transition from UATW into Teardrop? Well, I think they are much happier in ETIAW than in UATW, so maybe something happened that made them more positive... You know when you suddenly feel happy, for no particular reason? Like someone or something performed magic to make you feel better. Maybe it means something like that. So I think, if it is a wand, it's a metaphor for something positive happening.

30-12-2011, 01:28 PM	#3
Blue Nails Imke. Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,283 Location: a little row boat Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 241 Thanked 249 Times in 96 Posts	^Yeah it's a leaking pen so he can't read what he wrote so he thinks it says 'ooooh' again so he records that so we start complaining about lack of inspiration. Looks like a wand to me. And it magically makes everyone happy again and then Teardrop starts.

30-12-2011, 07:03 PM	#4
Carefulwhereyoustand Bigger Stronger Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 185 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I feel like these are hater comments against Coldplay. This is a fansite. If you're not a fan. GET OFF

31-12-2011, 12:36 AM	#8
Cheese Nip 2 Milkmen = Interesting Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,867 My Mood: Location: Back into your open arms Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 95 Times in 72 Posts	^ That's a pretty good explanation, wouldn't have thought of that but it makes sense to me __________________ I never have signatures on so I probably won't see this again for another 6 to 7 months. In that case... Dear Chesse Nip 2, How is the future? Do they have jet packs? Did gorillas take over the world? Has Car Kids been released yet? If so can you email me a copy from your brain (obviously where data is stored in the future). Well, good luck with those terminators! Sincerley, Cheese Nip 2

01-01-2012, 01:55 PM	#9
Carefulwhereyoustand Bigger Stronger Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 185 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's kinda putting the concept album back into effect which everyone's seem to have forgotten. If we could really figure out the storyline from HLH up to MMIX it'd be easier to try and understand what they were getting at. And I do have the pop up. In one of Chris' notebook entries he wrote A Hopeful Transmission at the top really big and then lyrics to a song I've never heard at the bottom(it also said they were going to try out electric guitar in it, I'd like to hear that version). Maybe they were lyrical songs at one point. Oh and apology accepted

18-02-2012, 03:14 PM	#10
anditwasallyellow123 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 My Mood: Location: on Earth XD Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think that it has a upside down m at the top, then underneath it, I think it is a rightside up m, then the long line i think is the i, and then i think that the x is formed by the two m's. that's my best guess. I don't know for sure though. hey-does anyone know what the [I]us against the world[I] symbol means?

18-02-2012, 09:11 PM	#11
Ouch G-Shep Kid Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 155 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 41 Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts	^The UATW symbol must be like a stick figure/person using a C and a K. It must be symbolizing a person who is "against the world" i guess. And i agree with the M to M, slash I to X thing. :3

18-02-2012, 09:57 PM	#12
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	Many Magical Interesting Kisses? MMIXXXX? M theory, which is W theory, which you'll have to go figure out on your own? Many Magical Waterfalls In X?

19-02-2012, 01:00 AM	#13
anditwasallyellow123 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 My Mood: Location: on Earth XD Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks. And i think that your right too, the 'us against the world' symbol probely is a person. i asked the oracle on coldplay.com what it meant too.

19-02-2012, 01:05 AM	#14
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	There was a pinball wizard in a Who song. MMIX though refers to the Mark Model 9, a robot that levitates. The Mark 10 was better however, and more reliable.

15-03-2012, 08:33 AM	#15
Jack DC 93 Hugs? Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 98 My Mood: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	In my opinion, the wand provides light after the lights dim down for UATW. ETIAW is meant to be a positive song, so I feel the wand in MMIX represents the atmosphere being lit up again... and then "Ritmo de la Noche" kicks in __________________ Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (PMV) <-- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Music Video Charlie Brown/Cartoon Heart (PMV) Princess of Equestria [Princess of China PMV] ^Check them out and tell me what you think!^