Coldplay – X&Y

My InterpretationTo me this song isn't about a relationship with others, its about the relationship with ones self. When i first heard it i was (and still am to an extent) severely depressed, and this song almost perfectly describes the inner turmoil of finding happiness and self worth... the lines that always gets me are:

"I dive in at the deep end
You become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don�t know if I can
I know something is broken
and I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway I can"

its like trying to convince yourself that you're going to get better, or trying as hard as you can to have some respect for yourself, and all the while knowing that all you have is you, and that no-one else will be able to help you... ok so its a pretty schizophrenic interpretation but thats what this song means to me, and the belting "oooooooohhhh, oooooooohh"'s are killer too...

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  @MAMAxt

General Commenti think this song is about contrasting feelings. The first part of the song that talks about diving into the deep end is about doubting a relationship and doubting yourself. The next part about floating on a tidal wave is about having complete confidence. It's about opposite feelings. And seeing as x and y are kind of like opposites- one goes vertical one goes horizontal- it makes sense. this is a really good song, i love the strings at the end.

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  @chewbecca

General CommentWhen asked about the song, bassist Berryman says"Our A & R man said it should be the first single. So we scrapped it." Frontman Chris Martin says "I was bathing my daughter and we were listening to I Am A Walrus, and I thought, Oh, you don't have to go, verse-chorus-verse-chorus, so I went in the next day and chopped out about three minutes. Then we added the strings, and this bit on the end. And then it was good."

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  @JJH070583

General CommentThis song can definitely be interpreted on a deep scale, but the subliminal message is the effect distance has on a person. Tidal waves are rough and unforetold as to where they may make their next current, just as the events in life are. When life gets you down, you're in an "X&Y", two different things trying to work for the best dispite the rough road between them.

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  @nazonatte69

General Commentamazing.

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  @thetaste_ofink

General CommentWell there's a mistake in the given lyrics. Does anyone else hear him singing "SHE's become me best friend. I wanna love you but I don't know if I can"?

To me this song is more like talking about a man who finds himself fallen in love with another person (who he refers as "she" and his best friend) but doesn't want to be a bad guy and still tries to love his old lover (who he refers as "you"), trying to fix it anyway he can, not knowing if he can make it.

"I dive in at the deep end
She's become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don't know if I can
I know something is broken
And I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway I can"


He wanted to tell her ("you") the truth, but was not able to. She felt it as well, because she's also trying to repair it anyway she can.


"Trying hard to speak and
Fighting with my weak hand
Driven to distraction
It's all part of the plan
When something is broken
and you try to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway you can"

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  @sarah10312
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  @sarah10312 I hear him saying "You" but if you want to hear it better then I would suggest listening to a live recording.

  Flag BonnieTon February 13, 2017  

General CommentOne of the best songs on X&Y, in my opinion. It seems like it's about someone who's dealing with a situation where he's in love or infatuated with someone, but isn't sure if he can 'love her' because of certains things that stand in the way. It could be physical distance between the two of them, differences between them that make it impossible, or the fact that he might have done something to hurt her or cause her to lose trust in him, which he hopes to repair/fix.

Regardless, he's trying to make up for the situation in his head as he drifts away in thoughts of both of them 'floating on a tidal wave' and 'drifting into outer space', as if these limitations/restrictions could just disappear out of the picture.

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  @KiBa283

General CommentThis is the stand-out song of the new album methinks. Definitely has at least a hint of later-Beatles in it.

I think this is a reference to the band's constant efforts towards achieving perfection for the new album, and the strain it puts on family relationships. Would have made a far better opening single than Speed of Sound.

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  @RdeC
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  @RdeC I love Speed of Sound, I agree though

  Flag katebollmanon June 04, 2016  

General CommentBeautiful. I love the deep presence of serenity in this song.

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  @v1cious

General Commentso, being a broke twenty one year old girl means that i'm listening to clips of the new cd on itunes. and the clip they have is.

I dive in at the deep end
You become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don’t know if I can
I know something is broken
and I’m trying to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway I can


and it's terrible because this is the way a relationship i had that completely disintegreated with a (former?) best friend of mine. and man.

that song left my mouth dry.

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  @fromawire