anonymous March 14th, 2006 04:37AM  

Wow some of those were from out in left field! I just love the song and like to think it's just about a girl he loves and would do anything for and that's enough for me.

anonymous March 22nd, 2006 03:14PM  

This song is actually about his mother who died from a liver disease. Skin turns yellow when the liver is failing. It is a very sad song to hear knowing the pain he went through watching her die. "I wrote a song, I wrote a song for you and it was called yellow" He says he would bleed himself dry because it is his mother and would do anything to save her. but it didn't work out that way.

mile March 27th, 2006 06:25PM  

This response is to the last interprtation about the liver disease, I myself just lost my dad to kidney cancer about two weeks ago, or less and I even though I knew of this song of Coldplay just weeks before my dad passed I started to listen to it closely and liked it more than ever, and then I remembered telling my dad he looked yellow when he was in the hospital. It was after his death that I found true meaning for myself in this song and why I had suddenly become so attached to it, even the video reminds me of my dad, he liked the ocean a lot. So I thought the same thing you thought funny huh.

anonymous June 18th, 2006 05:51PM  

No, it's not about an anorexic person;

the lyrics are

'your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones turn into something beautiful'.

So the skin and bones turn into something beautiful. This is a straightforward love song, to me it could have two interpretations;

Love between a man and a woman, unconditional and wonderful, or

love of God for people - he makes the stars shine for us, jumped across, bled himself dry... although Coldplay have never indicated this is a correct interpretation.

anonymous July 18th, 2006 02:37PM  

Erm, skoobi686, have you not noticed that yellow was written before he got with gwyneth paltrow? And yellow is not a love song. It was written for his new born/pretty ill god daughter. It is a song of love, but not the romantic love your all thinking of.

sunshineflower October 11th, 2006 06:37PM  

From looking at other interpretations on the web, it seems like no one is really sure or has any facts on what this song is about. But I believe it is a love song. It could be any type of love, love between siblings, between parent and child, between friends, or between partners. I guess we’ll never know, but when I listen to yellow I can interpret it as a love song. The word ‘yellow’ doesn’t actually have a significant meaning. It is simply a word that was able to fit in with the song. The meaning of the word can be interpreted in any way that the listener chooses to.

anonymous October 14th, 2006 05:48PM  

Well, everybody has their own interpretations, but the song wouldnt be called 'yellow' if it was only to make the whole thing rhyme. Those who have ever heard of jaundice will know that your skin turns yellow. It actually refers to a liver illment, and it makes you sick. I think that he wrote a song for a person suffering from a liver disfunction. It may sound funny, but it makes sense.

Thanks

anonymous October 16th, 2006 08:38PM  

This song can mean so many things to so many people. It can symbolize the love between a parent and child, brotherly love, or the romantic type of love. To me, it symbolizes the romantic type. It basically says that you would do anything for the one that you love. Every little, tiny thing that your lover does, however insignificant it may seem can actually mean a lot. Everything they do seems wonderful. The love it represents is that reach for the stars, talk all night, can never get enough of that person love. Stars are luminous, heavenly bodies that shine down on the world. When he says "look at the stars, look how they shine for you" it means even the stars to him shine down for that person. Yellow is commonly known as an optimistic, cheerful color. However, it is scientifically the most difficult color for the eye to take in. Think about it

DaneFil December 16th, 2006 02:52AM  

Its about this person telling another person that "many people love you, I love you, everything you do is so beautiful, but you are not taking care of yourself, so many people love you for who you are and what you do, look at them they are so happy. "
the line in the song that says "and you are skin, oh yeah you are skin and bones, turn it to something beautiful" says that 'you are not taking care of yourself, and many people think you are beautiful, and if you believe you are beautiful, and show you are beautiful, then all the world can know.'
the line "look at the stars, look how they shine for you" says that this perosn is loved by so many people, and they are happy to have that person in their life, and they don't want that person to go away.

anonymous March 28th, 2007 06:45AM  

For those that say it's about Gwyneth Paltrow - do your research. This was written and recorded long before he even met her. Gah.

Mysoteria April 16th, 2007 07:15AM  

At one of his concerts he said that He couldn't think of what to name the song, so he looked a round and the first thing he saw was a YELLOW book... He said, "... In an alternate world it could've been called Playboy."

anonymous May 10th, 2007 02:56PM  

I fell in love with this song on accident. I was looking for a song that I heard on a movie and came across yellow. The minute I heard it I loved it because I found it to be the most beautiful LOVE song I have heard in a while. I am a true romantic! I believe that this along with many other songs do have an original meaning behind it, however what I found in this song was LOVE LOVE LOVE unconditional LOVE. I find different meanings in different songs. You and I may relate to the same song in totally different ways. That is the beauty of music. Isn't that why you fell in with the songs you did. Because you related...however or why you related the point is you related to it. The meaning behind any song is what ever you feel it is. enjoy the song and love it because you love how it relates to you. I feel that the true meaning is not really important. If you feel the need to know what it means I would check a different website. This one has some crazy answers

anonymous July 23rd, 2007 01:27AM  

Hes talking about the girl he loves is dying.

Your skin and bones turn into something beautiful is referring to going to heaven
look at the stars see how they shine for you means she sees light
and right before she dies he tells her all the things he has done for her and how much he loves her

anonymous July 23rd, 2007 09:03PM  

I think it is about a breakup. The guy felt like his world evolved around her. And he would do anything for her. Hence the lines, "Look how they shine for you... I'd jump across for you..." And then they broke up and he had to accept it hence the line, " I drew a line for you..." It was the line he drew between their relationship. I hope this doesn't sound bad to you!! I just like it because it's about love. I LUV COLDPLAY!!

anonymous August 22nd, 2007 04:47PM  

The song is a good tribute to the guy in yellow shirt who has left the 'Wiggles'; my daughter and I have had great fun watching Wiggles and miss the guy in yellow.......that is my take of the lyrics.

anonymous November 12th, 2007 01:48PM  

Wow, whoever wrote that Yellow is about the guy on the Wiggles, you are freakin' amazing. That made my day. (:

anonymous March 11th, 2008 05:36PM  

I LOVE this song. It talks about life/death, you know how people get Yellow when they die *sad*. This guy has real feelings for this girl, and then she dies and he almost wants to follow her. Actually, stars are yellow sometimes, whoever commented on that. :)

anonymous April 26th, 2008 08:31AM  

Originally I thought he was singing to an anorexic girl too, but in the end the strength of love in this song cuts my heart open to the point that when I listen to this song I am practically in pain, that's how much I love it. My favourite line is "for you i'd bleed myself dry". That's the most beautiful thing you could ever say to a person.

anonymous June 19th, 2008 02:14PM  

I think this song is about someone who is just so, perfect - "Look at the stars, Look how they shine for you/And everything you do", yet they may be selfish, etc - but the way they look makes it seem brilliant - "Oh yeah, your skin and bones, Turn into something beautiful", but you love them unconditionally, and you'd do anything for them - "For you I'd bleed myself dry"

anonymous July 1st, 2008 11:13PM  

"yellow" is a color that symbolizes happiness, joy, and beauty. for this reason, he is trying to say that everything related to this girl he loves is yellow. He loves and adores this girl so much that he thinks that the idea of him and her being together is unrealistic and he thinks she deserves someone much better than him.