Warning Sign Lyrics

The truth is that I love Coldplay and this song is one of many awesonme songs they´ve done. It´s so emotional and it injects you with a powerful dose of nostalgia. Though I´ve never had a experience like the reviwers before me, what with the letting somenone special go,I do know the feeling of looking back and regretting ever having the chance of something special slip away. I am overprotective of myself and don´t ever take a wild jump into the unknown and because of that I have many "what if´s" in my life. So in some level I relate to this song. Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful music. Yet another song magically put together.

OMG!! I´ve just found the song that describes exactly how I´m feeling. I have this friend in my life, who I love so much. I know he wants more than a friendship with me, if I let him. But I try to avoid the subject, because even though I can´t stop thinking about him, I´m afraid that things won´t work out. There are so many things that wouldn´t match. Everytime he´s around I just want to kiss him, but I remind myself that it´s better to keep our friendship than to lose it in a couple of weeks for trying it out. I know, I may be a coward... but it wouldn´t be fair for him or me, because I´m not truly in love, it´s just a feeling that is growing every day but I try to handle. And then when I think I can get over it, the doubts come again: Am I taking the right choice? or will I regret and crawl to his arms when it is to late?

J, who are you? are you kidding me? i have the exact same story, with the different that i last 5 years and we broke up 6 months ago. I felt and i feel the exact same way, every word that you said.. i'm in shock rigth now..How are things? did you guys went back together?

J. Can't agree more. I did the same after a 4 year relationship. Pretty much everything exact the same way, except for the duration. After an 8 months break we seem to be getting back together. It is possible, just saying. And I did love the essay. ;)

I apologize in advance for what no appears to be an essay. :P It got away from me, I guess. Well, as a foreword, please do not respond to any messages here, mine or others, where a person is expressing them self. Not knowing this person, no one can fully understand the extent of that situation. So it is really unnecessary to get angry because people are sharing their stories. This is a part of them that they are revealing. Don't damage it. Moreover, no one is holding a gun to your head demanding you real all these, so if you don't want to, don't. Simple as that.

It seems that when listening to a song, people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, seem to apply their own life story to it. We like certain songs because we can relate to them, and it helps up to feel that we're not alone in the world, that there are others who feel the same way.
In light of this, my take on the song is much related to my own experience. About two months ago, I ended my relationship with my boyfriend of a year and a half, my longest relationship yet. When I broke it off, I told him that I couldn't see our relationship going wrong. Most people would think that is a good thing in a relationship, but we both so young, barely adults. I know that, for me, I want to experience so much more in life before I settle down with that 'one' forever. I want to be able to find what I want in a partner by testing different traits in different people, and of course, I want to find myself, as in who I am going to become as I do grow into true womanhood.
When I walked into the room to break up with him, I almost turned around and walked out when I saw him because I still loved him and cared about him so much. It killed me to hurt him. Right after the break up, I moved on and saw a couple other guys, both of those ended. I am happy being alone, but there is still that part of me that misses being happy with my ex-boyfriend. I remember the times we spent together laughing, or even fighting or just sitting together in silence, reading or watching a movie. I miss the way we knew each other so well. About a month after our break up he got physical with a girl who is a mutual friend between us and I got upset about that, he in turn got upset that I saw a guy so soon after him. We ended up having a horrible argument, and I asked him why he had become such a bitter and vindictive person, and he said I turned him into that person when I broke up with him. Personally, I believe we are all responsible for our own choices and actions, but it still hurt, and I couldn't help but feel guilty for the idea that I could have destroyed such a wonderful person.
Anyway, I'm going on. The song to me seems to mirror exactly how I feel at this point in time. I've always had trouble trusting others (If we'er going to talk psychologically, I'm a textbook case with 'daddy issues') and, again, a year and a half with this guy was my longest relationship ever. He was my first love, the one who I lost my virginity to, and who lost his virginity to me. Looking back on all the good times we've had, I can't help but become terrified that I've made a mistake in ending things. Of course, the logical side of me jumps in to point out that I was not satisfied in the relationship at that point in time, and if he is truly the 'one' for me, then I never would have known this for certain if I hadn't gone off on my own. I know it's only been two months, and how much self discovery could I really have gotten into in such a short amount of time. But there is always that side of me, nagging in my head, trying to get my attention, asking the questions on if I made the right decision, or if I've ruined any chance of reconciliation. To me, the sone reflects this feeling of being afraid to trust, waiting for the moment when this person who you are giving your heart to will betray you and hurt you. This waiting causes you to search for the problem, to catch it before it catches you. I did this exact same thing through out my relationship with this guy. I was constantly waiting for him to mess up, and when he did, I would jump on it, and try and find a reason to end things. But I never could bring myself to do it. Until two months ago. Now, the song, it seems to me, speaks of what a wonderful partner they had that they pushed away, and I can't help but compare myself to the speaker in the song. I wonder if I pushed away the best thing that ever happened to me, and if I could ever get back. We both act like we don't care about the other anymore, but I know at least that mine is just an act. I miss him so much it literally pains me inside in one of the worst possible way I have ever experienced and caused me to act in a way I thought I had gotten past, defeated. And I wonder if I swallowed my pride and "crawled back into his arms" if he would accept me or hurt me more by rejecting me. I, being fearful and tentative to trust, hardly ever am able to put my dignity aside and put myself on the line, at risk for any sort of emotional pain. And I therefore don't know if I could possibly "crawl back to him", if I am even capable of that.

