"Politik" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion and Christopher Anthony John Martin....
Look at earth from outer space
Everyone must find a place
Give me time and give me space
Give me real don't give me fake
Give me strength reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Give me time give us a kiss
Tell me your own politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Give me one, 'cause one is best
In confusion, confidence
Give me peace of mind and trust
Don't forget the rest of us
Give me strength reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me all your politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Just open up your eyes
But give me love over, love over, love over this, ah
And give me love over, love over, love over this, ah
Everyone must find a place
Give me time and give me space
Give me real don't give me fake
Give me strength reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Give me time give us a kiss
Tell me your own politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Give me one, 'cause one is best
In confusion, confidence
Give me peace of mind and trust
Don't forget the rest of us
Give me strength reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me all your politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Just open up your eyes
But give me love over, love over, love over this, ah
And give me love over, love over, love over this, ah
Lyrics submitted by BuckWilder
"Politik" as written by Guy Rupert Berryman Christopher Anthony John Martin
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The lyrics at the beginning of the song (whether they are political or personal...i tend to think that they are both) point to a certain unrest that Martin is feeling. For him, something isn't entirely right with the current state of things. He calls us out as listeners, asking us to consider what we believe (tell me your own politik) and to wake up and look around at what is happening (open up your eyes). Throughout the first half of the song we see a seemingly frustrated Martin singing. The music that backs up the lyrics certainly expresses this frustration, this unrest. It's almost as if the band wrote the music for the first half of this song specifically with a certain sense of disorder and chaos to compliment the lyrics.
But then, something changes. A few piano-driven chord changes lead to one of the most beautiful melodies I've heard in awhile. Whatever chaos reigned before in the song is almost instantly forgotton about. Martin profoundly (and simply) declares the focal point for which the song is pulled from its chaotic and frustrating state into a more peaceful, more hopeful, and more beautiful environment during the second half of the song. This focal point is love (but give me love over this).
There are few songs that I know of that bring the lyrics and music together so well as Politik does. I think this is, for me, why this song is so powerful, because the music has its own message in and of itself (from chaos to harmony)...
Firstly, to the song - it's not just about 'politics' in the shallow sense, i.e. Tony Blair/George Bush politics - it's about PEOPLE's politics. I think the line 'tell me your own politic' is the most important in the entire song, personally, as it's almost the narrator crying out for some tolerance and some diversity in THE WAY WE THINK. That's what politics are - not government, that's entirely seperate - it's about how we think and feel.
Anyway, back to the post above, let's rip this particular patriot to pieces.
"the United States is basically the superpower of the world"
-firstly, this doesn't make you most important. People are equal, which is why I don't care for 9/11 any more than for the victims in the Crusades and the thousands you yourselves have killed over the decades.
"that doesn't really leave hope for the rest of the world"
-i hope you know your economics because without the US the world would be a much more free and liberal place to live your life. We can get on fine without you, you arrogant f**ker.
"9/11 was the worst thing to happen to this country in a very long time"
-so? I will not support terrorism on any level but you had it coming to you and how does this relate to the argument anyway? It still wasn't AS BAD as the events in Israel and Africa, so why give it such significance? Oh wait, because you're a superpower. so your lives matter more than others. That's about right. You might be the richest nation on Earth - you're also the f**king thickest.
"The United States gives millions and millions of dollars to other countries when they have tragedies"
-here I get angry. Most of the ills in the world are caused by your own nation, yet you have the cheek to 'repay' a tiny amount of reparations money to 'compensate' for what you've done, and this is meant to heal all wounds? F**king good one.
Don't preach at people to become more educated when you yourself are just an overly patriotic sheep following the preachy nature of everything taught to American kids. 9/11 was no worse than any other disaster or war that has ever occurred and it is a f**king atrocity when americans come on threads like this one saying "its probably about 9/11, after all, everything IS". This song is NOT about 9/11 and we really do not CARE ENOUGH TO WRITE ABOUT IT. That said, Helicopter by Bloc Party is about George Bush so go read.
What would the world look like if the US had an isolationist foreign policy?
Japan and South Korea would probably be in similar situations as North Korea is in today, and what would Europe look like?
It might just be a few authoritarian governments. Spain and Italy might be under dictatorships and the rest of Western Europe might be Nazi Germany and all of Eastern Europe might be the Soviet Union. And if the USA didn't try and combat terrorists and radical muslims the Jihadists might be going around the world saying convert to their version of Islam or else they'll kill you
Your view of the world is extremely ignorant and it's a good thing your views are not how the USA's foreign policy is run. I'm not saying everything the USA does is perfect economically or militarily but the USA has been the biggest fighter of authoritarianism and genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries.
If your policies were put into place the whole world might be nuked and there wouldn't be any people left to enjoy coldplay's great music.
Now what makes me angry is when people like you cry about how there is so much suffering in the world blah blah blah. America is not superman; we can't fly around saving the world. Even now there are so many organizations "making a difference" in other countries but I don't see the difference. These organizations are constantly saying "help us help others". How many freaking wells do we have to build before these African kids are no longer thirsty? How many more bags of rice do we have to send? There is a deeper problem here and I don't think the answer lies in more American volunteers - we're not the only developed nation. It seems America is doing a hell of a lot more than other nations but that is beside the point. The point is, America isn't a superhero (9/11 didn't bounce off a steel chest but buried deep in vulnerable flesh). These countries need to want to help themselves long after the volunteers are gone. America is not a crutch.
this is a great song.