Coldplay "Yellow" ─ Breathtaking & Unbelievable


There are a great many interpretations for Coldplay's song, "Yellow," and I would like to try mine. The song "Yellow" marks the popularity of the band Coldplay, and it becomes the classic as time goes by. Chris Martin, the vocalist of the band, mentioned that he could not find the right words for the song's lyrics as well as its specific notion. He deemed that there is a missing key word in the lyrics, and this word needs to fit the song's concept. Therefore, he looked around the studio and found the telephone directory, Yellow Pages, which happened to be situated nearest to him. Martin subsequently titled the song "Yellow" as a reference to the directory. This spontaneity pours into this song and even presents the elements of simplicity in nature. First, the archetypes of nature in the lyrics can be "stars," "skin," and "bone" since these are no need to put something artificial with embellishment in these archetypes. Seen in this light, these features somehow relate to the simplicity of nature in itself. The motif of yellow in the lyrics, nonetheless, is formed due to the relationship and the interaction between "you" and the "stars." This extends the notion of how yellow is created.

/Look at the stars; look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow/


 

Another uniqueness lies in the transformation that reveals its beauty. The lyrics show such as "Look how they shine for you," "skin and bone turn into something beautiful," and "For you I'd bleed myself dry." These lyrics denote the significance of enhancing its essence by transforming the original into something worthful as the vocalist tends to sing in high-pitched tunes. Here the phrases reveal the movement from the stars to the second person "you" in changing. This process can be fluid as it unfolds a kind of beauty in such transformation. In addition, there are something interesting in terms of structure in transformation. The first stanza shows "Yeah, they were all yellow," but why does the last stanza disappear? As I mentioned at first that how "yellow" is emerged here concludes from the relationship between "you" and "stars," the meaning of "Look at the stars; look how they shine for you" can be the notion of showing the image of yellow. Therefore, the last stanza "Yeah, they were all yellow" apparently is neglected since the concept on yellow is changed here. Compared to the first stanza, it appears that the last stanza stays long and graceful for the high pitch instead of the concept of the result of "yellow" soon. Such the long high-pitched tune somehow falls on "you." The focus turns into the second person "you" that has been transformed as it at length soars one's devotion rather than mere color, yellow.

/Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do/

Perhaps it's harsh to analyze this song, for I might ruin its own beauty. Nevertheless, speaking to the beauty, I feel that this song combines the elements of Brit-rock guitar with poetic lyrics. Moreover, the last part of the song that Martin continuously singing "Look how they shine for you" is incredibly amazing! For me, the focus is on "you." All the things "you" do are matters. It is not "you" turns out to be "yellow," but one may perceive the image of yellow in "you." There are few songs one can rely on them and listen to it thousands of times and never get tired! Truly breathtaking & unbelievable. Most importantly, it's your turn, have your full senses immerse in this song.

                  Coldplay "Yellow"                     



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