Coldplay: Politik Meaning

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Politik Lyrics

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...

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   blueduckie12

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   Dec 18th 2008, 01:31 report

   
   

   I've seen many people say that this song is based on trade and world politics. While that might be the case, when I heard this song it touched a personal base with me.
   
   To me, this song is about finding oneself. It's about a person who has been searching for some meaning and has hit a brick wall.
   "Everyone must find their place..."
   So the person asks for what he has been trying to find
   "Give me time and give me space,
   Give me real don't give me fake,
   Give me strength and self control,
   Give me heart and give me soul..."
   
   At the chorus its as though another person is singing the song. At this point the lines read " Open up your eyes..." multiple times...telling the lost person that he needs to look beyond what he "thinks" he sees and really look hard at what he wants.
   
   The person searching for something asks the person who tells him to "open up his eyes" to "Tell me your own politik" so that maybe, just maybe he can find or make his own politik (politik seems to be the meaning of life that someone holds)
   
   In the end, what the person really is looking for is love....plain and simple love....something that although seems simple enough is hard to achieve in life.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Aug 23rd 2012, 18:15 report

   
   

   Its about cold governance in my opinion, and Chris is asking for a little more warmth and a human side to politics. It plays on the German ideal of RealPolitik.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Mar 10th 2011, 14:38 report

   
   

   This song to me is a prayer. Chris makes it sound like he is talking to God he is asking him to open up his eyes and giving him love so he can see the beauty of his life and the word.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Jan 17th 2010, 02:03 report

   
   

   To be completely honest, I see this on a very personal level. It's like he's explaining to the listeners to find their innerselves. Dive into your inner mind, see what's really there, and not just what you see in front of your eyes. With all of that, he says to give me heart and give me soul. Those are the only things we all really need to see and be who we really are.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Feb 23rd 2009, 20:23 report

   
   

   This song is about the current imbalance of wealth in the world that exists between rich and poor nations. I also think its about how global warming is mainly caused by the rich nations and how the poor nations will suffer more from it.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Mar 5th 2008, 09:24 report

   
   

   On VH1 Storytellers they said that this song came out right after 9/11 (not written for it) and that it changed what the song was about, and the guitarist said that it was all about how people see the world differently and its a very personal song for different reasons for different people.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Mar 30th 2007, 15:43 report

   
   

   Make Trade Fair. 'Nuff said.

   
   
   
   

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   darossman

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   Aug 26th 2006, 00:59 report

   
   

   I believe that this song is about the very organization that chris martin is a part of and promotes at every concert. "make trade fair." it's a song for the impoverished, those who are treated unfairly and who don't live sufficient lives because of political machines and greedy world leaders. "give me love over this." "open up your eyes." stop the b/s

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Apr 23rd 2006, 16:34 report

   
   

   I think you will find it's actually about 9/11!

   
   
   
   

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    anonymous

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    Mar 14th 2006, 04:32 report

    
    

    I think it is quite confusing but basically I look at it as he is so perplexed by the world and wants to know what his girlfriend or whatever thinks but then concludes, forget it all, he just wants love cause that's all that matters and makes sense right now to him and he'll take that over all life's mysteries and debates...just a thought!