"Yes" as written by Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland and William Champion....
When it started we had high hopes
Now my back's on the line
My back's on the ropes
When it started we were alright
But night makes a fool of us in daylight
Yeah we were dying of frustration
Saying "Lord lead me not into temptation"
But it's not easy when she turns you on
Since they gone
If you'll only, if you'd only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess
God only, God knows I'm trying my best
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
So, up they picked me by the big toe
I was held from the rooftop, then they let go
There's only screaming
Let the windows, down
As I crawl to the ground
If you'll only, if you'd only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess
God, only God knows she won't let me rest
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
I've become so tired of this loneliness.
Now my back's on the line
My back's on the ropes
When it started we were alright
But night makes a fool of us in daylight
Yeah we were dying of frustration
Saying "Lord lead me not into temptation"
But it's not easy when she turns you on
Since they gone
If you'll only, if you'd only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess
God only, God knows I'm trying my best
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
So, up they picked me by the big toe
I was held from the rooftop, then they let go
There's only screaming
Let the windows, down
As I crawl to the ground
If you'll only, if you'd only say yes
Whether you will's anybody's guess
God, only God knows she won't let me rest
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
I've become so tired of this loneliness.
Lyrics submitted by motbob, edited by feirorum, BIRDDUDE830
"Yes" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman Christopher Anthony John Martin
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It has alot to do with christianity and sex, so what i think is, that the person is talking about how they started a relationship but found out that waiting for sex after marriage was euhm... pretty frustrating?
"When it started we had high hopes;
now my back's on the line, my back's on the ropes...
When it started we were alright,
but night makes a fool of us in daylight."
"If you'd only, if you'd only say yes.
Whether you will is anybody's guess.
God only, God knows she won't let me rest,
but I'm just so tired of this loneliness.
I've become so tired of this loneliness. "
Still today, many christians believe that having sex before marriage is a sin into the eyes of God, so i think this about hoping God will forgive this "sin".
A man who can't take it anymore to wait, he is 'tempted' to have sex.
well, that's my interpretation, hope you can see what i mean.
ohhh oooo
(X2)
promise me
come with me
stay in each others spot...? life?
stay in each others spot ? (i have no clue its hard to tell)
(X2)
soon
soon
follow me
follow me
stay…. Who knows…I REALLY need help with this its driving me crazy
and I love love love this song!
The interpretation I get from "Yes," is this: The singer is in a relationship (or married to) with a woman that he loves very much, but there's another woman who he is attracted to more than his girlfriend/wife, and he wants to have sex with this woman. But he's torn because he loves his girlfriend/wife, but he can't help but feel attracted to this other woman. And he knows that if his girlfriend ever finds out that he's attracted to another girl, he's in hot water with his girlfriend/wife.
But otherwise, this is probably the coolest song on the new album. Not something you'd expect from Martin and Co....I refers to someone who does not want to give in to sexual temptation but can't help it because of his loneliness. I love the string-and-tablas arrangement, gives the song a harder-edged quality.