anonymous March 2nd, 2008 08:23PM  

The song see you soon is about how a person can search for the person that they are supposed to end up with in life. They gave up their trust in many people, and began to show them who they were and reveal themselves. They became sad, i.e bullet-proof vest, and close all their "windows". However they have faith that one day they will meet that person...its just a matter of waiting.. " see you soon". However I could be totally wrong...but that's the fun in it.

anonymous August 26th, 2008 06:17AM  

Ye well I think this song is about being there for someone no matter what or how they feel about you. It's basically a reassurance that the guy will be there trying his best at whatever he can do for the girl. But he's also frustrated at how little he can do.

So you lost your trust And you never should have
No,you never should have

But don't break your back
If you ever see this
But don't answer that

In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
I'll be doing my best
I'll see you soon

In a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends

I'll see you soon

So they came for you
They came snapping at your heels
They come snapping at your heels

But don't break your back
If you ever hear this
But don't answer that

In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
I'll be doing my best
I'll see you soon

In a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends
I'll see you soon
And oh,

And oh, you lost your trust
And oh, you lost your trust
No, don't lose your trust
No, you lost your trust


1. She lost faith in him but he knows how much he'd do for her and so it was a mistake.

2. I don't know about this one there could be a few meanings but I'm guessing its a metaphor "if you ever hear this" If she acknowledges his love but " don't answer that" doesn't show nything back. And he's saying not to make an effort or worry over it.

3. Well I guess this could have different meanings but what I think of it as is maybe a bit alternative.

He just wants to throw himself in the line of fire for her but he's in a house that nothing can get in and he's protected so much and has so little to fight that she'll never realise how much he loves her...but he'll be doing his best. "I'll see you soon" I'm not to sure about but I think its just hopeful. It's sort of reluctant as well as if he's said it before but he knows it won't be true.

4. He's always there looking out for her from far off, (in a telescope lens) being protective and he'll be there for her as whatever she needs- " friends" .

5. possibly the people that have taken her from him, the new people she hangs around with ( people in his opinion lesser than her) begin to "snap at her heels" but he'll be there.


So yeh... That's what I think it's about

anonymous April 1st, 2009 05:14PM  

Maybe it's just me, but I hear something totally different. Don't get me wrong, the song is gorgeous and calm, but I see a completely morbid side to it... which is weird, because I don't see Coldplay as morbid in the slightest, and though I'm random, I don't tend to think this way... weird...

I also have heard two different intros - "So you lost your trust, and you never shared her, no you never shared her" or instead of "shared her" it's "should have"

So you lost your trust, and you never shared her, no you never shared her...

I think it's "should have" in my opinion, but if it really is "shared her", it could mean there's a guy who was betrayed by a girl, he lost his trust and is threatening to kill her. (Weird, right?)

But don't break your back if you ever see this, don't answer that - the guy shouldn't lose his cool, but by now the police have surrounded the location... don't answer the phone.

The police are in bullet proof vests... The windows are all closed. The guy probably knows his fate, and tells the girl he loves that he'll "see you soon"...

Telescope lens can very well mean a sniper rifle, all this guy wanted was for things to be normal, but he'll "see you soon".

So they came for her - bust down the door, but don't freak out - don't answer their questions...

In the song, at about 2:00, you hear the haunting sound of a guitar... could that be a poetic version of an ambulance siren? Police?

By now the deed has probably been done... She lost her trust for good, he was killed and yes it's all very morbid...


I didn't mean to ruin it for anyone, like I said, the song is beautiful and calm... I just don't know why this interpretation hit me the way it did. It was strange for me too... I love Coldplay lol I don't think this is what they meant at all... I guess I'm not just random, but morbidly random... Sorry.

anonymous September 3rd, 2009 12:42AM  

I think it's about Princess Diana being killed during a chase with the Paparazzi. "In a bullet proof vest, With the windows all closed" she's hiding from the public and scared for her life "In a telescope lens, And when all you want is friends" being photographed from afar by paparazzi when all she wants is closeness and friendship "So they came for you, They came snapping at your heels" the paparazzi chasing her.

anonymous September 23rd, 2009 02:40AM  

She wants to be friends he loves her to death. She has to leave him but he'll be watching after her from far away. She is scared to be anything other than friends cause she lost her trust towards humanity: she wears a bullet proof vest and the windows of her heart are closed. He'll see her soon. One of them is leaving.

anonymous November 15th, 2009 06:59AM  

I was a bit surprised that no one came up with my interpretation of this song, so I have to post it here. ;) In my opinion its very important to consider not only the song text but also how it is performed. "See you soon" is not only the title but the key to interpretation. The "See you soon" Martin sings is not a hopefull, trustfull "See you soon". Its a "See you soon" as we are saying it to friends or our family again and again without really meaning it. We might have friends or family members with real problems who "lost their trust". We give some good advices ("No, you never should have", "Don't brak your back") but we are not trying to really get to the core of problems with them ("Don't answer that"). We are staying in our life, safe with our "bullet proof wests" and leave the windows closed. We we tell them that we will do our bests for them, but in the next moment we leave and let them alone with their troubles. We keep the distance, watch their lives in a "telescope lense", even so they would need "real" friends ("when all you want is friends"). We are surprised that they lost their trust ("oh, you lost your trust?", but superficial words from "outside" ("no, don't loose your trust") are simply not enough ("no, you lost your trust"). At the end "See you soon" is in my opinion a criticism of shallowness in our social behavior and the help of our friends when they really need us.