meaning of the song in my place by coldplay
In My Place
The song opens with a single crash cymbal followed by two bars of 4 / 4 drumming , then a plaintive three - note guitar line rings through a strummy rhythm , and Martin 's vocals . Its instrumentation is varied with the sound of thumping drums , chiming guitars , a singalong chorus , and a string arrangement . The song also features a guitar lick swirl . The three lines of the third verse allude to a man 's love of a woman , who does not reciprocate his love . He is saying he will always wait for her , but he does not think that she should stay where she is any longer . The lyrics emphasize : `` But I wait for you / if you go , if you go / leave me down here on my own / then I 'll wait for you . '' The song 's lyrics also include references to a desire for weary optimism . 
The song opens with a single crash cymbal followed by two bars of 4 / 4 drumming , then a plaintive three - note guitar line rings through a strummy rhythm , and Martin 's vocals . Its instrumentation is varied with the sound of thumping drums , chiming guitars , a singalong chorus , and a string arrangement . The song also features a guitar lick swirl . The three lines of the third verse allude to a man 's love of a woman , who does not reciprocate his love . He is saying he will always wait for her , but he does not think that she should stay where she is any longer . The lyrics emphasize : `` But I wait for you / if you go , if you go / leave me down here on my own / then I 'll wait for you . '' The song 's lyrics also include references to a desire for weary optimism .
In "In My Place" the three lines of the third verse allude to a man's love of a woman, who does not reciprocate his love. The song's lyrics include references to a desire for weary optimism.
The three lines of the third verse allude to a man 's love of a woman , who does not reciprocate his love . The song 's lyrics also include references to a desire for weary optimism .