Well, I apologize for the novel. My family were all very against me being with this guy, so it's probably that I haven't had anyone to talk to about all this. Well. I am aware it's just about a year after everyone else wrote on here, but at least I got what I wanted to say out. If you did read, thank, I suppose for taking the time to learn a little bit about me. I hope everything that was reminding you of this song improved. Cheers.

J

I have no problem. Such as not loving myself or desperate to be with you. The thing is i have never fight agains my natural feeling. I thing there is nothing wrong with try hard to show your love particularly when your instinct make you guess that this could be amazing.... Yes it's worth to cry without thinking that it's week to do so. It's ashame that some people are convinced that it could nô work and they don't give it a chance. They like to stay superficial in there relationship worried

One meaning that I find to this song is that of when one is in a relationship and one feels it's too good to be true so one tries to find the flaw in the relationship or in the other person, a "warning sign." One may make excuses not to get too close to the other person because of the imaginary problem one created in one's head. Later on one realizes there really wasn't a problem at all and what a mistake they have made by pushing themselves away from someone that was really great, thinking "I should not have let you go."

Totally makes sense in my head...

One of the best songs written by Coldplay, if not the best. Has a great melodic sound and a brilliant lyristic style.

Chris Martin is one of the best songwritters from XXI century and so is the band.

It's so beautiful. The meaning is inspirational. Listening to any songs of Parachutes instantly hits me with a wave of nostalgia. The good ol' days. ;D

It takes a lot to make me cry, the last time I was this emotional was watching Toy Story 3 when Andy gave away his toys, I felt like I had just relived then lost my childhood.

The tune has an emotional effect for sure, perhaps nearing a spiritual experience. I do not see in the lyrics or hear in the singer's voice a tale of unfaithfulness. It seems more like a story of getting near to someone, sensing a warning from one's inner voice to back-off, then later realizing you almost missed the opportunity of a life-time, to love and be loved. And then reconciliation, perhaps in a real or a symbolic sense. Either way, the singer misses someone who he now realizes he loves a lot. Perhaps the chance was missed; perhaps he has come back. Nice song.

I love this song. It makes me cry, and nothing else can make me cry nowadays... as sad as that might be, it also assures me that love does not exist, the only way for oneself to be happy is to be alone and to not worry about anyone who does not deserve it...

aq lg my friend its me ANTHONY W. S. DONT BE SO DAMN SARCASTIC SEEMS TO ME WE GO OUT JUST LIKE WE CAME IN TILL THE NEXT GIG RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN. LIKE IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR BOYS AND GIRLS. ONLY YOUR SICK AND IM WELL NEXT TIME. GOD KNOWS I DONT BUT FOOD FOR THOUGHT OR A WARNING SIGN G WONDER WHEN IF ZEN? CU AWS

a story of our 25 years of marriage husband cheating with his ex-girlfriend found her on FB. Had a 6 mos illicit affair. The songs and lyrics fit perfectly with my hubby after he told me he ended it he went back 2x time with this OTW. The state of his mind truly was messed up... temporary insanity he calls it ... it is over now though he was sorry it happened and everytime I hear this song I want to vomit ! It was really a song for all cheaters out there !

this song is for cheaters hello ! i stopped listening to it bec reminds me of my hubby's cheating on me last year... hurts a lot.. am still dealing with it he is sorry.. he ended it .. why do they have to make a song like this? lyrics fit perfectly for him state of mind? he was in limbo at that time, he calls it temporary insanity !

I had it all. My boyfriend and I are together for so long, and I love him so much, he will be the father of my children, and we practically grew up together. I could never leave him! But, last year I met a guy who is my soul mate, he understands me totally, an I was the first one who he had opened his heart to... The problem is that he fell in love with me, truly, deeply... But, I couldn't love him that way, he is like a brother to me! I didn't pay attention to the warning signs, until everything fell apart... I was so close to him, and still am, my boyfriend and I live next door to him, and I see his heart break every single day. He won't talk to me, the last time we spoke he said the most awful things about me in my face. The only person I loved that deep, and almost divine, hates me, and thinks I have no moral, because I got too close to him... :( I still love you, my friend...