In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Take all your chances while you can
Never know when they'll pass you by
Like a sum a mathematician cannot solve
Like me trying my hardest to explain
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
If I had the chance to start again
Then you would be the one I'd come and find
Like the poster of Berlin on my wall
Maybe there's a chance our walls might fall
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
I've no idea 'cause
I can't calculate
How to start again
How to start again
How to start again
How to start again
It's all about you.
Never know when they'll pass you by
Like a sum a mathematician cannot solve
Like me trying my hardest to explain
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
If I had the chance to start again
Then you would be the one I'd come and find
Like the poster of Berlin on my wall
Maybe there's a chance our walls might fall
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
It's all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can't calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
I've no idea 'cause
I can't calculate
How to start again
How to start again
How to start again
How to start again
It's all about you.
Lyrics submitted by musicaddict, edited by shawnye, vlad3060, LazyAfternoons
Chances Lyrics as written by Joel Laslett Pott Carey Suthon Willetts
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It about an unrequited love one can never have. That’s how painful it feels inside.
I'm thinking that, like Wires, this is written to his new child. "All about your cries and kisses"; the beauty of holding a new-born child even when it's crying, watching it grow up, enjoying its unconditional love (kisses). There's something about those first steps of your child "Can't calculate". Take all your chances - imparting advice to his child.
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This is a beautiful song and to me it seems like he's singing about a past relationship that obviously meant alot to him but he's not quite sure why it ended.
The second verse that everone is so puzzled about could be about a break down in communication or trust between them, meanin that a 'wall' has come between them and he's hoping it will fall, the 'poster of berlin' is just an example of how even the biggest of walls can fall?
The end of the song seems to be about moving on from the realationship and he's not sure how to do it with out her, linking the lines "If I had the chance to start again Then you would be the one I'd come and find" and "I can't calculate How to start again"
this is very close to being my favourite song on the album, its such a great song, with great anticipation leading up to the chorus, and the vocals being very coldplay esq! but in my view better! awesome
yeah this is a great song, its taken me a while to get into the second album but im there now :D
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again about a baby ? .. possible.. for me., i can relate very well.
imagine you Love someone such so deep. But you missed the chance to tell this person. Maybe it died, or something.
Maybe, it's like in my case.... can't tell a girl that you love her. " Like me trying my hardest to explain " " I need some more of you to take me over"
Or, he made a really really bad mistake, and she left him bout that. an won't take him back. "I've no idea 'cause I can't calculate How to start again"
lots of results :-S [sorry formy bad english- i'm swiss ;) ]
LOL at killersrule, i like Coldplay and think they're better than Athlete but they are no way "coldplay wanabes" They have their own style, very different to Coldplay. lol kids like you make me laugh
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i totally agree with you and dragic. he wants to tell her he loves her but isn't sure how she would react ("i can't calculate"), so either she would have to show him she feels the same or he has to get over his fear. I think in the second verse he has missed the right moment to tell her and things got more complicated somehow, so he would like to go back to the start when it would have been easier.