Yellow
¿áÍæ(Coldplay) Lyrics
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Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah they were all yellow,
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
So then I took my turn
Oh what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know for you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry
It's true look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for...
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
The lyrics to "Yellow" seem to describe a love that is pure and beautiful, a love that brings joy and happiness to the person who is the object of affection. The first verse talks about looking at the stars and how they shine for the person being sung to, suggesting that they are special, unique and deserving of admiration. The second verse goes on to say that the singer wrote a song for this person and it was called yellow, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for their brightness, their light or their positivity.
The chorus continues with an expression of the singer's devotion, saying that they swam and jumped across for this person, drawing lines and bleeding themselves dry, all for the sake of their love. The bridge repeats the image of the shining stars, saying that they shine for the person being sung to and for all the things that they do. Overall, the song seems to be a celebration of a love that is all-encompassing and all-consuming, a love that shines bright and brings happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at the stars,
The singer is pointing out the beauty of the stars.
Look how they shine for you,
The singer is suggesting that the stars are shining for the listener, implying that they are special and loved.
And everything you do,
The singer is expressing admiration for everything the listener does.
Yeah they were all yellow,
The artist is using the color yellow as a metaphor for the bright and positive impact the listener has on the world around them.
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow,
The artist is expressing their love for the listener by creating a song specifically for them and their positive impact on the world.
So then I took my turn
Oh what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow,
After the listener inspired the singer to create a song, the singer takes another step towards expressing their love for the listener, and the metaphor of yellow continues.
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
The singer is expressing their love for the listener's physical and inner beauty, and declaring their love for them.
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
The artist is emphasizing the lengths they will go to for the listener, and again using the metaphor of yellow to represent the listener's bright impact on their life.
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
The artist is drawing a boundary or making a commitment for the listener, again using the yellow metaphor.
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know for you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry
The artist is again expressing their love for the listener's physical and inner beauty, and declaring they would do anything for them, even to the point of self-sacrifice.
It's true look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for...
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
The singer is reiterating the point that the stars seem to be shining specifically for the listener, reinforcing their importance and impact.
Look at the stars look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
The artist is ending the song by repeating the opening lines, bringing the focus back to the listener's impact and importance in the world.
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@youngvulcan7423
As with many System of a Down songs, there are supposed double meanings. For this song, some of the possible meanings are a journalist digging up dirt on a politician, and the western world's obsession with gadgets and trinkets (plutonium wedding rings). I-E-A-I-A-I-O are the vowels inside the word I-D-E-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, as well as I-L-L-E-G-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, L-I-B-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, and I-L-L-E-G-A-L M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Also, I-E-A-I-A-I-O is a portion of a mantra or "word of power" described by the English occultist and satanist Aleister Crowley, presumably in parody of numerologically significant syllables uttered in magical ritual that have no meaning without understanding the specific numerology tradition used in the ritual (in this case, Hebraic Gemetria, numerology of Hebrew letters). The I-E-A-I-A-I-O is parodical because it somewhat emulates the sounded choral portion of the traditional children's song, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". It is said that Aleister Crowley would teach his students the incantation as a sacred and mystical mantra, then after they'd chanted it for a few minutes, begin singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" to see if they could keep their meditative concentration instead of laughing.
There are other explanations theorizing that the "One flag", "plutonium wedding-rings" and other strange descriptive shapes, and the sharp, loud tribal drumbeat all add to the conclusion that this song is about the fourth of July - "and we light up the sky" is another strong reference, which could mean the traditional fireworks displays. The lyrics "Why, On the fourth of July" appear in the originally recorded version of the song from the Toxicity recording sessions, but not in the Steal This Album version. The "One flag" and "plutonium wedding-rings" could also be describing the effect after a nuclear bombing, with one flag ruling over all others, radiation affecting all things, and of course this could explain the "As we light up the sky" part of the song.
Although this is a fan speculation, another Interpretation is that the phrases from the bridge form abbreviated and acronym-like words, that being:
Mind Delusions Acquainted (MDA)
Bubbles Erotica (BE)
Plutonium Wedding Rings (PWR)
Icicle Stretchings (IS)
Bicycle Shoestrings (BS)
One Flag (OF)
Flaggy But One (FBO)
Painting the Paintings of the Alive (PPA)
When translated into English words, it spells out a phrase saying "Media back-end power is Bullshit, opposing force for the power of propaganda."
Source soad.fandom.com/wiki/I-E-A-I-A-I-O
@deadiscos
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper, why
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger, why
A former cop, undercover
Just got shot, now recovered
A former cop, undercover
Just got shot, now recovered, why
Fighting crime, with a partner
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter
Fighting crime, with a partner
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter
I-E-A-I-A-I-O
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, why
As we light up the sky
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper, why
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger, why
A former cop, undercover
Just got shot, now recovered
A former cop, undercover
Just got shot, now recovered, why
Fighting crime, with a partner
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter
Fighting crime, with a partner
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter
I-E-A-I-A-I-O
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, why
As we light up the sky
I-E-A-I-A-I-O
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, why
As we light up the sky
Mine delusions acquainted
Bubbles erotica
Plutonium wedding rings
Icicles stretching
Bicycles, shoestrings
One flag, flaggy but one
Painting the paintings of the alive
I-E-A-I-A-I-O
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, why
As we light up the sky
I-E-A-I-A-I-O
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, why
As we light up the sky
@AnoniMous340
You mean
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@Raven-cj4fv
ahh yes, 20 year old songs released in the middle of the night is just what i needed
@xpyroxdxofficial6081
Agreed
@schneizelelbritannia1968
You wanna say morning
@xpyroxdxofficial6081
@@schneizelelbritannia1968 it's night for us
@uzumakinar17
Lo mismo pero en español xd
@uranuslightwood2039
Bxjsjxbsvdbs 😂
@homeeconomicshell-official363
Trys to sleep:
my mind: I-E-A-I-A-I-O
@DOR8421
i have 6 hours till i need to get up...
plutonium wedding rings!
icicle stretchings!
bicycle shoestrings!
@Farhan_049
@@DOR8421 I-E-A-I-A-I-OOOooooooo!
@galacticwizard5442
You mean
Whyaaayaaaheyoooooo